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Windows Security: Alerts, Updates and Best Practices


Having problems with Windows Vista and XP security? Get tips and tricks on how to repair problems and how to install security patches and updates. Advice is also offered on tools, threats, deployment, features and software.
IN THIS TOPIC:  VIDEO (1) , NEWS (217) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (36) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (8) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (3) , WEBCASTS (2) , DEFINITIONS (4)

  VIDEO: 1 - 1 of 1
How to perform Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) scans
SearchSecurity.com | 27 Apr 2009
VIDEO - This month, Peter Giannoulis of TheAcademyPro.com and TheAcademyHome.com offers an overview of the free Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
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  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 217
New attack code targets Microsoft ActiveX zero-day vulnerability
SearchSecurity.com | 06 Jul 2009
ARTICLE - UPDATED: A new drive-by exploit has surfaced targeting an ActiveX zero-day vulnerability for streaming video.
Microsoft patches WebDAV security vulnerability in bevy of updates
SearchSecurity.com | 09 Jun 2009
ARTICLE - Zero-day flaws in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server and Internet Explorer were among 31 vulnerabilities repaired Tuesday.
Microsoft plans 10 security updates, fixing IE, Word, Excel vulnerabilities
SearchSecurity.com | 04 Jun 2009
ARTICLE - The software giant plans to issue six critical bulletins repairing flaws in Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and Office.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 36
WINDOWS SECURITY: ALERTS, UPDATES AND BEST PRACTICES EXPERTS
Michael Cobb, featured expert
Founder and Managing Director, Cobweb Applications Ltd.
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Cutting the cost of Windows identity and access management
Submitted By: SearchWindowsServer.com | 30 Jun 2009
TIP - Are you spending too much time and money on identity and access management? Learn how to get around the limitations of Windows' native IAM tools and reduce overhead in the process.
When BIOS updates become malware attacks
18 Jun 2009
TIP - Information security threats expert Sherri Davidoff explains how attackers can plant BIOS malware and how security pros can thwart such attacks.
Top Windows server hardening standards and guidelines
Submitted By: SearchWindowsServer.com | 11 Jun 2009
TIP - Take a look beyond the basics of server hardening and learn about the most common policies and standards for ensuring Windows server security.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 8
Quiz: Intrusion defense in the era of Windows Vista
SearchSecurity.com | 12 Jun 2007
SECURITY SCHOOL - A five-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of the content presented by expert Peter H. Gregory in this lesson of SearchSecurity.com's Intrusion Defense School.
SAP Security Learning Guide
SearchSecurity.com & SearchSAP.com | 23 Aug 2005
LEARNING GUIDE - This guide pulls SAP security information from both SearchSecurity.com and its sister site, SearchSAP.com, to provide the most comprehensive resource around for all aspects of making your SAP system bulletproof.
Incident response process brings ROI and peace of mind
ISACA | 28 Jul 2005
REPRINT - In this excerpt of Chapter 2 from ISACA's Cybercrime: Incident Response and Digital Forensics, author Robert Schperberg looks at the benefits of instituting an incident response process.
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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 3
Everdream 7.5 product review: Data encryption, malware protection
Information Security Magazine | 01 Nov 2007
HOT PICK & PRODUCT REVIEWS - In this product review, learn how Everdream 7.5 can improve your desktop security strategy with Everdream Software as a Service (SaaS), desktop data encryption and antimalware coverage features.
Product review: Seven integrated endpoint security products
Information Security Magazine | 01 Nov 2007
FEATURES - Information Security magazine evaluates seven integrated endpoint security suites on their management capabilities, reporting, ability to detect and block malware, detecting and thwarting exploit attempts, and integration of ...
On The Radar: Tools to survive the security wilderness
Information Security Magazine | 27 Sep 2005
COLUMNS - Ice Breakers
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 2 of 2
Learn the Newest Way to Secure Your Windows Environment - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   08 NOV 2004, 09:00 EST (14:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Improve the security of your Microsoft® Windows® Environment! New offerings from both RSA Security and Microsoft help provide better protection against viruses, hackers, and worms for employees at the office or on the road.
Effective Workstation Protection - What is on the Agenda Today - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   15 SEP 2004, 14:00 EDT (18:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   This Webcast will be dedicated to the existing threats for Windows workstations, issues on the agenda and major elements of the effective workstation protection.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 4
principle of least privilege (POLP)
26 Sep 2008
WORD - What is the principle of least privilege (POLP)? The principle of least privilege (POLP) is the practice of limiting access to the minimal level that will allow normal functioning. Applied to employees, the principle of ...
BotHunter
28 Aug 2007
WORD - BotHunter is a type of bot application that looks for other bots by tracking two-way communication flows between active software inside a private network and external entities. BotHunter's main purpose is to identify known or ...
trusted computing
29 Nov 2006
WORD - Trusted computing is a broad term that refers to technologies and proposals for resolving computer security problems through hardware enhancements and associated software modifications. Several major hardware manufacturers ...
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