While UAG 2010 does work as a reverse proxy that can protect your web servers from many attacks, there are several limitations of which you should be aware before deciding to use UAG for all your reverse proxy needs. UAG 2010 excels at providing authenticated remote access to internal applications. It can even be used [...]
As reported by blogger Donovan Colbert on TechRepublic, Android devices automatically synchronize settings from your phone to Google servers so that when you log in from other devices, your settings travel with you. This is very convenient for users, but if those users have signed into your corporate wifi, the synchronized data may include your [...]
NIST has announced a highly exploitable flaw in the HP System Management Homepage (SMH) that can allow unauthenticated users to attack the web application over the network to ultimately execute arbitrary code on the server. The flaw has been rated with a CVSS Base Score of 10, which means it is highly exploitable and has [...]
The Managed Accounts feature in SharePoint 2010 allows administrators to hand control of service account passwords over to SharePoint, reducing the need to manually track and change passwords. This is a major advance in security because administrators now have a tool to change those service accounts that are rarely changed otherwise. In two independent SharePoint [...]
Using PowerShell to install SharePoint 2010 is reliable and repeatable. The Codeplex AutoSPInstaller project has made this very easy.
Windows 7 clients require there to be a site at the root on SharePoint 2010 in order for Explorer View to work properly. If there is no root site and some clients get errors when trying to open Explorer View, try creating a root site.
At this point in time, Your organization most likely uses its website to deliver key business data to your customers. This could include the delivery of product marketing information, contact information, or product support documentation. Your product may be your website if you deliver your application in a SaaS or cloud based distribution model. As [...]
“What do I do about the vulnerable open source components installed in my commercial products?” I have been asked that question many times, and I wish the reply I had to deliver was one with a better message. Unfortunately we often find vulnerable components embedded in commercial products. Vulnerabilities that can lead to the compromise [...]
I recently had a client ask if additional categories could be added to the choice list in the SharePoint 2010 Calendar Web Part. These categories are in the pick list when you create a new calendar item from the SharePoint interface. This is how to change the categories: 1. Go to the calendar web part [...]
The documentation for SharePoint 2010 is gradually being filled in, but one important piece seems to be missing: the comparison of the feature sets for the Server and Foundation Editions. Some organizations are deploying their first SharePoint farm with the 2010 Beta and need this edition information to choose the version to deploy. Looking at [...]