Operating Systems

Meeting the Challenges of Remote Work with Chrome OS Policy Settings – Part II

| | Chrome, configuration policy, Operating Systems, Security Controls
Welcome to the second part of this two-part blog series for administrators who are new to the Chromebook enterprise system. In the previous blog, we discussed settings that are applicable to users ...
The State of Security

Meeting the Challenges of Remote Work with Chrome OS Policy Settings – Part I

| | Chrome, configuration policy, Operating Systems, Security Controls
Many organizations, from enterprises to small businesses and schools, are focusing efforts on distance working and learning. One significant hurdle for those who are suddenly tasked with supporting remote users is the ...
The State of Security
Ladies and Gentlemen, Girls and Boys: The Redmondian Leviathan

Microsoft Quality Control Problems: The Litany

| | Code Incomplete, Operating System Security, Operating Systems, Security Cruft
Ladies and Gentlemen, Girls and Boys: The Redmondian Leviathan via the inimitable Lawrence Abrams, writing at Bleeping Computer, comes the bad news for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Windows users worldwide. The ...
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Thirty-four years in IT - Swimming with the Itanic (Part 8)

Thirty-four years in IT – Swimming with the Itanic (Part 8)

| | career, Operating Systems, Oracle, performance
For historical reasons, we were a strong VMS shop. Before they imploded, Digital Equipment treated EDU's very kindly, offering extremely good pricing on software in exchange for hardware adoption. In essence, a ...
Last In - First Out
credential theft

In the New Fight Against Malware, It’s Spy vs. Spy

| | antivirus, Malware Detection, Network Security, Operating Systems, social engineering
Cybersecurity teams are in a tough spot. New, insidious types of malware are emerging all the time (more than 800 million total million malware seen in 2019). In many cases, corporate security ...
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Image Credit: Microsoft Corporation

Rather Than Focusing On Fixing Lame Windows Update System, Microsoft CEO Targets New Electronic Cricket Bat

| | Blatant Stupidity, Corporate Evil, Cruft, Operability, Operating System Security, Operating Systems
Image Credit: Microsoft Corporation Smart Move - Satya - Smart Move Now, what was it you were going to do about the October Creators Update for Windows 10 nagging problem of deleting ...
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macOS Mojave Security - User Operability Flaws Lead To Slippery Slope

macOS Mojave Security – User Operability Flaws Lead To Slippery Slope

| | Information Security, Must Read, Operability, Operating System Security, Operating Systems, User-Land, User-Land Security
via the inimitable Rich Mogull, writing at TidBits, comes this interesting take on newly implemented user-land security operability problems in Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) desktop operating variant of Darwin (aka macOS X ...
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iOS: The Trust Jacking Gambit

iOS: The Trust Jacking Gambit

| | Device Exploitation, Device Security, Information Security, Operating System Security, Operating Systems, Opposable Thumbs, Vectored Attacks
Roy Iarchy, writing at Symantec's security blog, comes this story of Apple Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iOS, Operating System flaws, and the vector - the TrustJacking gambit, all wrapped up in a nice ...
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