Category: Security
Encrypted on Windows 7 and use on Vista as well
With Windows 7 we can not only encrypt our local fixed drives but also USB devices. Considering that probably many of do carry around one or more memory sticks that could contain sensitive data or just data you don’t want Read More …
It’s about time to install MS08-067
If you haven’t done so yet, it’s about time you get the MS08-067 patch installed on your Windows clients. According to a recent post on the Microsoft® Malware Protection Center blog, another wave of attacks has been identified. By the way Read More …
SQL Server services user account
When you install SQL Server 2000 / 2005 / 2008 you can configure under what user account the services are running. In the past i’ve often seen people selecting “local system”, I also selected that….not thinking too much about security Read More …
Extending User Information in AD
The Windows 2003 Resource Kit contains a nice extension for the Active Directory Users and Computers console showing additional User Account information. The additional user account information can be enabled by registering the acctinfo.dll as described below. Follow the steps Read More …
All security updates on a DVD
I do periodically browse through the Microsoft Download Center (Beta) to see if there is anything new that is of interest to me. Today i came across Article 913086 which describes an alternative way of obtaining all Microsoft Security patches for Read More …
ToolTip – chml.exe manage Windows Integrity Levels
To be honest i haven’t gone into the details of the Windows Integrity Levels myself but wanted to mention the chml.exe tool that can be downloaded from Mark Minasi’s web site. More details about the Windows Vista Integrity Mechanism can Read More …