Activex
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Experts: Don't rely solely on patches
News Following unresolved ActiveX vulnerability in Internet Explorer, security experts say users should take extra precaution and not rely on critical patches alone.
Tags: PC security, Security implementation/standards, Web browsers, Security, Hole, Web Browser, software company, Patch, malicious attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Firefox faces browser clone war in China
News Mozilla hosts outreach programs to drive Web standards and has special version of Firefox for China, where browser landscape features IE clones.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, IP Television, IE-clone, Li, Web sites, Web Browser, online banking, Browser Company, Mozilla Corp.
HP t5730w Thin Client
Reviews Designed for use with server-based desktops such as Terminal Services, Citrix and VMware View, HP's t5730w is an excellent mid-range device suitable for most office applications.
Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., USB, remote desktop, Environment, Server, Thin Client, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft offers patches to ward off ActiveX attacks
News In rare out-of-cycle security update, Microsoft fixes hole that put IE users at risk of attacks via ActiveX and other controls.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security, Vulnerability, Attack, Web Application, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch management, researcher, Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft plugs critical DirectShow, Video ActiveX holes
News Latest Patch Tuesday updates plug nine holes in Windows, Office, ISA, Virtual PC and Virtual Server, including several holes that have been targeted in attacks.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Microsoft Windows, Security, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Virtual PC, Vulnerability, Internet Security, Video, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft warns of attacks on new ActiveX hole
News IE users warned about new ActiveX vulnerability, affecting Office XP, 2003, and ISA Server 2004 and 2006, that could allow an attacker to take control of the PC.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Hole, ActiveX Control, Internet Security, Attack, Microsoft Office, ActiveX, malicious web site, blog posting
Microsoft probing ActiveX attacks targeting Access feature
News Vulnerability in ActiveX control for feature in Microsoft Access is being used for targeted but limited attacks, Microsoft says.
Tags: Security, Business applications, Microsoft Corp., ActiveX Control, Attack, Microsoft Windows Server, IM, Microsoft Internet Explorer, trusted site, Microsoft Office
Google Chrome: What does it offer developers?
Techguide After taking Google Chrome for a test drive, Tony Patton discusses the new browser’s tools for working with Web pages.
Tags: Web sites, Web services, Web browsers, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Plug-in, Tool, Developer, Gears
What Windows 7 means to security admins
Techguide Windows expert Greg Shultz reviews the most significant differences in Windows 7 that will affect the role of security administrators, including changes to UAC, the new AppLocker, and BitLocker To Go.
Tags: Security, Data security, PC security, Windows 7, AppLocker, NTLM Authentication Protocol, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Windows Vista
Windows 7 critical holes fixed in record Patch Tuesday
News In its biggest Patch Tuesday ever, Redmond stitches up a pair of Windows 7 holes, along with fixing up a number of zero-day flaws elsewhere.
Tags: Security Management, Network security, PC security, Server Message Block, Microsoft IIS Server, Security, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 7, Server
Convert Excel calculations to literal values
Techguide Copying Excel data to a different location can send your calculations into a tailspin. Avoid problems by using Paste Special to copy values rather than formulas.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Symbol, Web Browser, font, font color, Figure, Insert, Microsoft Excel, Web Address
Microsoft announces Project 2010 beta
News Enhancements to the project-management application include improvements to the user interface based on the Office ribbon technology.
Tags: Business applications, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Microsoft Project, Arizona, Beta, director of marketing, 64-bit, ZDNet, ActiveX, Microsoft SharePoint
IT pros advised to 'bed down' in jobs
News While the number of tech professionals finding work has increased, there is still uncertainty over jobs, says technology skills group e-skills.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, IT Professional, COM, Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, SQL, C#, C++, job, ActiveX
Office, Windows get critical patches
News Software maker releases nine patches in this month's Patch Tuesday, many of them related to ActiveX controls.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Windows, Lumension Security Inc., Vulnerability, remote desktop, computer, Server, critical patch, patch management
DirectX targeted in Microsoft security updates
News Microsoft Patch Tuesday preview shows that one of six security updates slated for next week will target critical hole in DirectX.
Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Windows, Web sites, Security, ActiveX Control, DirectX, Microsoft Virtual PC, Video, Microsoft Windows, Security Update
