Archive for August 2nd, 2009


Aug 2

Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) deployment in perimeter network & Firewall rules

Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) is a role service available in Windows Server 2008 and higher versions. It allows authenticated and authorized remote users to securely connect to resources on an internal corporate or private network over the Internet. RD Gateway encapsulates Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) within RPC, within HTTP over a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
No Comments » - Posted by
Aug 2

Apple asks Google Voice App developers to pay refunds

After few days of pulling all unofficial Google Voice apps out of the App Store for an absurd reason, Apple now expect those apps developers to fund refunds out of their own pockets. See the transcript here. Now, according to an interview given to Maclife, they're being forced to pay for Apple's actions. "Apple
No Comments » - Posted by
Aug 2

FCC investigating Apple’s rejection of Google Voice Apps

FCC has begun an investigation into the matter that involves Apple's rejection of the Google Voice iPhone app. In its letters to AT&T, Apple, and Google, the Commission asked each party to clarify exactly what happened and why the application was blocked from the iTunes App Store. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said, "Recent news reports
2 Comments » - Posted by
Aug 2

“Conficker still an active threat,” F-Secure

At Black Hat security in Las Vegas, Mikko Hypponen of F-Secure, told attendees why Conficker represents an unprecedented threat. Hypponen also revealed some details on the current number of active Conficker nodes and where the hotspots are. The final analysis’s that Conficker’s still something that IT users and administrators need to be concerned about, while the true motives and
No Comments » - Posted by
Aug 2

Installing Integration Services in Hyper-V Guest – Video

The video below explains the process of installing Integration Services in a Hyper-V Guest:
No Comments » - Posted by
Aug 2

Microsoft Security Essentials lists Windows 7 UAC hack as malware

Leo Davidson released a proof-of-concept showcasing Windows 7 User Account Control feature flaw elevating a command prompt window using the whitelisted explorer.exe process. As of now, Microsoft has failed to fix the flaw, but they’re taking it a step further by blocking the exploit in Microsoft Security Essentials, as HackTool.Win32/Welevate.A and HackTool.Win64/Welevate.A
1 Comment » - Posted by
Aug 2

WordPress 2.0.x Legacy Branch Retires

WordPress team retired and deprecated the 2.0.x legacy branch, a few months shy of 2010. “Many of the security improvements to the new versions of WordPress in the last couple of years were complete reworks of how various systems were handled. Porting those changes to the 2.0.x branch would’ve been a monumental task and could’ve introduced
No Comments » - Posted by

1

Find us on Facebook