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Adobe offers public preview of Flash killer
01 August 11 09:57 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  To appease someone out there (probably Apple) Adobe is developing tools to work with a new Internet standard, HTML5 .  The new product is called...

Filed under: Security, Adobe, Flash

Free tool to locate user accounts and groups members of local Administrators group
17 June 11 12:45 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  The Viewfinity Local Admin Discovery is a free tool that allows you to discover user accounts and groups that are members of the local “Administrators...

Filed under: Security

myITforum survey on end-user PC rights
01 June 11 10:12 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

What percentage of users in your supported environment are members of the local administrator group on their computers? Participate here: http://www.myitforum...

Filed under: Community, Security, myITforum.com, Surveys/Polls

Phil Lieberman makes a statement on the Sony PlayStation security breach
28 April 11 11:50 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

“Taking a baseball bat to a hornet’s nest is never an advisable strategy.  Sony’s strategy in defending its intellectual property was heavy handed...

Filed under: Security

Microsoft Security Bulletin Re-Release MS11-025 - Important
21 April 11 06:15 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Re-Releases Issued: April 21, 2011 ***********...

Filed under: Security

Dropbox authentication: insecure by design
13 April 11 07:12 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  For the past several days I have been focused on understanding the inner workings of several of the popular file synchronization tools with the...

Filed under: Internet, Security, Software

MailEssentials Complete Appliance BETA 1
08 March 11 11:44 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  GFI Software is pleased to announce the release of MailEssentials Complete Appliance BETA 1. MailEssentials Complete Appliance is a new email hygiene...

Filed under: Messaging, Security, Email

Security and Audit Compliance Predictions for 2011 | SVT Blog
24 January 11 07:04 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  As each January approaches, the mind can’t help but to think about what this New Year will bring. Inevitably, this mindset ends up bringing itself...

Filed under: Security, Secure Vantage

Wipe, Delete, and Securely Destroy Your Hard Drive’s Data the Easy Way
10 January 11 05:51 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Giving a computer to somebody else? Maybe you’re putting it out on Craigslist to sell to a stranger—either way, you’ll want to make sure that your...

Filed under: Security

Assessing the risk of public issues currently being tracked by the MSRC
10 January 11 03:30 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  At Microsoft, as at most large software vendors, we are likely to have publicly known issues under investigation at any given time. This is what...

Filed under: Security

IE hang after latest patches?
15 December 10 02:55 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

There are a few reports about Internet Explorer hanging after applying the latest patches.  Apparently, it has something to do with installed add...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security, Internet Explorer

Shavlik's Statement on December Patch Tuesday
14 December 10 04:11 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

“Microsoft has released 17 new security bulletins addressing 40 vulnerabilities in the December 2010 edition of patch Tuesday.  This is yet another...

Filed under: Security

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2010–I count 17 for December 14
09 December 10 02:51 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2010

Filed under: Security

Use EMET 2.0 to block Adobe Reader and Acrobat 0-day exploit
13 September 10 10:06 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  As you probably know there is a new exploit in the wild for Adobe Reader and Acrobat. This particular exploit is using the Return Oriented Programming...

Filed under: Security, Adobe

Announcing Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure
22 July 10 01:28 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Today, Microsoft is announcing a shift in philosophy on how we approach the topic of vulnerability disclosure, reframing the practice of "Responsible...

Filed under: Security, Microsoft