Computer security
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- Protect your computer and information - Antivirus and antispyware software, phishing, and spam
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Microsoft monthly security updates announcements - 2011
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - April 2011 Release: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - February 2011 Release: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - May 2011 Release: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - June 2011 Release: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 10: www.microsoft.com/security/sir/
- Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 10 now available: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
Links to security news & info in July 2011
- Fake Google software emails: msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/
- New botnet is indestructible / no botnet is indestructible: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Phishing protection… what can you do for me?: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Rustock network offline, cleanup continues: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Taking down botnets is good / taking down botnets is bad: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Technical Analysis on the Exploit for CVE-2011-2110 Adobe Flash Player Vulnerability: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
Links to security news & info in June 2011
- Autorun-abusing malware (Where are they now?): blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Department of Justice U.S. Disrupts International Cyber Crime Rings Distributing Scareware: www.fbi.gov/news/
- Free Microsoft Security Essentials Is Most Used Antivirus Worldwide: news.softpedia.com
- May MSRT by the numbers: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Microsoft declares a victory against autorun malware: news.cnet.com
- MSRT June Release, taking care of a few worm families: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Ten Immutable Laws Of Security (Version 2.0): technet.microsoft.com
- WebGL Considered Harmful: blogs.technet.com/b/srd/
Links to security news & info in May 2011
- An AppleCare support rep talks - Mac malware is "getting worse": www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/
- Apple to support reps: "Do not attempt to remove malware": www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/
- Apple updates antivirus software, adds daily definition check (only for OS X 10.6.7): www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/
- Combating social engineering tactics, like cookiejacking, to stay safer online: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowssecurity/
- Dissecting Phish in Security Intelligence Report Version 10: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- How to scan for spyware and other potentially unwanted software: windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/
- Microsoft - One out of 14 downloads is malicious: technolog.msnbc.msn.com
- Microsoft Uses Global Cybersecurity Summit to Discuss Internet Security: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
- Password policies need to be the same if we want users to take advice: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Scam emails - the cost of response: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- SmartScreen Application Reputation in IE9: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
Links to security news & info in April 2011
- IE9 versus Chrome - which one blocks malware better?: www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/
Links to security news & info in March 2011
- Building Reputation with Microsoft Security Essentials: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Case of the Malicious Autostart: blogs.technet.com/b/markrussinovich/
- Microsoft took down Rustock: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Operation b107 - Rustock Botnet Takedown: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Taking Down Botnets - Microsoft and the Rustock Botnet: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/
- Technical Analysis on the CVE-2011-0609 Adobe Flash Player Vulnerability: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
Links in February 2011
- Foreign hackers attack Canadian government some remedies: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- ID fraud is dropping: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Identity Theft Affects Virus Writers, Too: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Malware Response: blogs.technet.com/b/rhalbheer/
- It's Really Only 16 Security Practices - Implementation Guidance Included: blogs.msdn.com/b/sdl/
- Removing malware from your computer: www.webdotwiz.com
Links in January 2011
- Update! Watch those Word attachments: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/
Microsoft monthly security updates announcements - 2010
- Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2010: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-jan.mspx
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - February 2010: blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin Release - April 2010: blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin Release - May 2010: blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - July 2010 Release: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - September 2010 Release: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin Release - November 2010: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - December 2010 Release: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 8: www.microsoft.com/security/about/sir.aspx
- Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 9 (Jan - June 2010): www.microsoft.com/security/sir/
Links in December 2010
- Enhanced Protection with IE9’s SmartScreen Filter: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
- Exploiting trust – why do users fall for phishing?: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Gawker hack and password reuse – let’s put it into perspective: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Internet Explorer Blows Away Rivals in Browser Security: www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/
- Keeping Safe Online this Festive Season: blogs.msdn.com/b/govtech/
- Microsoft Security Essentials – version 2: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- MSRT December - If it quacks like a bot, it's probably Qakbot: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Recovering a hacked Hotmail account: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Security/Privacy - How safe are you while you browse web?: blogs.msdn.com/b/deva/
- Spamhaus under DDOS for publishing Wikileaks mirror site is hosted in spammy IP range: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
Links in November 2010
- 12 cyber scams of Christmas: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Bredolab botnet infiltrated: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- CAUCE and cyber crime: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Happy Thanksgiving from Rebhip?: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Latest outbound spam mitigation technique: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Microsoft issues warning on phone scam: blogs.msdn.com/b/govtech/
- Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat (as at Nov 16 2010): www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/
- Sophos Antivirus for Mac Home Edition - Free Download: www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/free-mac-anti-virus/
- Sophos ships free anti-malware tool for Macs: www.9to5mac.com
- Taking control of computer security: windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/
Links in October 2010
- 16 Security bulletins for October patch Tuesday: bink.nu/news/
- Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently: www.microsoft.com/protect/fraud/phishing/Msname.aspx
- CCM - Our Threat Indices in the Security Intelligence Report: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Defend Your Computer: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
- Does the computer security industry give good or realistic advice?: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Early Look at the Impact of MSRT on Zbot: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Global spam levels drop following certain events: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Have you checked the Java?: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- How to reduce the risk of online fraud: www.microsoft.com/protect/fraud/phishing/reduce.aspx
- In Pursuit of Cyber Crime: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/
- Internet Explorer Wins OTA Award for Online Trust: windowsteamblog.com/ie/b/ie/
- Is the online world more dangerous than the real world?: blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/
- ISPs cutting off infected users: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Microsoft releases its Security Intelligence Report, version 9: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Microsoft Security Essentials available to Small Businesses on October 7: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowssecurity/
- MSRT tool cleaning up Zeus-related malware: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- New Security Essentials update and more Microsoft news of the week: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
- One Year of Microsoft Security Essentials: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Online Safety and Privacy Education: www.microsoft.com/protect/
- Online safety information for parents and kids: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
- Prehistoric Virtual Machines: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Q&A - Microsoft's botnet wrangler on the fight against Internet crime: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Response Policy Zone: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Stop. Think. Connect - Microsoft, government and industry join forces to promote online safety: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/
- Stop. Think. Connect - Online Safety Tips: safetyandsecuritymessaging.org
- The Botnet Superhighway: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Trouble at SORBS (Spam and Open Relay Blocking System): blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Unexpected call from a help desk? Hang up: blogs.technet.com/b/jamesone/
- Unique approach to measuring effectiveness of spam filters: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- United States is the most bot-infected country. Right?: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Why you need large data sets to measure yourself effectively: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- *Worst* phish ever seen: msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/
Links in September 2010
- Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit: blogs.msdn.com/b/ukschools/
- Microsoft gets ownership of Waledac domains: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Microsoft Security Essentials Celebrates First Birthday with 30 Million Customers: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowssecurity/
Links in August 2010
- Microsoft Security Essentials Earns August VB100 certification: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowssecurity/
- Security Bulletin Release - Out of Band Release: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
Links for July 2010
- Can you break the code?: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Outsmarting social engineering threats with SmartScreen: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Links for June 2010
- Further Unexpected Resutls [sic]: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- Make sure that you are running up-to-date software: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Security Advisory for Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat: www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html
- Security starts with not doing stupid things: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
New links in May 2010
- Australia has a serious malware problem (Terry Zink's Anti-malware blog): blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Congratulations to the Department of Justice, FBI and Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
- More Scareware indictments: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- MSRT April Threat Reports & Alureon: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- MSRT May Threat Reports and Alureon: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Scareware Indictments Put Cybercriminals on Notice: microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/
- Top malware threats comparison: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Updating Pays Security Dividends: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
Latest announcements and news - March 2010
- Authorities take down the Mariposa botnet: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Bots, bots, and again bots: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Creating a Safer, More Trusted Internet: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowssecurity/
- Don’t fall for phony phone tech support: blogs.msdn.com/securitytipstalk/
- Getting a reputation - How SmartScreen looks at URLs: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/
- Internet Explorer 8 SmartScreen Filter - Protecting Users at Internet Scale: blogs.msdn.com/ie/
- Internet Explorer 8 Still the Best at Staying Safe While Browsing the Web: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/
- Internet's Most Successful Scams: redtape.msnbc.com
- Malware - Got Zbot?: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Malware in a nutshell (Video): blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Malware In focus - Mariposa botnet: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Malware - Waledac, Botnets and RSA: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Malware - News "parasites" on the prowl: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Malware - Win32/FakeRean is 33 rogues in 1: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- MSRT - Helping us de-Helpud you: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Vulnerability in Virtual PC?: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowssecurity/
- What we know (and learned) from the Waledac takedown: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
Latest announcements and news - January, February 2010
- A little more on Microsoft’s Waledac shutdown : blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Australian families get an online safety boost: blogs.msdn.com/augovtaffairs/
- Cracking Down on Botnets: microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/
- Dismantling Waledac (Malware): blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Experts’ views on PC vs Mac Security: blogs.msdn.com/maholmes/
- Flash Cookies - The Silent Privacy Killer: www.imasuper.com/66/technology/
- FTC versus Innovative Marketing et al – developments (Scareware): msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/
- Give me your money, or your computer gets it - rogueware and ransomware: redtape.msnbc.com
- Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update Now Available (Jan 21 2010): blogs.msdn.com/ie/
- Malicious PDF files comprised 80 percent of all exploits for 2009 - Report: blogs.zdnet.com/security/
- Microsoft wins a court order to shut down the Waledac botnet: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Restart issues on an Alureon infected machine after MS10-015 is applied: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Security Advisory 979352 – Going out of Band (Jan 19 2010): blogs.technet.com/msrc/
- Security update relating to current Internet Explorer vulnerability: blogs.msdn.com/augovtaffairs/
- Security update relating to current Internet Explorer vulnerability (Jan 21 2010): blogs.msdn.com/auspartners/
Microsoft monthly security updates announcements - 2009
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - August 2009 Update: blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - October 2009 Update: blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - November 2009 Release: blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/
- Microsoft Security Bulletin - December 2009 Release: blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/
Earlier announcements, news, updates and warnings
- 4 steps to protect your computer: www.microsoft.com/australia/protect/
- 8 tips for safer online shopping: www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/tips-and-tricks/
- Another botnet taken down: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Anatomy of a spam: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Assessing risk of IE 0day vulnerability: blogs.technet.com/srd/
- Australians lose an estimated $1 billion every year in scams: blogs.msdn.com/augovtaffairs/
- Beware of bogus online ‘help’ for Haiti: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Beware of malware disguised as holiday greetings: blogs.msdn.com/securitytipstalk/
- Browser Security Testing: nsslabs.com/browser-security
- Click Fraud: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Coming Soon - Microsoft’s Free Anti-virus Software: www.liveside.net
- Did You Say Malware? Where?: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Fake Security Software All Up: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- File scanning - whose responsibility is it?: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- FTC takes down another command-and-control center: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Internet Explorer October 2009 Security Update Now Available: blogs.msdn.com/ie/
- Little Red Riding Hood or Big Bad Wolf? Your Sweetheart or Waledac?: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Look out for fake Conficker safety scan links : blogs.msdn.com/securitytipstalk/
- Lorenzo von Matterhorn: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Malware - MSRT slices the Hamweq for Christmas: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Malware infection update and Microsoft Security Essentials: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Microsoft & Adobe - Protecting our customers together: blogs.msdn.com/sdl/
- Microsoft Malware Protection - If at first you don't succeed...: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Microsoft privacy portal a target of rogue security software: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Virus, Spyware and Malware Protection: www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
- Microsoft Security Essentials – Week One - Some Stats: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Microsoft Security Essentials Review: www.cnet.com.au
- Microsoft sues three people for 'click fraud': bink.nu
- Microsoft's free AV got 1.5 million downloads in first week: www.itworld.com/security/
- Millions tricked by 'scareware': news.bbc.co.uk
- More on Click Fraud: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Most Secure Browser - Internet Explorer 8?: blogs.msdn.com/kennyspade/
- MSRT August 2009 Top Detection Reports: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- MSRT Released Today Addressing Conficker and Banload: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- MSRT and MMPC in 2H08 – Microsoft Security Intelligence Report: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- MSRT Tackles Another Rogue: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- New Bing Feature Warns Users of Scams: on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/
- Peek at MSRT November Threat Reports - Malware removed from 1.5 million systems: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Phishing – what it is, and how it relates to your webmail credentials: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Real-World Protection With IE8’s SmartScreen Filter: blogs.msdn.com/ie/
- Recent Cyber Attacks: blogs.technet.com/microsoft_blog/
- Reviewers like Microsoft Security Essentials: blogs.msdn.com/securitytipstalk/
- Rimecud and Hamweq - birds of a feather: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Safer Online Shopping with Internet Explorer 8: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/
- Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat (Oct 8 2009): www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/
- Security development - Ninjas are cool, but engineers build bridges: blogs.msdn.com/sdl/
- Security Intelligence Report - “Scareware” on the Rise: blogs.technet.com/rhalbheer/
- Some Observations on Rootkits: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Speed up Windows 7 boot times with… Microsoft Security Essentials?: blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/
- Surveying the Hamweq-age - Threat Reports for MSRT December: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Top Ten Spam, Malware and E-Security Stories of 2009: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Use Hotmail or Gmail? Be on alert for phishing scams: blogs.msdn.com/securitytipstalk/
- Wily Weekend Worms: blog.twitter.com
- Win32/Rimecud: MSRT’s success story in January 2010: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- World distribution of the origin of spam by country: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail compromised (Oct 8 2009): blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
Security
- 860,000 Computers Cleaned from Password Stealer Infections in One Week: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Breaking the Social Contract - My Data is not Your Data: www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/
- Closing In on Open Relay Mail Servers: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Cyberwarfare 101 - Case Study of a Textbook Attack, part 1: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Cyberwarfare 101 - Case Study of a Textbook Attack, part 2: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Do and don’ts for p@$$w0rd$: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Early Days of the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) - Part One: blogs.msdn.com/sdl/
- Early Days of the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) - Part Two: blogs.msdn.com/sdl/
- Hackers 'destroy' flight sim site, Avsim.com: news.bbc.co.uk
- How do I know if a wireless network is secure?: windowshelp.microsoft.com
- How virus researchers work: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Improvement to Adobe Reader security: msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/
- Microsoft cleans password stealer tools from 859,842 PCs: arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/
- More on virus researchers: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Operating System Security Part 1: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Operating System Security Part 2: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Protecting Customers From Half a Million New Unique Malicious Files Every Day: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- Question and Answer - Stay safe online: news.bbc.co.uk
- Secure your laptop while travelling this holiday season: blogs.msdn.com/tiptalk/
- Security at Home: www.microsoft.com/australia/
- Security Intelligence Report Volume 6: blogs.msdn.com/ie/
- Security only works if you follow procedure: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Sometimes security restrictions are annoying: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Top Cyber Security Risks - SANS Sep 2009 Report: www.sans.org/top-cyber-security-risks/
- Windows Security Blog: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowssecurity/