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• Download: H1 2008 Desktop OS Vendor Report - Vulnerabilities and Days-of-Risk

  This report looks at all of the vulnerabilities fixed by Apple, Microsoft, Red Hat and Ubuntu during the first half of 2008. At the vendor level, the report examines all vulnerabilities as well as Days of Risk (DoR) associated with those vulnerabilities... Posted Oct 27 2008, 02:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Windows, Microsoft, Apple, Studies, Mac OS X, Windows vs Linux, Open Source, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Windows XP SP2, Vulnerabilities, SDL, Vulns, NVD, Security Bulletins

• Apple Losing Some of its Shine

  It's been somewhat interesting when I talk with customers and people that I know and they tell me that the Mac has better security than Windows. First thing I have to ask is what version of Windows and MacOS are they talking about? Usually they sit... Posted Jul 25 2008, 11:08 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Microsoft, Apple, malware, MacOS

• Q1 2008 - Client OS Vulnerability Scorecard

  This paper is a compilation of vulnerability data for client operating systems for the first 3 month, January through March, of 2008. Vulnerabilities and fixes for the following products are discussed: Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP SP2... Posted May 14 2008, 06:04 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Windows, Microsoft, Apple, Studies, Mac OS X, Windows vs Linux, Open Source, Linux, Red Hat, UAC, Ubuntu, Windows XP SP2, Vulnerabilities, Vulns, NVD

• Mac OS X Security - Reality Check #2

  First, let me express a caveat. I don't really care for "hack the box" contests. If a machine doesn't get hacked, it does not mean it isn't breakable. If it does get hacked, it just shows us what we already know - any machine can be broken under the right... Posted Mar 27 2008, 05:43 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Microsoft, Apple, Mac OS X, CanSecWest, Safari, Crack, Hack, Black Hat

• Microsoft Confidentiality or what?

  On daily basis we work with multiple confidential documents and only selected full time employees have access to them. Everybody is making sure that all documents with "Microsoft Confidential" are secure and absolutely not transferred, sent, forwarded... Posted Jun 11 2007, 08:22 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Microsoft, Apple, blog, www