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Black (Patch) Tuesday…

June 10, 2009 Michael Kavka No Comments

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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Zero-Day Exploit: A Tale of Two Companies

March 22, 2009 Michael Kavka No Comments

It is interesting watching how different companies look at patches, and security holes. It is more interesting to see one giant seem to fail at prompt patching for a Zero-Day exploit, while another gives a basic time frame and is pretty much right on as far as when the fix will be out. Of Course…

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