Hello, Today I sent a virus sample to the Microsoft MMPC team, That was analyzed as the “TrojanDownloader:Win32/Delf.QR” The full reply from Microsoft was: Analysis of the file(s) in Submission ID MMPC12020732034853 is now complete. This is the final email that you will receive regarding this submission. The Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) has investigated the following file(s) which we received on 2/7/2012 11:39:15 AM Pacific Time. Below is the determination for your submission. ====...

PING The latest version the Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM) tool—version 2.5—is now available for beta download and review! NEW baselines include: * Exchange Server 2007 SP3 Security Baseline * Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Security Baseline Updated client product baselines include: * Windows 7 SP1 Security Compliance Baseline * Windows Vista SP2 Security Compliance Baseline * Windows XP SP3 Security Compliance Baseline * Office 2010 SP1 Security Baseline * Internet Explorer 8 Security Compliance...

Hello All, Claims-based identity seeks to control the digital experience and allocate digital resources based on claims made by one party about another. A party can be a person, organization, government, website, web service, or even a device. The very simplest example of a claim is something that a party says about itself. As the authors of this book point out, there is nothing new about the use of claims. As far back as the early days of mainframe computing, the operating system asked users for...

חבילת שירותי הענן Office 365 מציעה ללקוחות שליטה מוחלטת במידע שלהם, פרטיות מלאה ואמצעי אבטחה קפדניים. טל שריד מסביר בדיוק איך זה עובד מאת: טל שריד, Microsoft Consulting Services ארגונים רבים נמצאים בשלב של בחינה או מעבר לשירותי ענן כחלק ממערך המחשוב שלהם. כמו בכל שירות חדש בתחום, השאלות הראשונות של המנכ"לים ואנשי ה- IT עוסקות באבטחה של המידע. הדאגה העיקרית היא כיצד המידע נשמר, היכן הוא נשמר ומי אחראי על ניהול האבטחה באופן שוטף. חבילת שירותי הענן של מיקרוסופט, Office 365 , קבעה סטנדרטים חדשים...

Hello All! Microsoft has released Hotfix Rollup 4 for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619883 This article contains information about how to obtain the hotfix rollup and about the issues that are fixed by the hotfix rollup. Issues that are fixed in Hotfix Rollup 4 for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange: 1. Email is sent to the Forefront Protection for Exchange UNDELIVERABLE folder instead of being delivered 2. UNC and proxy credentials are stored in clear...

Hello! We have the honor to invite you to the Israel Security User Group December 2011 meeting - Hacking & Securing Active Directory. Date: 20.12.11 Time: 18:00 Location: Microsoft Israel – Hapnina 2 Raanana Israel This event will show the audience a high level overview for taking strategic decisions about planning and securing Active Directory infrastructure in an enterprise environment.Active Directory is the foundation upon which the rest of Windows security and services depends. Active Directory...

Hello all, While installing and implementing Active Directory Federation Services at one of our customers site, i came across this Vulnerability, Pay attention and defend yourselves http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37215 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS09-070 http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54425 Thanks, Ohad Plotnik (Plotniko) MVP-Forefront System&network Security Architect ForefrontSecurity.org

Hello World, Following is a great security TIP: Do you think your PC has a virus? The Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free downloadable security tool that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It works with your existing antivirus software. Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner expires 10 days after being downloaded. To rerun a scan with the latest anti-malware definitions, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again. The Microsoft Safety...

Hello all, After some of you asking, i was thinking it will be better to post it here, The Forefront Protection Server Management Console (FPSMC) is requiring these ports to be open to function properly: 80 HTTP port. Enables communication between the web browser and FPSMC, as well as all HTTP communication from FPSMC to the internet. 445 Required for FPSMC agent deployment (unidirectional: FPSMC server to the managed computer) 8815 The deployment agent listens on this port on a managed server to...

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