Security


Patch Tuesday Analyzed

The latest Microsoft vulnerabilities discovered affect a variety of things from IE and Remote Desktop to Plug and Play and Print Spooler.

Many Banks Reduce ATM Security

A customer convenience is making it easier for criminals to forge ATM cards.

What I Beta Tested on My Summer Vacation

Microsoft beta products: A look at what's coming, when it's coming and why you should care.

Know Your Rights (Management)

Does Microsoft have the right Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution for you?

Windows Update Takes a Break

Is Windows Update not cooperating with your patching plans? Here’s some places that can help get Windows Update back up and running.

Anti-Virus Protection for Routers?

The recent Cisco IOS vulnerability controversy highlights the attractiveness of routers for hackers.

AD May I? No!

So you don’t want your users to read all of your Active Directory attributes. Here’s how to stop them.

Tools You Can Trust

Resolving ISA Server TCP/IP connectivity issues with free tools.

Russ Weighs in on Mike Lynn

Lynn's disclosure of the Cisco IOS vulnerability targets the technical, but what's really at issue is bad practices.

With a Trace

Add a trace-like window to debug scripts.

Dreading Patch Tuesday

IT staff are getting overwelmed as companies co-opt Microsoft's day for releasing patches.

Critical Security Patch for IE Pulled, Reposted

A problem in Microsoft's process for posting patches to the Microsoft Download Center during the August patch day on Tuesday caused users attempting to pull down a critical cumulative patch for Internet Explorer to receive a corrupted file.

Setting the Security tab Free

Can't seem to find the Security tab in order to set NTFS permissions in Windows XP? Not all is as it appears.

Patch Tuesday Brings 6 Bulletins, 3 are Critical

Microsoft released six security bulletins on Patch Tuesday, including three bulletins rated "critical." All six bulletins involved Windows, and one of the bulletins also involved Internet Explorer.

Bad Java

While only Russian-language Web sites have been exploited by the Java vulnerability, it'll only be a matter of time.

Hackers Thwart Genuine Advantage

Even as Microsoft unveiled the new, mandatory Genuine Advantage 1.0 last week, hackers were prepared to show anyone who wants to bypass the anti-counterfeit device exactly how to do so.

Point-Counterpoint: ISP Responsibility

Russ and a reader argue about the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Grokster and file sharing.

Two WMI Issues: RPC and Security

How to get past RPC errors; logging onto the right user profile.

Windows XP SP2 Penetration Hits 60 Percent

The percentage of the Windows XP installed base protected by the firewall, Automatic Updates, virus subscription warnings, rewritten code and other baseline security measures in Service Pack 2 keeps inching up.

Spending Big Bucks for NT Patches? Shavlik Can Help You Scan

Shavlik Technologies is going public with a very high-end patch management offering for the most select of Windows customers -- those who have already shelled out a reputed $200,000 or more to Microsoft for a Custom Support Agreement for Windows NT 4.0.

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