UKFast Blog: Microsoft

Currently on Microsoft Windows 2003? Running IIS 6? If so, methods of migrating to newer operating systems can include laborious reconfiguration of websites and migration of data. However, a little known tool from Microsoft does speed this process somewhat, zipping…

As mentioned in the previous post on this months security bulletin releases, there are confirmed to be 4 bulletins addressing 5 vulnerabilities. Refer to this page for details on all updates released this month. 3 have a severity rating of…

This 'Patch Tuesday' - for July 2010 - sees the release of 4 bulletins addressing 5 vulnerabilities. Two of the bulletins affect Windows;  both carrying Critical severity rating. All 4 are listed as at least 'may require a restart'.  Of note: 'requires…

II'S Express' No - not a revival of the 80's British dance act but a new release from Microsoft .... IIS Express is a lightweight installable version of the popular web hosting platform Internet Information Services (IIS) 7, which can…

As mentioned in the previous post on this months security bulletin releases, there are confirmed to be 10 bulletins addressing 34 vulnerabilities. Refer to this page for details on all updates released this month. 3 have a severity rating of…

This 'Patch Tuesday' - for June 2010 - sees the release of 10 bulletins addressing 34 vulnerabilities. Six of the bulletins affect Windows; of those, two carry a Critical severity rating and four are rated Important. Two of the bulletins,…

As mentioned in the previous post on this months security bulletin releases, there are confirmed to be only 2 bulletins this month. Both have a severity rating of critical and an exploitability index rating of 2 - see below for…

This 'Patch Tuesday' - for May 2010 - sees the release of 2 Critical bulletins addressing 2 vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Exchange. In addition to the bulletins Microsoft also announced that in the wake of the recent…

A recent study by NetApplications has revealed that Microsoft's Internet Explorer is continuing to lose market share while Google Chrome has seen a sharp rise in popularity. Experts are largely attributing the shift to the security concerns surrounding IE, combined…

Following the recent release (April 21) of the flagship Microsoft Database server, SQL 2008 R2, this has now been made availble for download via the Technet and MSDN sites.   Subscribers can access the 2008 R2 editions of Enterprise, Standard, Web, Workgroup…