Computer Safety & News

The FBI warns of an increase in highly realistic purchase orders used to defraud corporate suppliers http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2014/october/cyber-crime-purchase-order-scam-leaves-a-trail-of-victims/cyber-crime-purchase-order-scam-leaves-a-trail-of-victims QUOTE: What began as a scheme to defraud office supply stores has evolved into more ambitious crimes that have cost retailers around the country millions of dollars—and the Nigerian cyber criminals behind the fraud have also turned at-home […]

This historical account shared by Microsoft is excellent as it lead to the strategic Trustworth Computing directive and improved security protection and update processes http://www.microsoft.com/security/sdl/story/default.aspx#chapter-1   Across thousands of developers and millions of lines of code, one company learns to build secure software in an increasingly insecure world. It was 2 a.m. on Saturday, July […]

These 20 slides share highlights of the new features that are part of the Windows 10 Preview version  http://www.networkworld.com/article/2835036/windows/windows-10-a-guided-tour.html QUOTE: Microsoft released a technical preview of the next version of Windows for the public to download and try for free. Although a final release with additional features isn’t expected until the middle of 2015, there […]

Leadership is more of a special attribute of someone that makes them stand out from the rest, rather than a title or position. http://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/how-can-you-be-a-leader-right-where-you-are QUOTE:  Often hear this question from younger aspiring leaders. They want to apply my teaching to their current situation, but they don’t know how. The good news is that you can […]

To test your browser in determining if your PC client is vulnerable: https://www.poodletest.com For corporate users to test server vulnerabilities https://ssltest.com Excellent documentation on how to disable SSL3 on servers and clients: https://isc.sans.edu/diary/POODLE%3A+Turning+off+SSLv3+for+various+servers+and+client.++/18837 To turn off SSLv3 support in Internet Explorer 11: Setting -> Internet Options -> Advanced Tab -> Uncheck “SSL version 3.0” under “Security”.

The Internet Storm Center has excellent resources on the new POODLE vulnerability which can greatly compromise encrypted sessions for the legacy SSLv3 protocol under the right circumstances https://isc.sans.edu/diary/SSLv3+POODLE+Vulnerability+Official+Release/18827 https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18837 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/3009008.aspx QUOTE: Finally we got an official announcement. SSLv3 had issues in the past. Remember the BEAST attack? It was never resolved (other then moving to […]

Critical Security updates to Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer,  Framework, Office and other products became available on Patch Tuesday.  Users should promptly update to enjoy best levels of protection. So far, no issues encountered in early use after installation.   https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Microsoft+October+2014+Patch+Tuesday/18819 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-oct