Is Cloud Computing Really Risk Transference?
Wed, 18/02/09 – 13:07 | No Comment

The current buzz in the technology industry is all about this idea of Cloud Computing. It goes by many many names but we’ll just stick with this one to eliminate confusion.

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Windows Server 2008 DC’s keep freezing
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 6:19 | No Comment

There are 21 replies, with the last one on 02/17/2009 at 09:19:37 AM by downtime Quote: Good news! Microsoft have released a hotfix that will hopefully solve this issue.

Back from Alexandra
Monday, 16 Feb, 2009 – 17:08 | No Comment

Got back early Sunday morning from Alexandra complex. While there we stayed at what we dubbed the “ Alexandra Hilton ” I think only half those tents were there when we first got there, but new ones were going up all the time

Brianna says this month’s patches are sllllooooooowwwww…..
Sunday, 15 Feb, 2009 – 17:33 | No Comment

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-004.mspx Brianna the SQL server reports that she did fine with the SQL server patch this month but see’s seeing that these patches take a while.  Exchange is a big patch as well. You might see the issue where if you didn’t properly update from msde to SQL 2000 and then up to sp4, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967096/ You may need to run that SP4 install again before attempting the patch.  Issues with a security patch are a free call, and some of those SQL patches may need some professional help to get the permissions just so.  Call Customer Support Services if you need to.

Microsoft dangles $250000 carrot for capture of Conficker creator …
Friday, 13 Feb, 2009 – 3:23 | No Comment

The destructive actions of its creators have now resulted in Conficker being labelled as a criminal attack by Microsoft Corp., which has this week revealed it is offering a sizeable dollar amount for the apprehension of those … Security … users would be well advised to make sure they are running on updated anti-Virus and/or Internet protection software, and are also completely up to speed with the latest Microsoft update (MS08-067) for their operating systems

Monthly Binary Analysis Update (January) - Blog - new entry …
Thursday, 12 Feb, 2009 – 5:21 | No Comment

The likelihood of a vulnerability being exploited is actually somewhat taken into account in the security bulletin criticality ratings as Microsoft allows various security mechanisms implemented in e.g.

[SCVMM] KB 962941 - Recommended hotfixes for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Thursday, 12 Feb, 2009 – 3:50 | No Comment

You might want to check out the two hitfixes detailed in this article: Required hotfixes for Hyper-V servers 956589 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956589/ ) Description of the Hyper-V update for issues that may occur when you manage the Hyper-V role Read More……( read more )

Trend WFBS 5.1 on SBS 2008 - SBSfaq.com Blog Site:
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 18:45 | No Comment

Trend WFBS 5.1 on SBS 2008 - SBSfaq.com Blog Site: http://blog.sbsfaq.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=296 Read Wayne’s post.  If you’ve had noticed where SBS 2008 has slowed down after a week and needed rebooting to get it back to speed, request that hotfix 961775.  The issue is with fixed with a hotfix that can be obtained here: http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=961775&kbln=en-us   KB article is still being posted.  It’s a file called tdi.sys that needs to be fixed. Microsoft-Windows-TDI-Over-TCPIP.  Don’t let the fact that the patch says it’s for Vista fool you, because the are the same codebase, request the 64 bit version of the patch and it does the trick. Symptoms can include: Run dcdiag and it faults straight away Try to open ADU&C and it says there’s no domain available Same for ADS&S

New Advanced Installer 6.8 brings Inno Setup project importing
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 4:04 | No Comment

On February 5th, 2009 Caphyon Ltd.

There’s Something about SQL! : Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09 …
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 2:30 | No Comment

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-004 – Important.

US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-041A — Microsoft …
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 17:28 | No Comment

The security bulletin describes any known issues related to the updates.

Critical IE, Exchange Flaws in Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 15:15 | No Comment

Microsoft Corp. today released four patch bundles to fix at least eight security vulnerabilities in PCs powered by its Windows operating system and other software. The fixes are available through Microsoft Update or via Automatic Updates

Microsoft Security Advisory Notification - February 10, 2009
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 13:52 | No Comment

Issued: February 10, 2009 Security Advisories Updated or Released Today  * Microsoft Security Advisory (961040)   - Title: Vulnerability in SQL Server Could Allow     Remote Code Execution   - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961040.mspx   - Revision Note: V2.0 (February 10, 2009): Advisory updated     to reflect publication of security bulletin.  * Microsoft Security Advisory (960715)   - Title: Update Rollup for ActiveX Kill Bits   - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/960715.mspx   - Revision Note: Advisory published.