Browse by Tags

Techworld.com - Security News - Microsoft's OneCare comes last in new test

I see my skepticism about OneCare was justified... Microsoft's OneCare comes last in new test John E. Dunn, Techworld 02 March 2007 A new test of anti-malware programs has found that Microsoft’s OneCare software is by some margin the weakest product on the market. Austrian outfit, AV Comparatives , found...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 03-02-2007
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Microsoft Windows, Internet News, AntiVirus Information
Symantec Security Response Weblog: The CSRSS Bug and Vista

The CSRSS Bug and Vista With the public advisory by Determina about a double-free bug in a CSRSS message function, the immediate question was: does it really affect Vista? The short answer is "yes, but not reliably." Arbitrary code execution is possible, but requires a great deal of luck, though a denial...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-08-2007
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Microsoft Windows, Internet News
SANS Internet Storm Center - MSIE IE7 Popup Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability

There is a great workaround for this problem here, it is not perfect, but it will make it harder to get fooled. MSIE IE7 Popup Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability (NEW) Published: 2006-10-26, Last Updated: 2006-10-26 04:49:56 UTC by Johannes Ullrich (Version: 2(click to highlight changes) ) Secunia (...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 10-26-2006
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Microsoft Windows, Browser Wars, Internet News
MSN Money - News: Symantec sues Microsoft in contract dispute

Symantec sues Microsoft in contract dispute All Reuters News SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Symantec Corp. sued software rival Microsoft Corp. on Thursday, accusing it of misappropriating trade secrets to develop its own competing features and products, including the next version of Windows. The lawsuit filed...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 05-19-2006
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Microsoft Windows, Internet News
PCWorld.com - Symantec Sues Microsoft to Stop Vista

Symantec Sues Microsoft to Stop Vista Company claims Microsoft is wrongfully using its Veritas storage technology in the next version of Windows. Robert McMillan, IDG News Service Friday, May 19, 2006 Symantec has asked a U.S. court to order a halt to the development of Windows Vista , claiming that...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 05-19-2006
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Microsoft Windows, Internet News
SANS - Internet Storm Center - Patch Tuesday Fallout

Patch Tuesday Fallout (NEW) Published: 2006-04-16, Last Updated: 2006-04-16 00:56:49 UTC by Johannes Ullrich (Version: 1) Microsoft published a knowledge base article about issues with MS06-015. The two main culprits appear to be HP's "Share-to-Web" software and Kerio Personal Firewall. In order to implement...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 04-16-2006
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, Internet News
ZDNet - Microsoft to provide security strategy update

ZDNet - Microsoft to provide security strategy update By Joris Evers URL: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5888907.html Senior Microsoft executives on Thursday plan to provide an update on the software maker's security strategy and product plans, including its upcoming enterprise anti-spyware offering...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 10-05-2005
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, In the News, Microsoft Windows, Internet News
Microsoft security chief bitten by rogue dialler - ZDNet UK News

Ummm…. I am not going to touch this one... :-) Microsoft security chief bitten by rogue dialler - ZDNet UK News Microsoft security chief bitten by rogue dialler Tom Espiner ZDNet UK September 06, 2005, 17:10 BST Rogue diallers have claimed a high-profile victim — Microsoft UK's chief security...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 09-07-2005
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Microsoft Windows, Internet News
SecurityFocus: Microsoft looks to "monkeys" to find Web threats

Now this is interesting… Microsoft looks to "monkeys" to find Web threats Researchers for the software giant are building a system of Windows XP clients that crawl the Web finding sites that use unreported vulnerabilities to compromise unsuspecting users. By Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus May 17 2005...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 05-17-2005
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Microsoft Windows, Internet News
Update: Microsoft admits it knew about, didn't patch, bugs - ComputerWorld.com

Update: Microsoft admits it knew about, didn't patch, bugs Gregg Keizer document.write(''); document.write(''); if ((!document.images && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mozilla/2.') >= 0)|| navigator.userAgent.indexOf("WebTV") >= 0) {document.write('...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 03-26-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, Internet News, Microsoft Office, Software Vulnerabilites

Page 1 of 2 (11 items) 1 2 Next >