Month: August 2017

ComputerWorldIndependent

Microsoft repairs buggy Win7 security patch with buggy hotfix KB 4039884

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 05:57:00 -0700

Two weeks ago, I talked about a bug in Windows 7’s August Monthly patch rollup KB 4034664 that left many people who have two monitors reeling. After installing the security patch, the first monitor would work properly, but the second monitor could have all sorts of rendering problems.

Günter Born had a full writeup about the problem, and Christian Schwarz not only nailed the problem, but he wrote a “proof of concept” program demonstrating what was happening and when.

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SecurityTrendMicro

4 Principles For Hybrid Cloud Success

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 12:00:40 +0000

The future is cloud. At this point in it’s evolution it’s undeniable. The questions facing organizations now are “how much?” and “how fast?” How do you map out a reasonable path to a cloud deployment? Few organizations will be 100 percent cloud and most will take years to migrate existing assets from their on-premises environments….

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FortinetSecurity

Seamless Hybrid Cloud Security is Critical for VMware Cloud on AWS

Credit to Author: Warren Wu| Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 12:05:00 +0000

Our FortiGate VM for VMware Cloud on AWS features the identical FortiOS firmware and FortiGuard security services that are delivered for other hypervisors and public clouds.  But because the hybrid cloud raises additional security considerations – issues that we’ve been talking about with customers for more than a year – a major offering like VMware Cloud on AWS really brings those requirements into sharp focus. 

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