Unstable Path

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Posts by: Chris

Remotely changing Outlook Exchange Profiles

I’ve got a couple of remote users who report not having any new email since sometime in 2005. These guys don’t sign on to the computers all that often, so I suspect Outlook didn’t automagically change their mailbox settings when…

Deploying Java in WSUS Package Publisher

After a few failed starts getting Java to update via WSUS Package Publisher, I’ve taken one more try.  Here are the steps I used to successfully deploy Java 6 update 115.  The process should work for any Java version.

Avoid tech support scammers!

Tech support phone scams are a few years old, but still fairly common. If someone calls you claiming to be from Microsoft (or some other tech company) wanting to connect to your computer to fix something, hang up.

News and Notables for Thursday & Friday

In case you haven’t heard, many Drupal hosting providers and users dropped the ball on getting their systems patched.  Tripwire reports automated scans started compromising sites just hours after the most recent patch announcement.  The lesson here: Pay attention to…

News and Notables

Microsoft releases an advisory and fix-it tool to disable SSL3 in Internet Explorer, recommends SSL 3 is disabled on all systems.  It appears they are also disabling SSL3 on all their hosted internet services.  I recommend we all do likewise.

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If you subscribe to the InfoSecNews mailing list, as I have for several years, you know they provide valuable content.  If you don’t, wander over to http://www.infosecnews.org/ and take a look at their content. Join me in donating a $1 to help…