User Account Control in Vista was a really good idea that was pretty poorly implemented. In fact it’s downright annoying at times. Microsoft has decided to tweak it in Windows 7 and make it a little more user friendly, and they have done a pretty good job of that. There are now four levels of UAC, so...
When cloud computing started emerging as a viable IT strategy, the press was overwhelmingly positive, if not even a little threatening in the predictions that the model would transform IT. Then, like most things that follow a hype cycle, naysayers like Larry Ellison and Richard Stallman started popping...
Next week is patch Tuesday and you won't be getting the holiday's off this year. Microsoft will be shipping eight security updates for your patching pleasure. December 2008 Security Notifications Bulletin ID Maximum Severity Rating Vulnerability Impact Restart Requirement Affected Software Windows...
There will be a total of 7 security updates next week. Three Critical, Three Important, One Moderate. Details below: Bulletin Identifier - Bluetooth Bulletin Maximum Severity Rating - Critical Impact of Vulnerability - Remote Code Execution Affected Software - Microsoft Windows. For more information...
On May 13 2008 Microsoft is planning to release four new security bulletins. Below is a summary of these bulletins. Critical: Bulletin Identifier Word Bulletin Maximum Severity Rating Critical Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Detection Microsoft Baseline...
On 11 December 2007 Microsoft is planning to release seven new security bulletins. Below is a summary in order of severity. For more information on affected software, see the Affected Software section of the Advance Notification page, linked below. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether...
In its monthly advanced warning to patch Tuesday Microsoft announced it is planning to ship two security updates this month. One that is rated critical and one that is rated as important. Both of these will affect versions of Windows, but not Windows Vista. Vista users look to be getting a security update...
On September 13, 2007, Scott Dunn of Windows Secrets reported "Windows Update (WU) started altering files on users' systems without displaying any dialog box to request permission. The only files that have been reportedly altered to date are nine small executables on XP and nine on Vista that...
Vinny Gullotto reported in the Microsoft Anti-Malware Team Blog that the January-June 2007 Security Incident Report is now available from the Microsoft Malware Protection Center. Before you read Vinny's report, let me familiarize you with some of the acronyms: FCS: Forefront Client Security MMPC...
Bill Sisk reported in The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) blog that Security Advisory 943521 has been updated after they became aware of publicly disclosed exploit code being used in limited attacks on customers. "Third party applications are currently being used as the vector for attack...