A search engine optimization tactic is believed the cause of skewed Internet search results. Plus: Google+ gets slammed by spam; Secure Pocket Drive allows for safe PC repair of systems infested with malware.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/11/2011
Microsoft advises using the recovery console to remove the malware. Plus: Twitter's recent security rating; malware disguises itself as Windows Vulnerabilities Rescuer; debate over mandatory implementation of E-Verify.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/05/2011
Trojan:Win32/Popureb.E can only be completely removed by wiping a system and starting from scratch. Plus: Microsoft vs. Mozilla heats up; Sony readying for wave of class action lawsuits based on PlayStation Network outage.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/27/2011
While PowerShell doesn't duplicate the complete functionality of SSMS, it can duplicate a lot of it.
The trick to making functions act like cmdlets? It's all in the binding.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/20/2011
The company says the 3D Web standard is a security risk. Plus: Hackers breach Sega's database, resulting in the loss of customer data; Symnatec warns of online currency scam; Attackers taking to the phones to get you to install malware.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/20/2011
Government officials are predicting that a future attack on the U.S. may happen in cyberspace. Plus: Evaluating the security landscape, Windows malware threats becoming sophisticated, anti-span suite helps avoid user interaction with possible phishing threats.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/14/2011
Turn any command-line tool into a PowerShell tool.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/14/2011
Red can be disturbing at times, so let's change the color of the PowerShell console so it looks less aggressive when you chance upon the rare error.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/06/2011
Increased attacks are being both staged and carried out on some of the Web's most popular e-mail sites. Plus: U.S. gets serious on cyber threats, Syria blocks Internet access.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/06/2011
Check out these Automatic Variables that are defined by PowerShell with every new session.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/02/2011
Get your hands on the upcoming SQL Server development tools. All you need to do is join the program and provide feedback to the mothership.
The company points out flaws about a Microsoft study that shows IE 9 malware blocking success rate. Plus: Google to fix Android hole, Sony's security still being taken advantage of and a cloud vendor wants providers to make security a higher priority.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/23/2011
Some tips for customizing PowerShell's Integrated Scripting Environment.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/23/2011
There are some nifty, better-than-SSMS tools that cost nothing to use. One of them is already in your toolbox and you might not know it.
Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report calls its latest OS the safest. Plus: phishers "like" social media, and scareware gets scarier.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/16/2011
The Test-Path cmdlet can keep you from going bonkers by offering a little bit of script pre-error-handling.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/16/2011
Windows and IT security pros already are on edge each Patch Tuesday. Now there's a fake Patch Tuesday that could push them over. Plus: Tweaks to the Exploitability Index; DLL weakness report; improving Microsoft Security Essentials; more.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/10/2011
Automating SQL Server administration tasks is easy with PowerShell, especially with the SQL-related snapins.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/10/2011
Manage the whole VMware infrastructure from PowerShell. Yes, you heard right; it can be done.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/02/2011