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Three ways project managers give in to threats

We live in a corporate environment and indeed a social one where the fear of personal, financial, or political harm counts for more than the honest calculation of risk. Economists are slowly starting to key onto this with their calculations of “perceived risk�; priests, theologians, and mothers everywhere probably...

Tags: Project Manager, Threat, Tools & Techniques, Management, Shannon Kalvar

Blog posts 2007-10-28

Don't let virus safeguards make you complacent

If Rich Skrenta was like any other teenager in 1982, he had no idea that what he probably thought of as a harmless prank would be the first step in changing the entire computing world. His "prank" contributed to the creation of what has become a 40 billion dollar a...

Tags: Firewall, Antivirus, Threat, Virus, Rich Skrenta, Joe Rosberg

Blog posts 2007-09-07

Get up to speed on Microsoft's seven critical security bulletins

For May's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released seven security bulletins -- and they're all critical updates. John McCormick tells you what you need to know about all seven security bulletins. May's Patch Tuesday didn't just mean seven critical security bulletins for admins to worry about -- it also welcomed...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Word processors, security, vulnerability, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Version, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Service Pack 2, Update, Threat, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Bulletin, Security Bulletin, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Office Suites, Software

Technical articles 2007-05-14

Microsoft releases six security bulletins for April

For April's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released five security bulletins, rating four of them as critical -- and that's in addition to the critical security bulletin it released a week earlier. John McCormick tells you what you need to know about all of April's security bulletins. After canceling March's Patch...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, Microsoft Windows, security bulletin, vulnerability, security, Privilege Vulnerability, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Version, Workaround, Microsoft Windows Vista, Threat, Exploit, CMS Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Operating Systems, Software

Technical articles 2007-04-13

What’s the Most Secure OS? Surprise! It’s Windows. (Well, sort of, in a way, if you look at things in a certain fashion and ignore other security metrics.)

The startling conclusion that Microsoft has the most secure OS isn’t mine (although I don’t find it all that fantastically unlikely), but that of some observors who came to that conclusion after looking at Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report Volume IX (http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/theme.jsp?themeid=threatreport) that covers the second half...

Tags: Social Security, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, Web, security

Blog posts 2007-03-24

Get up to speed on Microsoft's February security bulletins

February was a busy month for Microsoft. The software giant released a dozen security bulletins, half of which it rated critical. Last time, John McCormick reviewed Microsoft's six critical security bulletins for February. This time, he'll bring you to speed on the remaining six bulletins, which address important threats. ...

Tags: exploit, important threat, Interactive Training Vulnerability, IT Locksmith Newsletter, John McCormick, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 924667, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Security Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Mozilla Corp., Operating Systems, Secunia, security, security bulletin, Software, Threat, Version

Technical articles 2007-02-26

Microsoft releases six critical security bulletins for February

For February's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, rating six of them as critical. John McCormick tells you what you need to know about the six critical updates. For February's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released 12 security bulletins, half of which the company has rated as critical....

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, Microsoft Office, Web browsers, security, COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability, vulnerability, Microsoft Security Bulletin, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Workaround, Threat, Bulletin, Security Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites

Technical articles 2007-02-16

Identity theft on the wane

We've got a long way to go...It definitely is good to see businesses starting to take security more seriously than they have in the past, but unfortunately, we still have a long way to go.Most of the time I believe it's a matter of finding a product that's a good...

Tags: mroonie, security, million, software, laptop, email, internet, threat, e-mail, id theft, identity theft

Discussion threads 2007-02-01

Microsoft releases three critical bulletins but ignores Word flaws

For January's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released four security bulletins, rating three of them as critical. Get the details in this edition of the IT Locksmith, and get the best of the rest of recent security news. For the first Patch Tuesday of 2007, Microsoft released four security bulletins,...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, SECURITY, vulnerability, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Version, Threat, Flaw, Security Bulletin, Advanced Find Vulnerability, Denial Of Service Vulnerability, Microsoft Outlook, Office Suites, Software

Technical articles 2007-01-12

Adobe releases updates to fix critical Reader and Acrobat vulnerability

Adobe Systems has released a fix for critical security vulnerabilities in its Reader and Acrobat software that could allow someone to remotely take control of a computer. On Tuesday, TechRepublic security columnist John McCormick highlighted the threat writing, "A recent conference of the Chaos Computer Club hacker group in Germany...

Tags: acrobat, adobe, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Systems Inc., exploit, reader, Security, threat, vulnerability

Blog posts 2007-01-11

Acrobat flaw threatens both Firefox and IE browsers

While initially thought to only cause exposure to random code on Web sites, an Adobe Acrobat Reader flaw can also expose the contents of a user's local hard drive to hackers. Get the details in this edition of the IT Locksmith, and get the best of the rest of recent...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Internet Explorer, OpenOffice.org, John McCormick, OpenOffice, Web browsers, SECURITY, Acrobat flaw, OpenOffice buffer-overflow vulnerability, Web browser, vulnerability, buffer-overflow, Apple QuickTime, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Information Technology, Threat, Flaw, Office Suites, Software, Internet

Technical articles 2007-01-08

Microsoft releases three critical security bulletins for December

For December's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released seven security bulletins, rating three of them as critical. In this edition of the IT Locksmith, John McCormick has the details about this month's security bulletins. For this month's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released seven security bulletins, three of which it's rated as...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Digital music, Digital media, security, vulnerability, Windows Media, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Windows Server, Workaround, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Threat, Security Bulletin, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Software

Technical articles 2006-12-18

Be on the lookout for these security threats in 2007

As the end of 2006 rapidly approaches, it's time to start thinking about what new security threats a new year will bring. In this edition of the IT Locksmith, John McCormick offers his take on 2007's biggest security worries. 2006 is waning, and it's time to gear up for...

Tags: John McCormick, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, security threat, security, phishing, spam, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Information Technology, Threat, Identity Theft, Spam And Phishing

Technical articles 2006-12-04

Don't let these browser threats ruin your online shopping

Just in time for the year's busiest online shopping period, a new vulnerability has surfaced in popular Web browsers. In addition, a pair of threats has emerged in Mac OS X. John McCormick has the details about the latest security threats in this edition of the IT Locksmith. The...

Tags: Secunia, John McCormick, Apple Mac OS X, Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, vulnerability, Web browser, password, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Threat, CVE-2006-6061, Secunia Security Advisory 23012, Apple Mac OS, Software, Internet

Technical articles 2006-11-27

Microsoft releases five critical security bulletins for November

For November's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released six security bulletins, rating five of them as critical. In this edition of the IT Locksmith, John McCormick has the details about this month's security bulletins. For this month's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released six security bulletins, five of which it's rated as...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, security, vulnerability, Microsoft Security Bulletin, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security bulletin, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Threat, Exploit, Bulletin, CVE-2006-4687, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating Systems, Software

Technical articles 2006-11-20

Get up to speed on Microsoft's October security bulletins

October has been a busy month for Microsoft. The software giant released 10 security bulletins, six of which it rated critical, and it unveiled the long-awaited Internet Explorer 7. Last time, John McCormick reviewed Microsoft's six critical security bulletins for October. This time, he'll bring you to speed on the...

Tags: .NET, IT Locksmith Newsletter, John McCormick, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Security, Microsoft Security Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, security, security bulletin, Software, Threat, Vulnerability

Technical articles 2006-10-23

Microsoft releases six critical security bulletins for October

For October's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released 10 security bulletins, rating six of them as critical. In this edition of the IT Locksmith, John McCormick has the details about this month's critical security bulletins. For October's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released 10 security bulletins, six of which it's rated as...

Tags: Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, vulnerability, security bulletin, security, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Apple Macintosh, Version, Threat, Bulletin, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Excel, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems

Technical articles 2006-10-16

Waiting for Patch Tuesday? Get up to speed on other security threats

Microsoft is planning on a hefty Patch Tuesday this month, with up to a dozen security bulletins in the works. But before you get embroiled in applying all those patches, make sure you're up to date on the rest of the security threats out there. John McCormick's here to help...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, security, vulnerability, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Secunia, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Information Technology, Threat, Secunia Advisory 21910, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Software, Hardware

Technical articles 2006-10-09

Microsoft warns against VML threat

Within four days, Redmond released Microsoft Security Advisory 925568, "Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution"—and updated it twice. In this edition of the IT Locksmith, John McCormick tells you what you need to know about this advisory and clues you in to the various mitigating factors...

Tags: Vector Markup Language, Microsoft Corp., John McCormick, OSX/Leap, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, SECURITY, Servers, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Symantec Corp., Information Technology, Threat, Software

Technical articles 2006-09-25

Microsoft releases three security bulletins for September

September's Patch Tuesday was a relatively quiet one, with Microsoft releasing three security bulletins. Of the three, only one update patches a critical threat. John McCormick has the details in this edition of the IT Locksmith. Microsoft released three security bulletins for September's Patch Tuesday, but only one...

Tags: Hardware, IT Locksmith Newsletter, John McCormick, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Office Publisher, Operating Systems, Patches, Pragmatic General Multicast Protocol, security, Security Bulletin, Servers, Software, Threat, vulnerability, Workaround

Technical articles 2006-09-18