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Finally got around Carbonite’s failure AND SBS 2008’s failure
Luckily mounting the .vhd worked..but not without it's own issues. The instructions i talked about in my last post forget one thing. The weird filename that the system generates make the vhdmount program barf. I also wound up having to put the files inside the...
SBS Backup is not a good tool for disaster recovery..not sure cloud backups are either
If you read my earlier carbonite post it started because i had my server decide it would corrupt itself. I did not catch it for a copule of days which meant my backup had corrupted OS files on it. It turns out you can only restore the entire volume, disk, or...
Carbonite Restore = Fail
I was excited about carbonite. The backup side works great...the restore is a disaster. Two days after a server crash and i am waiting on carbonite to give me back my files. SBS 2008 backup sucks for DR and i was depending on carbonite to save my behind. After...
Conficker Collateral Damage for March 2009 – Sophos Blog
Conficker Collateral Damage for March 2009. This is one side effect of the conficker worm. Since it generates random doains to try to get instructions for if your site is the site of the day you are going to get hammered. On March 13 it will be southwest airline's...
The latest Worm out There for Windows Folks to Worry About
Protecting Against the Rampant Conficker Worm - PC World. It's called conficker or downandup and it's another attack against a bad design in the windows system. Conficker affects ALL versions of windows in one form or another. The primary means of infection is...
Microsoft Fixes a Long Time Bug
After CERT warning, Microsoft delivers AutoRun fix | ITworld. It's about time. I have been trying to kill U3 forever among other autorun enabled garbage. ALL ECC managed network will get this patch pushed out to them.
Microsoft fixes a non-existant security hole and makes windows 7 more like vista
Windows 7 exploit secured, say Voles - The Inquirer. Ughhhh..i hope this is a minor tweak. It's a total non-issue if you don't run as the amdinistrator...if windows would not set ypu up as admin by default this would not be an issue.
The “huge” Security flaw in Windows 7 that doesn’t really exist
Microsoft under spotlight for Windows 7 security 'flaw' | IT PRO. Supposedly you can make a script or program that an turn off UAC in Windows 7 without user intervention..except..there's one catch..you have to be an administrator to do it. If you are the...
Windows & Testing Continues
Well i had an issue with my server which has now been fixed. Windows 7 right now is much better than vista. It's not up to XP speeds but with the DRM infestation and Aero it's not going to be..it runs a bunch better than vista AND uac so far is not nagging me...
Time for forced updates? Conficker botnet makes us wonder – Ars Technica
New to the botnet scene is Conficker, a botnet that exploits a critical security vulnerability Microsoft actually patched in late October. It may be time for Microsoft to begin forcing critical security updates upon home users. via Time for forced updates? Conficker...
Monster.com/usajobs.gov compromised
SANS Internet Storm Center; Cooperative Network Security Community - Internet Security - isc. I never believe any company when they say on non-criticalo informaiton was stolen. Expecially in light of hte following statement: "including user IDs and passwords" If...
Seagate/Mastor Drive issues
AnandTech. I hit this issue with the onetouch series 4 external drives. Anything based on the barracuda .11 series is having issues. I had to return the drives and go with some seagate laptop external drives.
Pot Meet Kettle
I mean really, don’t these computer “geniuses†(also known as hackers) have anything better to do with their time. Imagine if they wrote productive software! via SeanDaniel.com - Small Business Server and Other Technology: Has Downadup, Conficker, or Kido got...
Narrowing Down My Firewall Server Offerings
There are so many out there it's hard to sift through. I have narrowed things down to 4: 1. Ipfire 2. Astaro 3. Untangle 4. Comixwall Depending on capabilities and budget those are the 4 ECC is going to be choosing from for the foreseeable future. This makes...
I’m a N00B
Wow. I just got done talking with the guys at darkfiles and found out how much i have yet to learn..:) It's the kind of stuff one of my best friends named Erik talks about all of the time. It's nice to see I have a new area of network security knowledge to...
A New BSD Based Firewall Distro
ComixWall ISG - Home. Now this is interesting. Comixwall looks like what i ahve been looking for. I have been wanting to find a UTM that takes what i had with ipcop/zerina/cop+/copfilter and have it integrated into one package...and be free. Astaro is very nice...
My First Major Issue
I cannot get the machine to process GP due to some kind of RSOP error. I have sent the feedback using the internal tools. I'm going to test with vista to see if the same issue presents itself.
My Initial Windows 7 Beta Impressions
I just finished loading up Windows 7 onto my core celeron 1.6 ghz laptop. 2 gigs of ram and a 80 gig hard disk. All I can say is..wow. In terms of speed it's much much faster than vista. it's not XP class speed but for a beta form Microsoft it's very well...
Is Apple/Linux Arrogant or Secure? Both..for Good Reason
CHR.DarkFiles.US » Blog Archive » Apple Arrogant or Secure. Their arrogance is partially justified due to superior design. The Unix system they use is multi-user by design...unlike windows which is not truly multi user. 90% of everything a user is going to do...
Windows 7 Beta Available
Right now the MS servers are getting hammered. I'm going to to put this on my notebook and we'll see how it works..:)
Linux Distro Timeline
linux_timeline.png (PNG Image, 2888x2079 pixels). I found this interesting...enjoy.
SSL Cracked? The sky if falling!!!!! The sky if falling!!!!! The latest security overreaction
SSL broken! Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions | Zero Day | ZDNet.com. The sky if falling!!!!! The sky if falling!!!!! There is a ton of heavy breathing going around about this issue and it's not necessary at all. This is a non-issue for the...
Google’s Andriod Already A Netbook OS
Startup Founders Turn Android into Desktop OS - PC World. Now this is itneresting. Read on for full details.
How to get OpenVPN GUI client and Windows Vista to play nicely with each other
*UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* 1.) download the latest RC version from Openvpn.net. 2) Create a shortcut to your OpenVPN GUI file. Right click the shortcut and click properties. Under the 'Shortcut' tab. Click 'advanced'. Check the box that says 'Run as administrator' and...
Smart Host using Port 587 on SBS 2008 or Exchange 2007
Smart Host using Port 587. I found after some searching and asking at other forums that doing this from the gui console is not really possible. Here's one of many areas powershell comes into play: Open Exchange Management Shell and start by checking your Send...