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It's official. Microsoft to release IE update tomorrow via Windows Update
20 January 10 01:37 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: January 20, 2010 Microsoft Security Bulletins to be issued: January 21, 2010 This is an...

Filed under: Security, Windows, Internet Explorer, Windows Update

Elevation PowerToys for Windows : Elevation Gadget 2.0
22 December 09 07:47 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  In my June 2008 TechNet Magazine article I introduced the Elevation Gadget.  This Windows Sidebar Gadget functioned as drag and drop target...

Filed under: Security, Windows

Out-of-band patch marked Critical
23 October 08 08:32 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Bulletin Identifier Windows Bulletin Maximum Severity Rating Critical Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Detection Microsoft Baseline Security...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server

New Elevation PowerToys for Windows Vista
30 May 08 03:38 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

At a Glance: Run as Administrator for third-party scripting tools Run as Another User Prompt Here as System for CMD and Windows PowerShell Drag-and-drop...

Filed under: Security, Windows

Ignore UAC for specific programs
16 May 08 10:47 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Great idea by MVP'er Marin Zugec... http://msmvps.com/blogs/martinzugec/archive/2008/05/16/ignore-uac-for-specific-programs.aspx

Filed under: Security, Windows

Vista year 1 security comparison...
28 February 08 07:01 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Filed under: Security, Windows

About Microsoft Network Access Protection
30 January 08 11:34 AM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/archive/2008/01/29/network-access-protection-arrives.aspx

Filed under: Security, Windows

Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats for 2007
18 December 07 01:21 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=758

Filed under: Security, Windows

myITforum.com TV is all caught up with TechEd IT Forum 2007
15 November 07 12:33 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Tune in to get the latest information and announcements from Day 3 at TechEd IT Forum 2007: http://www.myitforum.com/absolutevc/avcsearch.aspx?k=ITForum2007...

Filed under: Community, Internet, Security, Systems Management, Windows, Industry News, Virtualization

The changes to the built-in administrator account in Windows Vista
11 October 07 09:41 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

By default, the built-in administrator account is named Administrator. Additionally, the built-in administrator account is assigned the relative ID (RID...

Filed under: Security, Windows

How to *really* protect your computer...
06 August 07 01:55 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

Posted to the myITforum.com Antivirus list by Martin Chester, this will easily become a classic dialog box for Windows security, along with being a poke...

Filed under: Security, Windows

Microsoft Malware Removal Starter Kit Released
10 July 07 05:33 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=2979&zoneid=71

Filed under: Security, Windows

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2007
05 July 07 04:35 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

On July 10, 2007, Microsoft plans to release: 3 Critical updates 2 Important and 1 Moderate . http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews...

Filed under: Patch Management, Security, Windows

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Design and Deployment Guides Released
05 July 07 04:27 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=2795&zoneid=71

Filed under: Security, Windows

Windows Vista Security - the first 6 months
22 June 07 06:34 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Filed under: Security, Windows