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Category Archives: Operating Systems and Application Security
What When DEP Shuts Down Windows Explorer?
Microsoft introduced Data Execution Prevention (DEP). DEP is a security feature that can help prevent damage to your computer from viruses and other security threats. DEP can help protect your computer by monitoring programs to make sure they use system … Continue reading
Ophcrack – Rainbow Tables Based Password Cracker
If you think your passwords are strong enough, think twice. They are probably not. Ophcrack is a Windows password cracker based on rainbow tables. It is a very efficient implementation of rainbow tables done by the inventors of the method. It comes with … Continue reading
PKI Enhancements in Windows
Windows has included strong, platform-wide support for public key infrastructure (PKI) since the release of Windows 2000. That release included the first native certificate-authority capability, introduced auto-enrollment, and provided support for smart-card authentication. In Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, … Continue reading
WordPress 2.2.2 and 2.0.11
On August 5, 2007 WordPress team announced two security-related releases available for both users of our main 2.2 branch and the legacy 2.0 branch. See: WordPress › Blog » WordPress 2.2.2 and 2.0.11. I’ve upgraded my blog today to 2.2.2 and … Continue reading
Security Developer Center: Threat Modeling
Microsoft Application Threat Modeling is a critical security activity, enabling effective application risk management during the SDLC and beyond. Application Threat Modeling is enforced as part of the Security Development Lifecycle for IT (SDL-IT) at Microsoft. Boeing develops their line … Continue reading
Windows Vista Integrity Mechanism Technical Reference
How theory has been applied in practice – Peter Brundrett, the PM behind the integrity levels work in Windows Vista has written a very detailed whitepaper on the subject: Windows Vista Integrity Mechanism Technical Reference.
Microsoft admits Vista failure!?
Sounds unbelievable but read: Microsoft admits Vista failure, Abandoning the Vista Ship and Commentary on Vista Security and the Microsoft Monopoly.
2006 Operating System Vulnerability Summary
This is long article but worth of reading: OmniNerd – Articles: 2006 Operating System Vulnerability Summary. If you haven’t time to read complete article, read: Closing While there are an enormous variety of operating systems to choose from, only … Continue reading
BioPassword Authentication Scheme
Identity theft is a growing problem and fight against it is very important. One possible idea and question is: Can the speed at which user types be used to determine whether he/she is allowed to view bank account details or … Continue reading
Vista: About UAC and DEP confusion
There has been a large amount of confusion and concern out there about Vista’s new user security model especially about UAC and DEP mechanisms. User Account Control (UAC) is a new security mechanism introduced in Vista, whose primary goal is … Continue reading