Remove Malicious Software with Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Microsoft released the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool to help remove specific prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, or Windows 2000. After you download the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, it runs one time to check your computer for inflection by specific prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps remove any infection it finds. Microsoft releases a new version of the tool every month.

You can download the tool from here.

For more information , see knowledge base article KB890830

For Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2009, go to this site.

Network Managers, 10 common mistakes should take note

Came across this article, which is quite interesting and thinking to blog about it. The articles talks about the 10 mistakes done by most of the company that likely to expose your organization to security vulnerabilities. You might find it sounds stupid and unlikely you will do that. But, the more you take it easy, there more you are likely to fall into one of the mistakes. You might want to incorporate these mistakes into your network administration checklist:
1. Not changing the default passwords on all network devices
2. Sharing a password across multiple network devices
3. Failing to find SQL coding errors.
4. Misconfiguring your access control lists
5. Allowing nonsecure remote access and management software
6. Failing to test noncritical applications for basic vulnerabilities
7. Not adequately protecting your servers from malware.
8. Failing to configure your routers to prohibit unwanted outbound traffic.
9. Not knowing where credit card or other critical customer data is stored.
10. Not following the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
For more details, please visit this article.