Satellite internet connections have been around for a while, and if you have used that technology, you have likely been disappointed. Hughes probably has the highest market penetration, and those using it have been quick to complain about caps and upload speed. This is where ViaSat comes in. They revealed their home satellite system at CES and Engadget has a …
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2012 – Happy New Year!
Microsoft rings in the new year with updates! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! The Advance Notification outlines 7 bulletins that cover updates from “important” to “critical” in Microsoft Windows (XP / Server 2003 / Vista / Server 2008) and Microsoft Developer Tools & Software. Most will require a restart, or at least MAY require a restart. On the Advance Notification page you …
Using Apple Safari as your web browser on Windows 7 64 bit? You might want to be aware of this…
This is kind of old news, but seeing a blog post by someone else today reminded me that it is not patched yet… Apple Safari web browser can be used as an avenue that would allow malicious code on a web site to be run with whatever privileges you have on that computer. Here’s an actual security bulletin you can …
HP addresses LaserJet vulnerabilities
Remember the flaw that was announced around the beginning of December 2011, where hackers could possibly cause HP printers to burst into flames? Well, HP released a fix for that a week or so back… However, they didn’t mention fire issue. None-the-less, you may wish to consider upgrading. Should you require assistance applying updates to your devices, servers or computers …
Microsoft out-of-band security bulletin for December 29, 2011 addresses .NET framework issues
Yesterday, Microsoft issued a security bulletin for the .NET issues mentioned the other day. That document can be found here: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms11-dec Critical Security Bulletins ============================ MS11-100 – Affected Software: – Windows XP Service Pack 3 – Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 – Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 – Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack …
Microsoft security advisory 2659883 announces DoS vulnerability in ASP.NET
Microsoft released Security Advisory 2659883 today which outlines a vulnerability in ASP.NET which could permit a Denial of Service. More information is available here: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2659883 Two notes from that page listed as “Mitigating Factors”: By default, IIS is not enabled on any supported Windows operating system Sites that disallow application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data HTTP content types are not vulnerable Please visit the …
’twas the night before Christmas… Annual computer version post
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – Computer Version I first read this story on a University of Arkansas computer system sometime before 1985 and promptly typed it up and put it on my BBS (Non-Prophet BBS) for people to read. I have sent it in email, and “snail mail” for the last 25 years or so… I still get …
Who sends a letter to the RIAA informing them of their pirating activities?
I’ve written a number of blog posts about the RIAA, and how people have been wrongfully accused of stealing (pirating) by the RIAA, and law suits threatened. Well, it appears, that someone at the RIAA has been doing a little illegal downloading of their own, though the RIAA claims it was not them. Here’s more information: http://torrentfreak.com/riaa-someone-else-is-pirating-through-out-ip-addresses-111221/ So secure those …
CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA11-350A – Adobe Vulnerabilities – Windows, Mac, Unix
A little something to keep you busy… Adobe vulnerabilities that affect Microsoft Windows, Mac and Unix machines. Patch ’em up! —–BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE—– Hash: SHA1 National Cyber Alert System Technical Cyber Security Alert TA11-350A Adobe Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: December 16, 2011 Last revised: — Source: US-CERT Systems Affected * Adobe Reader X (10.1.1) …