Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2010 - Issued: September 14, 2010
With the release of the bulletins for September 2010, this bulletin
summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued
on September 9, 2010. For more information about the bulletin
advance notification service, see
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/advance.mspx.
Adobe Zero-Day Strikes Again
For the second time in nearly a week, Adobe Systems is warning users about a zero-day vulnerability under attack.
What is Patch Tuesday?
Patch Tuesday is the second Tuesday of each month, the day on which Microsoft releases security patches.
SecurityOrb.com Deal of the Week - Samsung NP-N130-JA01US Refurbished Netbook from TigerDirect
The securityorb.com/ deal of the week comes from TigerDirect.com . It is a refurbished Samsung NP-N130-JA01US Netbook with a webcam and Windows 7 Starter.
New threat: Hackers look to take over power plants
Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical operations around the world in bold new efforts to seize control of them, setting off a scramble to shore up aging, vulnerable systems.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-046 - Critical
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-046 - Critical
Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2286198)
Electric Grid Vulnerabilities Exposed
Computer networks controlling the electric grid are plagued with security holes says a new Energy Department report based on the findings of 24 assessments of computer-control systems performed between 2003 and 2009. Many are VERY basic.
VMWare Fusion on Mac OS X: How to shutdown Windows when it is hung
I have been running VMWare Fusion with Windows XP as my guest OS for some time on my MacBook Pro. The other day, Windows XP while shutting, just hung as it seems to do from time to time on regular PC-based installed. I spent 2-days, waiting for it to complete. I even used the:
VMware Fusion menu bar > Virtual Machine > select Power Off
But it seem by using:
VMware Fusion menu bar > Virtual Machine > press the option key and select Power Off
It is the equivalent of pulling the plug out of the wall and it worked. Hope this will help someone out as it did me.
Kellep
Internet Explorer 8 blocks a billion malware downloads
James Pratt, Microsoft’s Product Manager stated in a blog post , “The SmartScreen team just informed me that we’ve reached an amazing milestone – Internet Explorer 8 has blocked 1 billion attempts to download malware!”