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And the pain of Automagical Updates

Posted on June 18, 2009 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on And the pain of Automagical Updates

Before I get started let me say this, I believe in patching, and updating systems and software. It is essential to security fo a system. That being said, there is something to be said about forcing updated software by calling it a high priority update. Yep, I’m talking about IE8 yet again. Don’t get me…

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Goodbye One Care, Hello Microsoft Morro

Posted on June 11, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Goodbye One Care, Hello Microsoft Morro

Back in March, Microsoft announced that Live One Care, a suite of security products, was going the way of the dinosaurs. Vendors such as Symantec and McAffe rejoiced that they didn’t have to go up against the 900 pound gorilla, and everything seemed to be fine with the world. Everything was back in its proper…

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Black (Patch) Tuesday…

Posted on June 10, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Black (Patch) Tuesday…

Ahh yes, the second Tuesday of the month and Microsoft releases patches. This month is a big month for it again with 10 patches, 6 of them marked as critical. So what do we have patched this time? 1) Active Directory. It seems that there are holes in Active Directory’s security that can allow remote…

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