The Get-WMIObject cmdlet will have you sniffing out what's on your network in no time. Here's how.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/20/2011
Some tricks for using the Get-Content cmdlet that will have you retrieving content in less than no time.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/13/2011
Microsoft has not found any issues since the update info was leaked and pulled offline on Friday. Plus: EU creates new anti-hacking agency; Apple next in line to discredit Dutch Internet certificate company for breach.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/12/2011
Database development and application development in the same tool--'Juneau' promises no more jumping through hula hoops.
Companies like Mozilla and Microsoft hit the Web to denounce Web certificates issued by Dutch company DigiNotar.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/07/2011
Get past the Get-Credential cmdlet security pop-up with this nifty trick that automatically enters credentials as needed.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/06/2011
NoSQL oponents see no future for the language. Proponents, though, are building new products around it.
Take the guesswork out of your scripts and find out the common risks via the -Whatif parameter.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/23/2011
The company provides a comprehensive breakdown of the Internet irritant. Plus: Anonymous releases defense information; Famous individuals go to the front of the line with Google+
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/23/2011
Let me offer a few suggestions that will make your script writing easier, more productive and less buggy.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/16/2011
This month's Patch Tuesday included a fix for an Internet Explorer exploit found by Steven Fewer. Plus: Anonymous releases personal information of San Francisco public transit users; Facebook, Twitter and Research in Motion discuss possible actions to dissuade rioting in London; AOL attacked by a server-side incursion.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/15/2011
Deploying scripts with parameters? Be sure to validate input. Here are a few validation tests worth considering.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/09/2011
Microsoft researcher says the threat to systems is raised when the UAC feature is disabled. Plus: Large-scale hacking scam is thrown into the spotlight; Two different hacking groups take credit for Syrian Government Web site hack.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/08/2011
Partners and users are equally responsible for making a secure Microsoft experience; Plus: IE lacks the security chops of rival browsers; HTML 5 may not be as secure as Microsoft points out; More.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/01/2011
The cmldetBinding() attribute doesn't always need parameters, but it does need the Param keyword. Here's why it makes a difference.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/26/2011
New Apple OS playing catch-up to Microsoft's security practices. Plus: A huge 78 vulnerabilities fixed in newest Oracle update; Federal government focuses on security; Cloud insurance on the way?
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/26/2011
I must have missed the memo about using beta software on real systems.
A strong focus of this year's BlackHat conference will be on the growing adoption of the cloud, and what enterprises can do to stay safe. Plus: Researcher warns that Skype may be a large target for hackers; Symantec reports that mobile hackers are becoming more sophisticated.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/18/2011
A few announcements by Microsoft at WPC this week haven't quelled the discussions on this issue of Denali supporting XP
I'm torn whether the next version of SQL Server should be backward compatible or move forward. Here are some of the arguments on both sides.