Posted by David Lyle on January 22, 2010
Today (1/21/2010) Microsoft issued an emergency patch for IE – that should plug the hole used in the Aurora attack. It should roll out to pretty much everyone within 24 hours.
If you’re running automatic update, you should be patched – but here’s the skinny: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-002-Critical
At this point, the real-world attacks [...]
Posted by David Lyle on January 18, 2010
The latest news items revolve around the quite large alleged attacks on Google (and other companies) from China. Mcafee on Operation Aurora
“Microsoft Internet Explorer that was used as an entry point for “Operation Aurora” to exploit Google and at least 30 other companies.” – Mcafee.
Microsoft posted this security advisory:
Microsoft Security Advisory (979352) – Vulnerability [...]
Posted by David Lyle on January 13, 2010
The vast majority of web sites rely on Google Analytics (GA) for all their marketing data. So I decided to try a few other sites out and compare head to head. The results may surprise you.
If you’d like a full copy of my reports when completed, send a feedback or comment [...]