Adobe code signing certificate revocation on Oct 4

Posted in Security

<seinfeld mode on> Adobe! </seinfeld most off>   Something to be aware of… “Adobe is investigating what appears to be the misuse of an Adobe code signing certificate. Adobe, working with Verisign, plans to revoke the certificate on October 4 for all software code signed after July 10, 2012. Adobe is in the process of issuing updates signed using a...

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Ask questions about the Internet Explorer exploit during this live webcast

Posted in Events

On Friday, September 21, 2012 (at 12:00pm GMT, 3:00pm EST), Microsoft will host a live webcast to discuss the most recent 0-day Internet Explorer vulnerability that has caused a wave of news over the past week.  During the webcast you can submit your own questions about the situation and get answers from the webcast presenters. Sign-up here: TechNet Webcast: Microsoft...

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Microsoft releases "suggested actions" for 0-day IE exploit

Posted in Security

As alerted yesterday, there’s a nasty zero-day IE exploit circulating that affects pretty much all existing versions of Internet Explorer and all Windows Operating System versions except Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Internet Explorer 10.  So, it sounds like Microsoft took the time to fix this issue in their latest OS.  A number of industry folks are recommending users...

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Vulnerability in System Center Configuration Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

Posted in SCCM 2007, SCCM 2012, Security, System Center Configuration Manager

HUGE UPDATE (September 13, 2012):  Altered for clarity: More ConfigMgr versions affected by Elevation vulnerability Mixed in with the smaller patch Tuesday for September 2012 is a security update for Configuration Manager.  If you’re running SCCM 2007 R2 or R3, or running SCCM 2012, your environment is not affected. However if you are running SMS 2003 with Service Pack 3...

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Update to the update that could harm your System Center environment if you're not ready

Posted in Security, System Center 2012, Windows Update

In “Warning: An update next week could break your environment” and “How this week’s update could trash OpsMgr and HP-UX PA-RISC” we told you about an update this week that could potentially break your System Center environment.  So, while the update was released this week, it is currently available for those who are brave enough to download it manually and...

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