by wwarren | Jan 15, 2010 | Microsoft, SBS 2008, Security, Security Alerts, Vista, Windows, Windows 7
This was an exploit form back in ie6. It is present in all version up to 8. mshtml.dll once again has a major issue that allows remote sites to take over your machine. If you are running ie6, ie7, or ie8 you are vulnerable. HOWEVER if you have DEP turned on for ie...
by wwarren | Dec 1, 2009 | Security, Security Alerts
Uncommon Sense Security: CERT spreads marketing BS and misinformation. I did this one quickly without fully vetting the article because i was in a hurry…bad move. Securosis and CERT misidentify several things as clientless when they aren’t like OpenVpn. ...
by wwarren | Nov 30, 2009 | Security, Security Alerts
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#261869. Via Securosis Web based VPN has always been a bad idea. This is also known as “clientless” vpn meaning you don’t have to fire up a separate application for a vpn. Like anything in the “cloud” this...
by wwarren | Nov 22, 2009 | Microsoft, Security, Security Alerts, Windows
New Zero-Day Flaw Discovered in IE7 | threatpost.
by wwarren | Nov 12, 2009 | Microsoft, SBS 2008, Security, Security Alerts, Windows, Windows 7
Laurent Gaffié blog: Windows 7 / Server 2008R2 Remote Kernel Crash. notice this is only in the two major operating systems that use the new smb protocol by Microsoft? Vista isn’t mentioned but i bet this will kill Vista as well.
by wwarren | Nov 11, 2009 | Microsoft, Open Source, Security
Bing hit by costly security loophole | Technology | guardian.co.uk. Whoopsie so now it’s pushed into the underground who are most assuredly taking advantage of it. Sorry MS your usual security by obscurity failed many years ago.