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Guest on IMI TechTalk Radio Show

Published 10 February 7 11:13 PM | tonybradley

Tom D'Auria invited me back to talk more computer security on his IMI TechTalk radio show. I appeared on the show in November of 2006 to promote my book, Essential Computer Security . We did not get to cover all of our questions in the time allotted,...

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Internet Explorer Protected Mode

Published 6 February 7 8:33 AM | tonybradley

In Vista, Internet Explorer gets the benefit of some added security. Using WIC (Windows Integrity Control), Vista treats files and processes associated with Internet Explorer as Low integrity as long as it is running in Protected Mode. Internet Explorer...

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Windows Integrity Control

Published 5 February 7 9:56 AM | tonybradley

With Vista, Microsoft introduced a new security concept to help protect your computer. Rather than relying on discretionary controls, like NTFS file and folder permissions which users can assign and change, Vista also has new mandatory controls. WIC,...

Filed under: internet, windows vista, microsoft, security, user, internet explorer, ie7, web, protected mode, wic, object, mandatory integrity control, trust, windows integrity control, mic

IE6 Vulnerable More Than 3/4 Of 2006

Published 7 January 7 9:38 AM | tonybradley

According to a study compiled by the Washington Post's Brian Krebs , Internet Explorer 6 was vulnerable for 284 out of 365 days in 2006. That amounts to over 77% of the year. What does that mean? It means the for 3/4 of the year there were known vulnerabilities...

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