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| After hackers based in China used a vulnerability in Internet Explorer to hack into Google and other companies, Microsoft has released an emergency security patch. ...
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| How often have you (or, if you're another tech, one of your clients) been unable to get to a particular web site, but able to get others? It can be a really frustrating issue, especially if you
aren't sure whether the site is down or if it's something on your system. Well, I found a really terrific tool that answers the question in an instant, so you can decide whether to spend time on the
issue or not...
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| I'm fresh off a couple of disastrous issues this past month, and rethinking my strategies. I had two clients lose important data when they had drive failures or damaged systems. In both cases, backups hadn't been running correctly for months, and no one had checked them. This is an even greater issue on client's home PCs - most clients have tons of pictures, music and videos on their systems, much of which (especially the pictures) is irreplaceable, and yet they don't run regular backups. ... |
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| If you are a network administrator and don't already use it, Microsoft has a fantastic tool available for troubleshooting Exchange remote connectivity issues. The tool, aptly named the "Microsoft Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer" is available here. |
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| I have spent the better part of the last two weeks tracking down and removing this malware from client systems. This fake antivirus program tries to scare end-users into installing it by creating a pop-up that says "You are infected" and scrolls through a list of viruses. If you click on the pop-up, pretty much anywhere in the pop-up, the malware is installed. Once installed, you will receive more pop-ups, sometimes several a minute, telling you that you are infected and directing you to the makers site where you can "activate" your software by giving them your credit card. In general it just drives people crazy, and if you don't know how to get rid of it, you may end up spending a lot of time and energy trying to remove it.
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Lot's of big security issues the last couple of days, and the latest one is a doozie. The Employment Development Department's "CalJobs" site, which collects a great deal of personal information as well as resumes from job-seekers has been found to have a number of serious security issues which could allow people to access the personal information of the hundreds of thousands of Californians.
Really an amazing security breach, especially considering the simplicity of the exploits. Read more here.
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| Windows 7 is finally here, and you are going to like it. I have been running it for several months on a system at the office, and so far, my experience has been absolutely seamless. Some highlights: |
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| I have been forwarded details of a virus that is spreading rapidly to businesses that use their own mail servers, particularly those who use Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange. Basically, users receive an email telling them they need to log on and change some settings due to an upgrade. Once they click on the link, they are taken to a site that looks just OWA and instructs them to download a file to update their settings. Of course, the file is bogus and the virus is installed when you click on the link. |
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| I don't know where this came from, but I recently came across it in my archives and thought I'd share... |
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NCTCS 
