The “Spy patches” from Microsoft should be uninstalled from your environment. One reason is the constant network bandwidth to Microsoft servers they generate. Second, they are not a “security” patch, in general any patch that includes more functionality is bad for security. Winaero Blog post first noticed them in Win7 and Win8 by Sergey … Read more
We are talking IT security risk – not financial or other security. IT security Risk – How to define it? Colors Green, Yellow, Orange, Red ? Numbers 12345 , or wording – low, med, high. Image from BCM – Business Continuity Management Institute But whatever we use it may not be very accurate in … Read more
14 years ago was a bad day in US history: And it was unfortunately not predicted by anyone, there was no formula to look at and say yes we knew that was going to happen. So remember just when you think you know your life is in a certain shape and format. It … Read more
If the weakest link in Security or the equal parts of security : People, Process, and Technology, then we need to help the people in your organization with keeping up with security changes and threats without a large training expense. Not everyone wants to become an IT geek to be more secure. So why are … Read more
New Cisco attacks on the IOS operating system (a Cisco operating system). http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40411 There are actually no product vulnerabilities, but just plain old administrative access problems. What happens if someone gets your admin account on the router? The hacker will not change routes so you fix it, the hacker will upload a hacker special malware … Read more
