[ad] Teredo is a platform-independent protocol developed by Microsoft, which is enabled by default in Windows Vista. Teredo provides a way for nodes located behind an IPv4 NAT to connect to IPv6 nodes on the Internet. However, by tunneling IPv6 traffic over IPv4 UDP through the NAT and directly to the end node, Teredo raises […]
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Vista Security Claims Debunked – Figures Skewed
[ad] Ah more news about the insecurity of Vista and something we are all pretty aware of…the skewing of figures by Microsoft. Microsoft apparently still hasn’t learned that counting vulnerabilities doesn’t establish some kind of ‘security level’. You can read the report here: Vista 6 Month Vuln Report [PDF] The Microsoft “researcher” claims that Windows […]
Microsoft Loves you to Pirate Their Software
[ad] I’ve heard this ‘rumour’ plenty of times, I always suspected it was true and Adobe have said similar things about their software. If you are going to pirate, Microsoft wants you to pirate their software as when you go legit you are already locked in to their proprietary system. All the more grounds for […]
Visa Security Flaws Prior to Consumer Release
[ad] Now Vista is actually out we haven’t heard much about it, before it’s commercial release however there was a lot of flaws released and discussion about the (in)security of the OS. The architecture does seem a lot better.. But still it’s from Microsoft, how long until we get a remote root exploit giving the […]
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Vulnerability Hits the Streets
[ad] This was a while back, but with Microsoft’s security record it’s pretty much inevitable.. Even before release (as with Vista) flaws were found. Introduction A vulnerability has been discovered in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information. Please use the test below, to see an example of […]