Plus, parking permit system compromised; inside the SQL Injection attacks; more.
Microsoft issued a hotfix for Windows XP Service Pack 3 that it says "could resolve" a registry corruption problem associated with third-party security software.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/30/2008
Microsoft's first major push into the virtualization space officially kicks off today, as Hyper-V has been released to manufacturing (RTM).
Requirements for professional security certification for IT workers in civilian agencies, now being readied by the Office of Management and Budget.
- By William Jackson
- 06/25/2008
To minimize the visual clutter, the Select-Object cmdlet lets you view only those properties that you're interested in viewing.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/25/2008
Three months after the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Microsoft has issued what it calls a "reliability update" to sweep out any glitches.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/25/2008
Microsoft is serious about June 30 being the end date for selling XP licenses with new computers.
Microsoft is really serious about this Monday, June 30, being the end date for selling Windows XP licenses with new computers -- so serious that Senior Vice President Bill Veghte wrote a letter clarifying some the details.
OpenSSH flaw in Debian and derivatives not as serious -- yet. Also, IE printing flaw; Belgium and India attack China; more.
The results of an online test conducted by U.K. anti-virus firm Sophos found that more often than not, PC users don't install Microsoft's monthly patches.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/23/2008
Listing all the GUI-based wizards and control panels that you can get to quickly in Vista.
- By Greg Shields
- 06/23/2008
Stay on top of schedule with the New-TimeSpan cmdlet.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/18/2008
Computer Economics released a new report characterizing the adoption rate of Windows Vista by businesses as "slow."
Now, a list of "m" through "z" of the Vista command-line tools.
- By Greg Shields
- 06/16/2008
Among other things, our study points to the speed with which vulnerabilities are exploited and the speed with which admins patch systems.
Use PowerShell to find the password age of a local admin account.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/11/2008
VMware has announced VMware ThinApp 4.0, its major offering in the emerging market for application virtualization.
Exam 70-652 offers MCPs a chance to prove expertise in setting up and configuring virtual machines.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/10/2008
Microsoft's Tech-Ed North America event for IT professionals kicked off today with a keynote address on enabling "dynamic IT."
Microsoft released seven patches for its June rollout of security fixes. As expected, three are labeled "critical," three "important" and one "moderate."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/10/2008