January 2008 - Posts

TSA Opens Blog Site

Published 31 January 8 10:19 PM | Essential Computer Security

The TSA have been the butt of jokes and the bane of airline passengers’ existence since the infamous Al Qaeda attack on 9/11 of 2001. I will admit that I don’t hold them in high regard. Actually, I am sure they think they’re doing a...

Filed under: News and Info, blog, TSA, al qaeda, Evolution of Security, security theater, Bruce Schneier, 9/11

Metasploit 3.1 Released

Published 28 January 8 11:44 PM | Essential Computer Security

Metasploit 3.1 was unleashed on the world today. According to the press release posted on the metasploit.com site, this “latest version features a graphical user interface, full support for the Windows platform, and over 450 modules, including 265...

Filed under: security, News and Info, vulnerabilities, exploits, metasploit, top 100 security tools, canvas, core impact, windows, framework, nmap

Vista Declared Most Secure OS

Published 26 January 8 7:54 AM | Essential Computer Security

Microsoft’s Director of Security, Jeff Jones, published the One Year Vulnerability Report for Windows Vista, in which he demonstrates that Vista is the most secure OS ever measured (based on the criteria used to calculate the first year vulnerability...

Filed under: windows xp, security, Vista, News and Info, vulnerabilities, Windows-Vista, jesper johansson, jeff jones, one year vulnerability report, patches

Sneak Peak at Next Generation Windows

Published 25 January 8 1:5 PM | Essential Computer Security

While the debate rages on about whether Vista is worthy of being Microsoft’s flagship operating system, development marches on to replace it. It is still very early in the process. The screenshots that were leaked by ThinkNext reveal an interface...

Filed under: beta, News and Info, m1, windows horizon, Windows-Vista, rtm, next version, leaked screenshots, release candidate, microsoft windows 7

My Secret Identity

Published 21 January 8 9:36 PM | Essential Computer Security

I think I know what Superman, Batman, and all those other superheroes feel like while masquerading around as their alternate identities. Maybe not. First of all, I am not a superhero (just so we clear that right up). Secondly, they chose to have a mild...

Filed under: News and Info, security consultant, journalist, expert, superman, author, batman, alternate identity, superhero

Marketing with Microsoft adCenter

Published 19 January 8 9:45 PM | Essential Computer Security

If you have visited a web site recently, it is a virtual certainty that you have seen pay-per-click advertising links. Actually, you are here on my site reading this post, and I have pay-per-click advertising links, so it is an absolute certainty. Most...

Filed under: internet, microsoft, web, News and Info, marketing, AdSense, Google, ppc, adCenter, advertising, pay-per-click

The Sky Is Falling….Again

Published 18 January 8 8:6 AM | Essential Computer Security

Remember the IT apocalypse commonly referred to as ‘Y2K’? That was when every computer system in the world was going to shut down or fail in some way because the internal date would not be able to comprehend that the year ‘00′...

Filed under: News and Info

Microsoft Unveils New Vulnerability Research Blog

Published 6 January 8 10:29 PM | Essential Computer Security

Microsoft recently created a new blog site designed to provide insight on emerging vulnerabilities. The blog, titled <a href=”http://blogs.technet.com/swi/”>Security Vulnerability Research & Defense</a>, provides detailed...

Filed under: microsoft, security, vulnerability, News and Info, research, defense, blog