Snort 2.8.1 Released

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

New Additions Target-Based support to allow rules to use an attribute table describing services running on various hosts on the network. Eliminates reliance on port-based rules. Support for GRE encapsulation for both IPv4 & IPv6. Support for IP over IP tunneling for both IPv4 & IPv6. SSL preprocessor to allow ability to not inspect ...

Microsoft Plans Five ‘Critical’ Security Updates For Windows, Explorer

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Microsoft said Thursday that it plans to release eight software updates for the Windows operating system and Internet Explorer Web browser to patch security holes, five of which the company described as "critical."Microsoft said it plans to release the updates on April 8. PC users can determine if they need ...

Can’t Find Vista SP1 on Windows Update?

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Microsoft has released a Knowledge Base article to help users who are having problems getting Vista SP1 from the Windows Update site.  Here's a list of possible causes they have come up with so far: You are already running Windows Vista SP1. Windows Vista SP1 has not been released for the language ...

Session Hijacking in Windows Networks

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

I found a great write-up over at SANS that goes over session hijacking in amazing detail.  Click the link below to read the full 49-page white paper. Session Hijacking in Windows Networks

Announcing the Windows Search 4.0 Preview

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

To search for files on my PCs, I use Windows Search - Windows Vista's desktop search feature. I use Windows Search specifically to find photos that I've tagged in Windows Live Photo Gallery or important emails and Word documents. I also rely on saving specific searches that I can go ...