Security Update MS12-027 addresses a code execution vulnerability in MSCOMCTL.OCX, the Windows Common Controls ActiveX control. By default, this component is included with all 32-bit versions of Microsoft Office. We’d like to cover the following topics…
While in Germany, I want to keep using my Netflix account, watch PBS, CNBC. I have found following services:
A VPN: https://hidemyass.com/vpn/promo/1/5/
A DNS: http://www.unotelly.com/unodns/
I an concenred about someone stealing my dat…
Mod_security has a rules updater distributed with their release packages on sourceforge:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mod-security/files/modsecurity-crs/0-CURRENT/
Usually, you can run the script and modsec will update the rules for y…
I’m creating a server where people can come and talk to each other. I’m mostly doing it for a fun project. I’m using RSA for encryption/decryption, so only the clients will know what’s being said. I don’t want the server to handle any decr…
I have a bunch of Linux machines that I wish to administer over the Internet. I currently use SSH keys, but have been advised to use 2-factor authentication. SSH Keys are something you know. Is an IP address something you have? (Yes, IP ca…
Security Update MS12-020 addresses two vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). One of the two, CVE-2012-0002, is a Critical, remote code execution vulnerability affecting all versions of Windows. This blog po…
I am developing my site using server side sessions using redis as backend for saving the session.
Now the issue which is bothering me is of user leaving the website without logging out.
I mean user simply closes the browser which causes…
I am developing my site using server side sessions using redis as backend for saving the session.
Now the issue which is bothering me is of user leaving the website without logging out.
I mean user simply closes the browser which causes…
Today we are shipping a security update to address a Critical-class memory corruption vulnerability in the Microsoft C Run-Time Library (msvcrt.dll) shipped with Windows. We have issued the bulletin with Critical severity because attackers could potent…
Today we released nine security bulletins. Four have a maximum severity rating of Critical with the other five having a maximum severity rating of Important. We hope that the table below helps you prioritize the deployment of the updates appropriately …
