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SBS 2008 notes and observations

Posted on June 8, 2009 By Michael Kavka 3 Comments on SBS 2008 notes and observations

Now having completed a full SBS 2008 deployment, I feel I can give some thoughts and a more proper review of the system. Overall SBS 2008 is a very nice and slick system. There are some nice changes to it from SBS 2003, but there are also some things that you do need to watch…

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Tricksy Microsoft lessens Firefox security

Posted on June 1, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Tricksy Microsoft lessens Firefox security

Those that use Firefox love how it works. They know that it does not install software without your permission, and it tends to bee more secure overall. Well that is not always so true when using Firefox on a Windows based machine anymore. See with some recent security updates to the .Net framework, Microsoft also…

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Direct-X Under Attack

Posted on May 29, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Direct-X Under Attack

It seems that a vulnerability in Direct X’s Direct Show subsystem is coming under attack. Now the vulnerability allows execution of code, but only as the logged on user, which means if you are smart, then the normal user account does not have admin rights, and code executed through this vulnerability won’t be able to…

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