November was a busy month for security stories. The month kicked off with more stories of massive security patches from both Microsoft and Apple leaving me to wonder when the patching madness will ever end. Windows 7 was found to have a flaw that allows denial of service attacks. Internet Explorer v7 (IE7) even made it into the news with the latest vulnerability, but I question efforts to patch an aging application, why not just upgrade or use Firefox? If they aren’t willing to upgrade, do people really think they will patch IE7?
Without further delay, here are the stories that caught my eye in November: ( Read More… )
Sometime in 2010 virtually every new Windows PC will now come with a version of application whitelisting installed in the form of AppLocker. It’s time to start thinking about how application whitelisting will change the way you approach desktop security and how you intend to use whitelisting to protect your critical IT assets. In preparation for this shift, I thought it would be good to give some food for thought about what changes and what considerations you should give to your ultimate whitelisting strategy.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving week, I wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks to all of our customers, partners and employees who are helping CoreTrace change the face of computer security. It has been a fantastic year so far and we have a lot to be thankful for. More than ever businesses and individuals are looking for a new approach to computer security, and application whitelisting has come to the forefront as an alternative to traditional antivirus.
There have been many cases of social networks overlapping security software this year. Whether they are using