Security UPDATE--Two More Portable Anonymous Web Browsers--September 27, 2006

IN FOCUS: Two More Portable Anonymous Web Browsers

NEWS AND FEATURES

- Two IE Vulnerabilities Allow Unwanted Code Execution

- EMC Forms New Security Division

- Recent Security Vulnerabilities

GIVE AND TAKE

- Security Matters Blog: New Tool: WindowsZones

- FAQ: Join Vista to a Domain

- Microsoft Learning Paths for Security: Identity and Access Management

- KNOW YOUR IT SECURITY Contest

PRODUCTS

- Keep an Eye on Your Files

- Wanted: Your Reviews of Products

RESOURCES AND EVENTS

FEATURED WHITE PAPER

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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=== IN FOCUS: Two More Portable Anonymous Web Browsers

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=== SECURITY NEWS AND FEATURES

Two IE Vulnerabilities Allow Unwanted Code Execution

Two new vulnerabilities were recently discovered in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE). One allows intruders to install shell code and take subsequent actions, including installing malware.

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/93584

The other, located in the DirectAnimation ActiveX control, also lets unwanted code be run on an affected system.

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/93532

EMC Forms New Security Division

EMC has completed the acquisition of RSA Security and has acquired Network Intelligence. EMC will form a new security division based on the RSA brand. Former chief executive officer at RSA, Art Coviello, will lead the division as president and will serve as an executive vice president at EMC. Network Intelligence will become a business unit of the new division.

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/93581

Other Recent Security Vulnerabilities

If you subscribe to this newsletter, you also receive Security Alerts, which inform you about recently discovered security vulnerabilities. You can also find information about these discoveries at

http://www.windowsitpro.com/departments/departmentid/752/752.html

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=== GIVE AND TAKE

SECURITY MATTERS BLOG: New Tool: WindowsZones

by Mark Joseph Edwards, http://www.windowsitpro.com/securitymatters

WindowsZones is a new tool that claims to be able to protect Internet applications against zero-day exploits and to move those applications between security zones on the fly.

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/93602

FAQ: Join Vista to a Domain

by John Savill, http://www.windowsitpro.com/windowsnt20002003faq

Q: How do I join my Windows Vista machine to a domain?

Find the answer at

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/93565

MICROSOFT LEARNING PATHS FOR SECURITY: Identity and Access Management

Use the resources listed on the Microsoft Learning Paths Web page to get in-depth information about identity and access management. Find out how to provide a secure environment for managing user identities, authentication methods, and access rights across an organization's internal and external users.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/learning KNOW YOUR IT SECURITY Contest

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=== PRODUCTS

by Renee Munshi, [email protected]

Keep an Eye on Your Files

IS Decisions announces FileAudit 3.0, which lets you track accesses of and changes to Windows files. New features in FileAudit 3.0 include a redesigned GUI, which you can use from the FileAudit console or from Windows Explorer; the ability to display access history in printable reports that you can schedule to run automatically, the ability to schedule archiving of access events occurring on one or more systems to a database; and the ability to filter events (e.g., by type, user, timeframe). Pricing starts at $125 per audited system. For more information, go to

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WANTED: your reviews of products you've tested and used in production. Send your experiences and ratings of products to [email protected] and get a Best Buy gift certificate.

=== RESOURCES AND EVENTS

For more security-related resources, visit

http://www.windowsitpro.com/go/securityresources

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Mark Joseph Edwards discusses emerging spyware threats, including rootkits, keyloggers, and distribution methods. On-demand Web seminar

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