Server Message Block
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How to protect public Web servers
Insight As the connection between the internal network and the rest of the world, public Web servers always deserve extra protection.
Tags: Web sites, Security, Web servers
Fixes in for critical IE, Windows flaws
News Three of the 10 bulletins in Microsoft's monthly batch of patches deals with three holes that could let intruders take over a PC.
Tags: Network security, Software
WinNuke lives on, and it's coming to a system near you
Insight In 1997, the first version of WinNuke launched denial of service attacks against Windows 95 and Windows NT. A new version is now targeting Windows NT, 2000, and XP. Here's what you need to know to stop WinNuke in its tracks.
Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole
News One day after Patch Tuesday, researcher warns of unpatched security hole in Windows 7 and Server 2008.
Tags: PC security, Security applications/tools, Server Message Block, Microsoft Corp., NetBIOS, Vulnerability, broadcasting, Spokesperson, Microsoft Windows 7, Server
Microsoft patching zero-day Windows 7 SMB hole
News Company warns customers that exploit code for the Server Message Block hole is available and suggests a workaround until a patch is ready.
Tags: Windows 7, PC security, Security, Server Message Block, Trustworthy Computing, TCP, Computer, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Vulnerability
Microsoft to patch zero-day SMB, IIS holes
News Microsoft pushes back the release of the antimalware software until the second half of next year, but says related security releases are on track.
Tags: Data security, Business applications, Antivirus software, Spam filtering, Server Message Block, Microsoft IIS Server, Microsoft Corp., Business applications, Windows Server 2008 R2, Small And Medium Business
Windows 7, Vista zero-day flaw reported
News Security researcher says vulnerability in Windows 7 could lead to an attack causing a critical system error, or "blue screen of death".
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server Message Block, Microsoft Windows Vista, Zero-day Bug, BSOD, Small And Medium Business, Microsoft Windows 7, Flaw, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft: Windows 7 not affected by latest flaw
News Following up on a vulnerability disclosed in the last 24 hours, Microsoft says the flaw affects Vista and Windows Server 2008, but not the final version of Windows 7.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Authentication and encryption, Server Message Block, Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 7, software company, Flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows 2000
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
Microsoft fixes holes in Server Message Block
News The software giant has released security update to fix weaknesses in the network file-sharing protocol used in Windows.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Firewalls, Server Message Block, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, File-sharing, network
Microsoft explains seven-year patch delay
News The software giant says that fixing the flaw earlier would have broken customer network applications.
Tags: Security, Business applications, Server Message Block, Microsoft Corp., Sir, Server, program manager, Microsoft Security Response Center, network, researcher
Use Access Based Enumeration to prevent users from seeing objects they can't access
Techguide Windows Server 2008 now includes a feature for administrators to hide files and folders from users who do not have read permissions to these objects.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, File Server, Permission, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, network
Disable NetBIOS and SMB to protect public Web servers
Techguide Disabling the two functions means that if an attacker manages to compromise your Web server, he or she won' be able to use them to further explore and exploit your network.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management
How to protect public Web servers
Techguide As the connection between your internal network and the rest of the world, public Web servers always deserve an extra measure of protection. Mike Mullins tells you one way to lock down these servers.
Tags: Business security, Data security, Security
Microsoft plugs 21 security holes
Techguide All but two of the 21 Windows, Office and Exchange flaws could let an intruder run code on a compromised computer.
