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Microsoft Security Advisory (973811): Extended Protection for Authentication – 3/9/2010

Ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:00:01 +0000

Revision Note: V1.3 (March 9, 2010): Updated the FAQ to announce the rerelease of the update that enables Internet Information Services to opt in to Extended Protection for Authentication. For more information, see Known issues in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 973917. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is announcing the availability of a new feature, Extended Protection for Authentication, on the Windows platform. This feature enhances the protection and handling of credentials when authenticating network connections using Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA).

Blue Coat Expands K9 Web Protection to Windows 7 to Protect Families from Objectionable Web Content and Threats (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:20:12 +0000

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—-Blue Coat Systems, Inc. , the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today expanded its free K9® Web Protection software to include support for the new Windows 7 operating system, providing families with an easy-to-use tool for blocking objectionable Web content, such as pornography, and Web-based threats like phishing and malware.
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Karen Heller: L. Merion paying a price for free laptops (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:20:11 +0000

There’s no such thing as a free computer.If we’ve learned anything so far in the Lower Merion MacSpy debacle, it’s that every potential “gift” comes with strings attached. Or, in this case, spyware.
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Demonstrating the Latest IE 0-day Vulnerability

Ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:20:03 +0000

Yesterday, Microsoft issued a security advisory for an unpatched and actively exploited invalid reference pointer vulnerability in the Internet Explorer 6 and 7 web browsers. In the attack we observed, the exploit code will load a trojan designed to steal personal and sensitive data. Panda customers are already protected against …
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Mariposa Stats

Ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:04 +0000

One of the most interesting things in order to know how the bot behind Mariposa has been spreading is to study the geographical distribution of the infections. Unlike other cases, the Mariposa Working Group stats don’t come from scanning PCs. In order to avoid the DDP Team from controlling Mariposa, …
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Microsoft Security Advisory (981374): Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution – 3/9/2010

Ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:01 +0000

Revision Note: V1.0 (March 9, 2010): Advisory published. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is investigating new, public reports of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7. Our investigation has shown that the latest version of the browser, Internet Explorer 8, is not affected. The main impact of the vulnerability is remote code execution. This advisory contains information about which versions of Internet Explorer are vulnerable as well as workarounds and mitigations for this issue.

2010 predictions: Security (vnunet.com)

Ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:20:12 +0000

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Sunday 3 January 2010 at 08:45:00 A look ahead to the biggest threats next year, including botnets and mobile malware The security landscape is a complex, multi-layered one that changes more subtly and indefinitely than the seasons. It is therefore hard to predict security trends with any degree of certainty. That said, by looking back at the security developments of …
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PCsProtector: Fake Antispyware Program Deceives PC Users, Destroys Systems (PRWeb)

Ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:20:09 +0000

SpyZooka, an antispyware program created by BluePenguin Software, has been removing fake antispyware like PCsProtector from infected systems since 2004. SpyZooka’s finely tuned algorithms are so effective at eliminating spyware and other security threats that the award-winning software has become the recognized leader in the antispyware industry. SpyZooka is a member of the Better Business …
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Microsoft Security Advisory (981374): Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution – 3/10/2010

Ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:15:07 +0000

Revision Note: V1.1 (March 10, 2010): Restated the mitigation concerning the e-mail vector. Added a new workaround for disabling the peer factory class in iepeers.dll. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is investigating new, public reports of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7. Our investigation has shown that the latest version of the browser, Internet Explorer 8, is not affected. The main impact of the vulnerability is remote code execution. This advisory contains information about which versions of Internet Explorer are vulnerable as well as workarounds and mitigations for this issue.

Top 10 Security Challenges For 2010 (InformationWeek)

Ted — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:20:09 +0000

Cloud-hosted malware, bot blasts, compromised smartphones, and privacy-busting malvertising are a few of the security pitfalls we can expect this year.
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