Microsoft released two security advisories that included solutions yesterday as part of its massive April security update.
Another historic patch is here: 17 security bulletins from Microsoft, patching a total of 64 vulnerabilities.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/12/2011
According to a recent study by Clearancejobs.com and Dice.com, cybersecurity and other qualified IT security skills are in high demand, especially in the federal government.
- By Henry Kenyon
- 04/11/2011
Windows security experts had been expecting a large April security update after last month's thin offering, and Microsoft's advance notice appears to meet those expectations.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/08/2011
Epsilon, a worldwide marketing service firm, reported on Friday that its clients' customer data, used in e-mail campaigns, have been compromised.
Cloud computing relieves some of the security burden, but you still have an active role in managing access, securing communications and ensuring data protection.
- By Joshua Hoffman
- 04/04/2011
The suite manages to win over our reviewer despite his cynical view of network-management tools.
Nine fraudulent digital certificates are circulating and could be in use by hackers, Microsoft warned yesterday.
RSA, after its SecurID was hacked, temporarily halted distribution of the token used for two-factor authentication and warned customers to take addition precautions.
- By William Jackson
- 03/24/2011
Microsoft announced the availability of its Windows Intune PC management and security service today.
In conjunction with federal law enforcement agencies, Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) announced on Thursday that it had helped pulled the plug on the Rustock spybot network.
An "extremely sophisticated" ongoing attack that appears to have harvested information about the RSA's SecurID two-factor authentication product, often used for bank accounts and network access, was disclosed to the public on Thursday.
- By William Jackson
- 03/18/2011
Adobe has released a security advisory on a "critical" vulnerability in its Flash Player that could cause a system crash and allow for remote access by an attacker.
Microsoft's March security update arrived today, just as forecast, with one "critical" item and two "important" fixes for IT pros to consider.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/08/2011
Social media has opened a whole new can of worms for companies, just as they were getting e-mail under control. Despite the challenges, it's possible to get social networking applications under control, too.
- By Paul Korzeniowski
- 03/08/2011
According to a report by Creative Intellect Consulting, 59 percent of enterprise application departments are not following quality and security processes "rigorously" when developing new software.
Microsoft wants to kill Internet Explorer 6, or at least squeeze down the use of its browser to one percent worldwide.
Staying true to form and pattern, Redmond once again follows last month's large patch load with a small rollout for the month of March.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/03/2011
It may seem draconian at first (and a lot of work), but security policies based on 'approved execution' can be worth it.
- By Greg Shields
- 03/01/2011
Microsoft started pushing an "important" fix to its Malware Protection Engine yesterday, addressing a privately reported vulnerability.