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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CERT releases Cyber Security Alert TA11-347A for Microsoft Updates…
National Cyber Alert System Technical Cyber Security Alert TA11-347A Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: December 13, 2011 Last revised: – Source: US-CERT Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Microsoft Office Internet Explorer Overview There are multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. Microsoft has released updates to address these vulnerabilities. I. Description The Microsoft [...]
The US Postal Service did not email you about a returned or refused package. Don’t open that attachment!
In the last 24hrs, I have spoken with or assisted at least 3 people who have become infected due to opening a malicious email. One of them was my wifey, Pamela, who received an email from the US Postal Service stating that her package had been refused and to open the attached file for details. [...]
Microsoft Ditches Windows 7 Gadgets
One of the features that made Windows 7 attractive to some people has been the “Gadgets”. Where you could place a clock, weather, stock ticker, or other gadget on your screen sidebar. Well, it appears that back in September, Microsoft in their infinite wisdom dropped that feature… If you visit their website looking for gadgets, [...]
Stream video & audio from your Windows notebook / computer to your big screen TV or projector wirelessly
The question of the day was from a client who asked, “How can I display what I see on my notebook to my big screen TV, without physically connecting it?”. Obviously, connecting the notebook to your LCD TV is probably the easiest thing in the world, using an HDMI, DVI or even VGA cable, however, [...]
November 2011 Microsoft Patch Tuesday includes server update goodness…
It’s that time of the month again… Update time that is for Microsoft machines. Microsoft has not left servers out of the mix at all, so you system admin types will be able to justify reboots for sure. These patches cover everything from code execution to elevation of privileges and even Denial of Service on [...]
