I was working on a PowerShell script the other day where a VBScript was failing me (I need to get into PowerShell more anyways) and needed to switch the execution policy on a set of computers to allow my script to run. A quick look through documentation told me it could be configured by running a command on each box or even better through a Group Policy setting. However, when … [Read more...]
Disqus 2012 launches new features for site commenting
Disqus is one of a few companies that have worked on perfecting the system of commenting on the web. While most CMS software comes with a basic commenting system, these other companies have been able to take it further, integrate with social media, and giving people identities on the web instead of just silos on each site. With the launch of Disqus 2012, the features have only … [Read more...]
New gTLDs revealed by ICANN
Are you tired of .com, .net, .org and only having 22 generic Top-Level Domains? But are you ready for .lol, .wtf, or .cashbackbonus? The web you know may all change soon. ICANN held a "Reveal Day" today to unveil the strings that were applied for - paying a $185,000 application fee. … [Read more...]
Microsoft, Adobe, and Java Security updates patch some doozies
June's Patch Tuesday is a little heavier than usual with Microsoft, Adobe, and Java all dogpiling on the poor sysadmins. Not only the quantity of the updates are concerning but the severity as well. Microsoft and Java are reporting zero-day attacks for the vulnerabilities they are patching. … [Read more...]
Windows Updates and WSUS hardening to prevent abuse
Tomorrow will be June's Patch Tuesday for Microsoft. Seven security bulletins were posted to address a number of remote code execution critical vulnerabilities and important elevation of privilege vulnerabilities. Even with Patch Tuesday coming tomorrow, Microsoft has already been busy this month releasing two updates to harden Windows Updates and WSUS in response to the Flame … [Read more...]