The Greek wiretapping case from 2004-2005 proves to be a very intriguing tale of not so long ago. The case involved a rootkit being installed on the switches of Greek wireless provider Vodafone Greece with the lead up to the Athens Olympics and well beyond. The incident is beyond technically interesting though, it's a lesson hard-learned on responding to security incidents. The … [Read more...]
Avast auto-sandbox disregards settings
Both Avast! antivirus and CPUsage updated recently and I was hoping the updates would resolve the problem the two were causing each other. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case and I finally got around to look into it more. CPUsage runs in the background with a virtual machine processing data that it is sent. A new process called Shelby.exe was getting caught by Avast's … [Read more...]
Adobe Flash Player 11.3 brings new security features
Adobe released updates to Flash Player yesterday for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android platforms. While addressing a number of vulnerabilities, this version also introduces Flash Player Protected Mode (sandbox) for Windows Firefox users. The Flash Player for Mac OS X includes the background updater and is signed with an Apple Developer ID to ensure compatibility with the new … [Read more...]
Drag’n’Drop Editor lets you change Windows behavior
I like how Windows' drag and drop functionality works by default. If you are dragging an item from one folder to another on the same drive, it moves. If you drag the item from a different drive, it copies. If you use right-click to drag and drop, it will present you with a menu of options - copying, moving, or creating a shortcut. If your workflow has you always copying, always … [Read more...]
New Windows 8 and Server 2012 Group Policies
Anxious to see what new Group Policies will be coming with Windows 8? You can dive into the Windows 8 Release Preview or the Server 2012 Release Candidate. However, if you're just looking for a reference, Microsoft has you covered. … [Read more...]