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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Re: Error # 0×80072efd when updating WP Prp SP2
Monday, 16 Feb, 2009 – 12:21 | No Comment

JWL wrote: Error: 80072EFD = ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT Translation: Cannot connect to the Internet server There’s a possibility that either a 3rd party firewall, anti-spyware program, web accelerator, Internet security/antivirus program and/or a proxy server is interfering with the Windows Update Services (SVCHOST) accessing

MS09-002 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (961260) - Version:1.1
Monday, 16 Feb, 2009 – 0:00 | No Comment

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.1 (February 16, 2009): Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 961260 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary.Summary: This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

MS09-002 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (961260) - Version:1.1
Monday, 16 Feb, 2009 – 0:00 | No Comment

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.1 (February 16, 2009): Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 961260 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary.Summary: This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer.

vaccineking @ 마이폴더 / Microsoft 보안업데이트(MS09-002 ~ MS09-005)
Saturday, 14 Feb, 2009 – 22:26 | No Comment

마이폴더 > 사람 > vaccineking > 보안뉴스 스크랩 > Microsoft 보안업데이트(MS09-002 ~ MS09-005) … MS社는 2월 11일 Internet Explorer, MS Exchange 등에서 시스템 장악 등 해킹에 악용 가능한 보안취약점 4건(긴급 2, …

Microsoft Security Bulletins for Feb. 2009 - Security Cadets Forum
Friday, 13 Feb, 2009 – 9:28 | No Comment

… MS09-002 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (961260) MS09-0 ..

Should Microsoft decouple IE from Patch Tuesday?
Thursday, 12 Feb, 2009 – 20:51 | No Comment

Should Microsoft decouple IE from Patch Tuesday? | Zero Day | ZDNet.com: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2558 This comes up now and then.  Should Microsoft release patches at any time and not wait for Patch Tuesday

Enabling Multi-Touch in the Windows 7 Beta
Thursday, 12 Feb, 2009 – 14:06 | No Comment
Enabling Multi-Touch in the Windows 7 Beta

Now that the Windows 7 Beta has been out for a while, I’d like to highlight how folks can try out Windows Touch , Windows 7’s new multi-touch capabilities. In order to take advantage of it, you are going to need a PC that supports multiple touch points. Today – there are a few PCs on the market to choose from: HP TouchSmart All-in-One PCs (IQ500 series & IQ800 series) HP TouchSmart tx2 Tablet PC Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC To enable multi-touch capabilities on these PCs running the Windows 7 Beta you will need to make sure you have the latest multi-touch beta drivers

So how do I get a 64 bit patch when I only see 32 bit?
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 23:53 | No Comment

http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2009/02/11/trend-wfbs-5-1-on-sbs-2008-sbsfaq-com-blog-site.aspx So you are probably wondering how I got the 64 bit version of the patch when you can only see 32 bit, right?  There’s a secret. Go to the hotfix page.  http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=961775&kbln=en-us  Click I accept. See where is says “show hotfixes for all platforms and languages”?  Click there

February monthly security bulleting release
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 7:08 | No Comment

I just saw that the folks over on the MSRC blog just posted the info for the February security bulleting release.

February monthly security bulleting release
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 7:08 | No Comment

I just saw that the folks over on the MSRC blog just posted the info for the February security bulleting release.

Four Security Bulletins from Microsoft for February
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 12:54 | No Comment

Microsoft released four Security Bulletins today. Two of them are rated as Critical, and two of them are rated as Important. MS09-002 is a cumulative update for Internet Explorer that replaces two previous Security Bulletins (MS08-073 and …

Microsoft Security Bulletins for Feb. 2009
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 10:39 | No Comment
Microsoft Security Bulletins for Feb. 2009

As part of Microsoft’s routine, monthly security update cycle, they released the following security bulletins today: MS09-002 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (961260) MS09-003 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959239) MS09-004 - Vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959420) MS09-005 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957634) The bulletin summary is located at: For Consumers & Home Users - http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200902.mspx For IT professionals & systems administrators - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-feb.mspx See also the blog entry on the above at http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/ Tools to scan for missing patches : Don’t forget to use your preferred vulnerability scanners (Secunia PSI or Software Inspector, SecurityExpressions, Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or Belarc) to determine if your system is not missing hotfixes or security updates.  Please do not download security updates from other sources (email, other website).  It’s recommended to get them via Microsoft Update, Windows Update or Office Update website only .