Microsoft today issued an emergency update to plug a critical security hole present in all versions of its Internet Explorer Web browser, a flaw that hackers have been leveraging to steal data from millions of Windows users. The patch, which Microsoft dubbed MS08-078, fixes a security vulnerability that Microsoft says already has been used to attack more than 2 million Windows users.

Posted by VMware Security team on Dec 02
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                   VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID: VMSA-2008-0019
Synopsis: VMware Hosted products and…

Continue here: VMSA-2008-0019 VMware Hosted products and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve a critical security issue and …

Exchange 2003 SP2. A/P Cluster. I notice every now an then mails pile up in the queue. And when I go and restart the SMTP Virtual Server Instace from my Cluster Console they …

We started our SAN just recently with 1.3TB of storage. This is serving as our start into the virtualization market. We just recently purchased the Virtual Iron product which is working out great. I …

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.1 (October 15, 2008): Corrected the link to a reference MSDN article in FAQ for Virtual Address Descriptor Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2008-4036.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Virtual Address Descriptor.

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.1 (October 15, 2008): Corrected the link to a reference MSDN article in FAQ for Virtual Address Descriptor Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2008-4036.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Virtual Address Descriptor. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user runs a specially crafted application. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevation of privilege on an affected system

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.1 (October 15, 2008): Bulletin updated to clarify that the updates for Windows Vista and Windows 2008 do not require a restart, and to correct the registry key verification entry for Windows XP.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol.

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V2.1 (October 15, 2008): Added reference to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article (KB957198) for SnapShot Viewer for Microsoft Access. Also, clarified that users who have successfully installed the update for Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3, Office XP Service Pack 2, or Office 2003 Service Pack 2 or Office 2003 Service Pack 3 do not need to reinstall the update for the standalone Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access

Let me know what you guys decide on Virtual Iron, I’ve only read about it so far.
I have another vote for VMware. At my last job we had the cashflow for running the …

Depending on the virtual product you may be able to image or clone from within the control software. Then you could just fire up a clone of your newly-deceased server and it’s running again.
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Last week we had a nightmare day. One of those bad days to be the IT person.
We have Windows Server 2003 64bit server. Housed ontop of it is Microsoft Virtual Machine. Bravely, we …

Background info first. I work for an underground utility locating company. The company currently operates in 22 areas of the Con-US and Alberta, Canada. Throughout the company, our employees utilize a couple different make/model …