Russ has phun with tech phonics.
Patch management vendor Shavlik Technologies is branching out into enterprise anti-spyware software as a first step toward a broader enterprise security product suite.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/27/2005
But hackers may be relying more on inside men to get the job done.
Annoyed by popups? Just wail 'til you see this one.
Follow along as Russ gives a brief walkthrough through last month's Security Bulletins to patch possible vulnerabilities.
A talk with the man responsible for securing Microsoft's internal network.
To fight identity theft, the bank tries a two-factor authentication process which trades convenience for security.
An analyst with Gartner warned customers that a recent spike in scanning activity on TCP Port 445 may mean attackers are gearing up to exploit a flaw patched last week by Microsoft in the widely used SMB protocol.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/23/2005
After evaluating a publicly reported phishing method that affects Internet Explorer among other browsers, Microsoft published a security advisory this week to let users know that it will not issue a security update to close off the attack vector.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/22/2005
When you don't know the Directory Services Restore Password to get onto a server, you still have a few options.
Microsoft on Tuesday posted a blocker tool to help organizations prevent Automatic Updates from automatically downloading and installing Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 on their systems.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/21/2005
Microsoft completed the acquisition of Sybari Software on Tuesday and announced product plans, which include discontinuing new sales of the secure messaging company's products for Linux and Unix platforms.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/21/2005
A worm can find its way into the previously secure SSH app to create a cascade of failures.
Tampa Bay, Fla.-based Sunbelt Software released version 1.5 of its CounterSpy Enterprise anti-spyware detection and removal tool.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/15/2005
San Diego-based St. Bernard Software announced it is shipping of SpyExpert, a standalone anti-spyware software solution for small-to-medium-sized businesses.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/15/2005
Like it or not, Big Brother will soon know exactly who you are.
As part of its monthly patch release this week, Microsoft re-released three older security bulletins to fix various problems with them.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/15/2005
Microsoft's monthly bundle of patches for June is one of the biggest since the company switched to a monthly patching cycle, and it brings fixes for 12 vulnerabilities, including three critical issues.
- By Scott Bekker
- 06/14/2005
Microsoft's security alerts will be lost on most ordinary users.
The perfect solution remains elusive as faulty spam policies and rules block legitimate e-mail at even large service providers.