Security


Four Critical Fixes on Tap for Tuesday

The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) plans to publish six security bulletins next Tuesday, according to Thursday's advance notification.

Study: IIS More Likely To Be Compromised

Apache and IIS are equally at fault for pumping malware into the wild, according to a new study.

Cisco Confirms OS Security Holes

Just when you thought it was safe to start planning your summer vacation, Cisco Systems Inc. recently alerted customers to a spate of new vulnerabilities in its Internetwork Operating System (IOS).

IIS7 Added to Server Core

Microsoft has added another "core" product, one that will make Web hosting companies and Web farm administrators happy: Internet Information Services 7.0 is now available as a server core installation on Windows Server 2008.

Study: Music, Tech Search Terms Riskiest

Search terms related to music and technology are most likely to return sites with spyware and other malicious code, a new study finds.

A 'Stirling' Release for Microsoft

Microsoft has done its part to contribute to security sprawl by releasing 10 new security and access products, under the umbrella designation of "Stirling."

Isolation Automation Exploration: Part II

Making an isolation group -- step by step.

Longhorn Beta 3 Drops

Is it worth migrating servers in the next year?

'Server Core': Small Footprint, Big Security

IT admins are justifiably excited by the idea of a "server core" in Windows Server 2008, formerly code-named Longhorn Server. The technology, which strips out extraneous functionality to allow just the services needed to run a server in a specific role, promises easier installation and a smaller footprint once set up. It even has implications for security.

Vista Pre-Release Time Bomb Set To Explode

Warning to users of pre-release versions of Windows Vista: In two days, your operating system will self-destruct, like the cassette tape at the beginning of "Mission: Impossible."

Study: More Spam but Fewer Complaints

Spam messages are increasingly plaguing e-mail inboxes, but more Americans are accepting them as a fact of life, a new study finds.

U.S. House Approves Bill To Combat Spyware

The House passed legislation Tuesday to combat the criminal use of Internet spyware and scams aimed at stealing personal information from computer users.

More Dish on MOICE

Microsoft provided a few more details about this week's MOICE offering, which was the subject of a previous security advisory.

Microsoft Pushes Non-Security Security Update

Microsoft Corp. last night released a new security advisory, the second this week. The good news is that it doesn't actually deal with a known exploit, worm, or virus. In other words, it doesn't technically deal with security at all.

Microsoft Forges Security Alliance With Juniper Networks

Microsoft, Juniper work to integrate Network Access Protection and Unified Access Control

Microsoft Announces New Office Security Tools

Yesterday, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of its Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment (MOICE), a feature it hopes will help put the kibosh on an increasingly common exploit vector –- the innocent-looking Office document with a malicious payload.

Microsoft Pushes Non-Security Security Update

Microsoft Corp.released a new security advisory. The good news is that it doesn't actually deal with a known exploit, worm, or virus. In other words, it doesn't technically deal with security at all.

An RDP Vulnerability Just Waiting To Happen?

According to security professionals, it's possible for users of Microsoft's new RDP 6.0 client to bypass server-side security settings and successfully establish connections—even when their sessions haven't been authenticated.

Personal Information on Lucent Employees Missing

A computer disk containing personal information on thousands of Lucent employees and retirees has been missing for at least 10 days, Alcatel-Lucent said Thursday.

IBM Loses Retirees' Personal Info

IBM Corp., one of the world's leading providers of encryption and other data-management technologies, is in the uncomfortable position of trying to solve its own mystery involving missing computer tapes with sensitive information about employees and records of customer transactions.

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