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Microsoft Throws Wrench in Hackers' Playbook

Plus: Adobe changes mind about not patching older software, The Pirate Bay doesn't condone Anonymous actions....

Microsoft Kicks Chinese Security Firm Out of Friendship Club

Plus: PHP script error gets a security update for faulty security update, 10 security mistakes you're still making....

Inside Leak

Plus: App makers go in front of the judge, Web app security guidelines....

Mozilla's Afraid of Microsoft Security Updates

Plus: Better user password starts with password policy, Google's Chrome browser hacked at the Pwn2Own contest....

Test Drive Microsoft's Fix It Center Pro

Plus: Password changes for Windows 8, mobile data transparency....

Hackers Targeting IPv6 Networks

Plus, Google bypassing browser privacy policies....

Microsoft Patches Out Google

Plus, February's Security Update is here, don't save personal info as plain text....

Put Hyper-V into Hyper-Drive

In this first of a series on Hyper-V, Paul looks at squeezing the best performance out of the hypervisor through the right mix of processing power both virtual and physical....

Government's Crosshairs On Cybersecurity for October

Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month with these guidelines presented by the U.S. government. Plus: Google and Microsoft fling malware accusations; Redmond hogging credit for latest botnet ...

Microsoft: Security is a Two-Way Street

Partners and users are equally responsible for making a secure Microsoft experience; Plus: IE lacks the security chops of rival browsers; HTML 5 may not be as secure as Microsoft points out; More....

Security, Interoperability Issues Loom with OS X Lion

New Apple OS playing catch-up to Microsoft's security practices. Plus: A huge 78 vulnerabilities fixed in newest Oracle update; Federal government focuses on security; Cloud insurance on the way?...

Cloud Security Debate Continues

A strong focus of this year's BlackHat conference will be on the growing adoption of the cloud, and what enterprises can do to stay safe. Plus: Researcher warns that Skype may be a large target for ha...

No Reinstall Needed for Trojan Popureb

Microsoft advises using the recovery console to remove the malware. Plus: Twitter's recent security rating; malware disguises itself as Windows Vulnerabilities Rescuer; debate over mandatory implement...

Microsoft Voices Concern About Competing Browsers Running WebGL

The company says the 3D Web standard is a security risk. Plus: Hackers breach Sega's database, resulting in the loss of customer data; Symnatec warns of online currency scam; Attackers taking to the p...

Sophos Voices Concern Over Internet Explorer 9 Security

The company points out flaws about a Microsoft study that shows IE 9 malware blocking success rate. Plus: Google to fix Android hole, Sony's security still being taken advantage of and a cloud vendor ...

Will the Real Patch Tuesday, Please Stand Up?

Windows and IT security pros already are on edge each Patch Tuesday. Now there's a fake Patch Tuesday that could push them over. Plus: Tweaks to the Exploitability Index; DLL weakness report; improvin...

Admins Busy on All Bug-Squashing Fronts in April

Squishing bugs: It's what admins do, especially on Windows and Oracle systems. And Let's not forget Apple and Adobe. Plus: Elevation of privilege problems on Windows 7? A Stuxnet conspiracy theory....

SQL Injection Hits Older SQL Server Versions, For Now

Plus: A Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle progress report; Symantec sums up 2010 in Internet security....

Microsoft Sues Alleged 'Malvertisers'

Plus: an SMB flaw stopgap measure; Security Essentials on the release horizon....

Prof. PowerShell: Inspecting the Pipeline's Output

Like an electron microscope, the OutVariable parameter offers a peek deep into your pipelined PowerShell expressions....

Security Watch: Rethinking IE 7's Patching Schedule

Plus, Cooking up a new browser from scratch; baking in security; Adobe Reader flaw discovered....

COM-unication

If you've written VBscripts, you're familiar with COM objects. Some COM objects work just fine in PowerShell, maybe better....

PowerShell Professional: COM-unication

If you've written VBscripts, you're familiar with COM objects. Some COM objects work just fine in PowerShell, maybe better....

Who Took My IIS Manager?

Even with IIS 7, this reader through the Web Server role can't connect to Web site in his browser from another computer....

Windows Advisor: Who Took My IIS Manager?

Even with IIS 7, this reader through the Web Server role can't connect to Web site in his browser from another computer....

Security Watch: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Oracle fixes piled onto Microsoft fixes; October out-of-band patch still makes admins twitch; common programming errors resulting in security lapses....

Prof. PowerShell: Stringing Along

Use a PowerShell object's methods to do many of the same tasks for which you'd write VBscript code in long form....

Security Watch: Microsoft Ends 08 with Two Security Battles

Plus: Should security experts follow open source's open development model? And the damage that can happen in 4.5 seconds....

Prof. PowerShell: Reading Assignment

My secret for learning Powershell? Check out these blogs....

Prof. PowerShell: PowerShell to XML

That nifty trick I showed you last time that exports data to CSV? This time, get more with an export to XML....

SQL Insider: Backup Compression with SQL Server 2008

No need to turn to third-party tools to keep your databases as small as possible. It's in SQL Server 2008 now....

Prof. PowerShell: The Old Local Admin

Short of learning .NET, here's a way to script something against the ADSI to find out some interesting data about the servers you're working with....

Weekly quickTIP: A Park Bench, An Office, or A House

How much security you need in Vista and Windows Server 2008 depends on where you're connecting. Choose carefully....

Prof. PowerShell: PowerShell in Lockdown Mode

PowerShell's added security measures are in place to prevent someone from hijacking systems through scripting....

SQL Insider: A SQL Server Login Script Like No Other

You can copy SQL Server logins from one box to another the hard way, or take the easy route by getting an assist from the SP_HELP_REVLOGIN proc....

Security Watch: VB 6 Can Come Visually Flawed

VBP files might not be as they seem. Plus: MySpace ad fix; Max Vision gets locked up....

Security Watch: Bank Heist via Malware

Hackers breach bank's site with barrage of exploits. Plus: unhealthy security policies and data-filled hard drives on eBay....

Scripting Answers: Connect to Your Data

Another ADO trick that allows you to connect to your data via scripting....

Windows Advisor: Running Multiple Versions of .NET

It can be done on a Windows 2003 server, as long as you remember which version is which....

Improving Software Development: Making a Build

A book targeted at managing large team projects has many lessons for smaller -- even one-person -- teams....

Security Watch: Whose Responsibility Is It, Anyway?

Keep records of your security recommendations to management or you might be left holding the short end of the stick....

Windows Tip Sheet: New and Improved ActiveX?

The latest Internet Explorer update aims to make ActiveX more secure, but not without some difficulty....

Windows Tip Sheet: Dreary DFS Daze

Review these tips if you have problems with Windows 2003's new file replication system....

Recycling: It's Good for the Script

Modularize your VBScripts with subs and functions....

Data Execution Prevention

WinXP SP2 stops unauthorized code, like malware, from running off system memory....

Microsoft's 'New' SA Results in Same-Old Story

Despite the press coverage you might be reading about Software Assurance's new benefits, don't change your approach just yet....

Homeland Security's Data Collection Project Gets Bigger with ADVISE

The DHS' anti-terrorism information gathering expands, but so does its potential to be abused....

Run with It

Essential redux: Use VBScript to run a command-line tool and capture its output....

Condensed Cream of Agile

Explaining agile development concepts to managers can be a lost cause. Craig Larman's book can help your manager see the light....

Rename Domain?

Though a cool new feature in Win2003, even Microsoft warns that you should use it at your expense....

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