Before, During and After Patch Tuesday: A Survival Guide
August 13th, 2012
It’s been said that there are only two types of companies left in the world: those who know they’ve been hacked and those who don’t. We have to hope that there’s still a third group: those who have not been hacked. You can be sure those who belong to the third group are those who [...]
Keys to the Kingdom
October 28th, 2011
For hackers, social media is the top malware delivery vehicle of choice right now. And why not? Social networking sites are where the people are – and their information is readily available. Sadly, many unsuspecting people fail to realize that by creating a Facebook page, they are literally handing bad guys all the necessary needed [...]
By: Chris Merritt - Dir. Solutions Marketing
Novel New USB Attack
July 19th, 2010
News about a new attack via USB flash drive, known as Stuxnet.B, is surfacing. The Belarusian antivirus company VirusBlokAda recently discovered it and published a report on it. There are several points about this attack which make it both novel and unique, even though infection / propagation via USB flash drives is very common. To [...]
May 2010 Patch Tuesday Security Briefing
May 12th, 2010
Microsoft has released two security bulletins this month, MS10-030 and MS10-031 to address two vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office, both rated Critical. As both bulletins are rated as critical, they will both demand a high priority in their deployment across the enterprise. For more information on Microsoft and other vendor patches, please visit [...]
Light Patch Tuesday as New Antivirus Issue Arises
May 11th, 2010
Microsoft has released two security bulletins this month, MS10-030 and MS10-031 to address two vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office, both rated Critical. As both bulletins are rated as critical, they will both demand a high priority in their deployment across the enterprise. Details: MS10-030 resolving one vulnerability affecting Outlook Express, Windows Mail and [...]
Will 2010 be the Year of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities for Browsers?
March 23rd, 2010
It certainly seems that in 2010, a month doesn’t go by without hearing about yet another zero-day threat affecting a popular browser software. In the first quarter of 2010, we already have seen new zero-day issues in the most popular browsers in use today: Microsoft reported yet another new zero-day issue with Internet Explorer, and [...]
By: Chris Merritt - Dir. Solutions Marketing
Kneber BotNet / Zeus Trojan Strikes!
February 18th, 2010
Makes Us Wonder if Web 2.0 / Social Apps are a Boon or a Bane.
Adobe Joins the Microsoft Patch Party – Every Third Month
May 22nd, 2009
On Wednesday, Brad Arkin, Director of Product Security and Privacy at Adobe, announced that Adobe would be joining in on Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday party by scheduling security update releases on the first Tuesday of every quarter ( http://blogs.adobe.com/asset/). I can hear a collective sigh of relief and a communal “It’s about time!” issuing out of [...]
Give Mom a Unique Gift, a More Secure Browser!
May 8th, 2009
The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. Traditionally a day of flowers, candy, cards and long-distance calls. I suspect there will be many Moms getting the gift of Skype plus a webcam, but why not sprinkle in a little online security? This Sunday, take the time to make sure Mom is running a modern [...]
Conficker Evolution: One Step Closer to Becoming a Huge Botnet and an Even Bigger Problem
March 13th, 2009
A quick review of the evolution of Conficker – those who failed to patch found themselves stuck in yet another malware arms race with hackers: 1. On or around November 24th well after the release of the respective patch from Microsoft, Conficker “A” quickly took advantage of the previously patched buffer overflow in the Microsoft [...]
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