Publicity gets Redmond's attention better than private disclosure of its vulnerabilities.
Windows' Stored User Names and Passwords feature can help this admin from developing a common, on-the-job stress.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 01/23/2006
PDA users still at risk for exploit code or denial of service, despite official acknowledgement of the vulnerabilities.
Admin tries to remove programs, but doesn't see that option
Tenuous support, trust, quality and assurance are just some of the reasons not to install a third-party patch.
Following an upgrade to Windows Server 2003, this admin's default security policy icons have gone kaput.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 01/09/2006
Thanks to Microsoft, outdated versions of DirectX can leave users vulnerable.
The Effective Permissions tab can sometimes yield misleading results.
MIT drops support for Kerberos 4; DNSSEC; port scans; AIM worms and fradulent Whois records.
As promised, after skipping November, Microsoft began shipping the December Windows Vista community technology preview (CTP) to customers and partners this week. Among other features, the latest build debuts a slew of new security capabilities.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 12/20/2005
A visit to the malicious site in question can invite a trojan into your midst.
As the real-time intrusion prevention market grows, so do the number of players ready with solutions. One player hoping to make strides is NFR Security, with their flagship product, Sentivist.
- By Michael Domingo
- 12/14/2005
Several vendors release patches after vulnerabilities are found by Protos.
The ability to embed malware in Office documents might provide a new avenue for hackers to exploit.
These tools help eliminate spyware, keep your systems clean and running efficiently and—most importantly—protect vital information.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 12/01/2005
Microsoft's anti-spyware tool works well enough, but some readers question its categorization and detection capabilities.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 12/01/2005
Is all this integration among Microsoft components good for customers?
- By Scott Bekker
- 12/01/2005
Microsoft is diligent compared to these vendors who release their fixes a year after the fact.
Overflow in the "content-type" field of the message header seems to be the culprit of the CDO vulnerability.
Admin wants to know how IPsec policies can be configured.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 11/14/2005