The benefits of detective controls in change management Sep 16, 2007
Imagine a critical IIS service that enables supply chain management and ties in to Microsoft SQL Server. If a change, such as a Windows operating system patch, introduces errors to that system -- perhaps causing it to crash -- what will the impacts to the business be. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Microsoft Downplays Stealth Update Concerns Sep 15, 2007
This means that most versions of Automatic Updates can be pointed to the public Windows Update site, and they will automatically self-update," the document reads.That's exactly how the process works for users not connecting to a WSUS-equipped server.Even the alternative -- "You can also use the WSUS server to self-update the client software," the document said -- doesn't spell out what oversight administrators have over the modifications. In fact, this approach relies on the (IIS) component of... (PC World)
How to avoid dangling pointers: Tiny programming errors leave serious security vulnerabilities Sep 14, 2007
He co-authored the book IIS Security and has written numerous technical articles for leading IT publications. Mike is the guest instructor for several SearchSecurity. (Search Security, MA)
The infrastructures virtual Sep 14, 2007
Anil Kumar Kaushik, Deputy General Manager, IIS Infrastructure, BPCL says, Each of our applications was residing on its own dedicated server. There were 17 servers running 17 different applications. (Express Computers)
Everything You Need To Know To Get Started With Content Management Systems Sep 11, 2007
MediaWiki is written in and requires PHP and a MySQL or PostgreSQL database, and is generally served via an Apache or IIS web server. This means that setting it up can be a bit of an undertaking, but for launching an enterprise-class wiki, it's probably the best option available. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Web server security wars: Is IIS or Apache more secure Sep 8, 2007
Continuing the theme from my previous column on the relative security of Internet Information Service (IIS) vs. Apache, I've come across more studies to support my initial conclusion. On this topic. (ITworld -- News)
Which is safer: IIS or Apache? Sep 8, 2007
Continuing the Web Server Security Wars: Is IIS or Apache More Secure ... Continuing the Web Server Security Wars: Is IIS or Apache More Secure ... Continuing the theme from my on the relative security of Internet Information Service (IIS) vs. Apache, I've come across more studies to support my initial conclusion. (InfoWorld)
Most Malware Made in China Sep 6, 2007
Google also suggested that security patches aren't available for such pirated copies of Microsoft IIS, meaning that a larger percentage of Chinese IIS servers are potentially compromised. Check out eWEEK.com's for the latest security news, reviews and analysis. (eWeek)
Lawmakers push armor Sep 4, 2007
This summer, it launched a competition to build MRAP IIs, a new class of vehicles that it hopes will withstand the blasts of explosively formed penetrators. More than a dozen companies have been invited to make proposals. (USA Today -- News)
MetaPower International, Inc. Receives Patent Number for UCoDA's Remaining Claims Sep 4, 2007
The Web technology is designed for the Microsoft IIS Web Server. The UCoDA is currently programmed in Microsoft's Visual Studio with a COM messaging architecture. (Primezone Releases)
Windows Server 2008, real release slides into next year Aug 30, 2007
For one, it added more roles such as virtualization and IIS 7 ... For one, it added more roles such as virtualization and IIS 7. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Understanding the SharePoint, ASP.NET Relationship Aug 30, 2007
Most ASP.NET developers run Windows XP and use the built in IIS to develop their applications ... Your operating system already has IIS and even if it doesn't you can use the built in CASINI. Unfortunately, nothing comes out of the box with SharePoint -- not even SharePoint itself ... Then you copy files, open a command prompt, GAC and un-GAC, do a voodoo dance, and then reset IIS -- at least that's what it's going to feel like. (IntranetJournal)
iWork '08: The Next Step in Apple's SMB Push? Aug 22, 2007
Same thing with Outlook, which really only shines with Exchange, which requires Active Directory, and then you need IIS for webmail. Go to page: 1. (Datamation)
Apache losing ground says another survey Aug 18, 2007
0 web server (IIS 6) gained 9. 5 percent since August 2006, and passed IIS 5 to lead the survey for the first time, outserving the open source Apache server and all other Web servers among Fortune 1000 sites ... Overall, IIS 4, 5, 6, and 7 deployments continue a four year lead in the survey with a combined 55 percent share of all Fortune 1000 corporate sites, versus Apache s 24. (MacCentral)
Noble Financial TWO DOUBLE-O-SEVEN Equity Conference Presenter Profiles Aug 18, 2007
As of March 31, 2007, the company managed a fleet of 37 planes with another 48 Piaggio Avanti IIs on order. It also recently announced an order of 20 Embraer Phenom 100s. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Vick's fall diminishes many Aug 17, 2007
I had 2 Vick jerseys and a pair of Zoom Vick IIs. When everyone talked trash about him, I stood behind him, telling people why he was a good quarterback and how all the other mistakes he had made were just bad judgment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Apache Today Aug 16, 2007
June 8, 2007] Apache's installed base is three times that of IIS, but the percentage of servers with malware is evenly split between them. May 21, 2007] How does this rising star in the Web server space compare to the long-time market leader. (IntranetJournal)
XMLfiles.com Aug 16, 2007
Using built-in features of IIS 5. 0 and IE 5. (IntranetJournal)
Letters: Measure 49 would save farms, forests Aug 14, 2007
As of October 2002, al-Zarqawi maintained contacts with the IIS (Iraqi Intelligence Service) to procure weapons and explosives, including surface-to-air missiles from an IIS officer in Baghdad. The CIA has documented contacts between IIS and al-Qaida operatives since 1992. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results Aug 10, 2007
-- Signed an agreement with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, a division of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, to develop a receiver reference design for the European market, which is already in development and undergoing testing ... WorldSpace Chairman and CEO Noah A. Samara stated, "We worked diligently to reach an agreement with Fiat Group Automobiles which now provides us with the means to reach Italian consumers in their automobiles. With this achievement, we have most of the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Open source friendly IIS 7.0 sets sights on Apache Aug 9, 2007
Computerworld - Open source friendly IIS 7 ... Open source friendly IIS 7 ... Web server survey site Netcraft's recent report may have indicated Microsoft's IIS is gaining ground over the venerable open source Apache HTTP server, but version 7. (Computerworld Australia)
Survey: MS IIS gaining on Apache Aug 9, 2007
Survey: Microsoft's IIS may catch Apache in Web server market. IIS continues to narrow the gap with the open-source Apache Web server, adding 2 ... Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) continues to narrow the gap with the open source Apache Web server, with a survey firm suggesting that the longtime second banana could surpass as early as next year. (InfoWorld)
Enterprise Networking Planet Aug 9, 2007
By Aaron Weiss - Published July 13, 2007 If you're concerned about the impact of Web services on system resources, lighthttpd is establishing itself as a standout alternative to lumbering Apache or IIS.. By Paul Rubens - Published July 12, 2007 You want to restrict some traffic from your network, your users want to get at that traffic. (LinuxPlanet)
Poisoned Web Sites Soar Six-Fold, Sophos Says Jul 28, 2007
"Just over half -- 51 percent -- of the infected sites are on servers powered by Apache, the open-source Web server software, Sophos reported. Microsoft's IIS (Internet Information Services) Web server, meanwhile, accounted for 34 percent of compromised or malicious systems. Both numbers are in line with , according to the U.K.-based Internet measuring company Netcraft Ltd. Its figures put Apache at 50 percent of all servers, IIS at 35.5 percent."Malware is not just a Microsoft problem," Cluley... (PC World)
Microsoft desktop manager RC1 ready for download Jul 27, 2007
A console similar the ones found in IIS and WSUS will let IT administrators send patches over the Internet ... A console similar the ones found in IIS and WSUS will let IT administrators send patches over the Internet. (SearchWindows2000.com)
29% of web pages host malware, says Sophos Jul 26, 2007
While there was a major malware outbreak in June that almost excusively hit Apache servers, the company estimates that half of the attacks hit Apache and the other half Microsoft IIS.. For users, these findings obviously suggest that anti-malware software is becoming more important. (TG Daily)
New hacking technique exploits common programming error Jul 23, 2007
The researchers initially were able to exploit the problem on Microsoft Corp.'s IIS 5 ... addressed the problem in IIS with one of the ... The company had known since 2005 about the IIS bug that caused the crash, but it was considered a simple denial-of-service problem and not remotely exploitable. (Search Security, MA)
FIAT and WORLDSPACE(R) Sign First Ever Distribution Agreement For Satellite Radio In Europe Jul 19, 2007
This past Spring, WORLDSPACE signed a contract with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS), part of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, to develop a receiver reference design (or engineering blueprint) for the European market which is already in development and undergoing testing. WORLDSPACE's European strategy is to roll out its service on a sequential, country-by-country basis. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Apache loses more ground in latest Netcraft report Jul 18, 2007
More on Apache and IIS ... In this light, Brewer said the gradual decline is not attributable to competition from commercial proprietary alternatives like IIS, but rather to the rising number of Tomcat production-level deployments ... "Add to that the fact," he said, "that any Web site being proxied with something else in front of it would not accurately show what's really running the show behind the scenes -- IIS, for example -- and another reason for the decline is clear.". (Search Enterprise Linux)
Microsoft Patches Core Applications Jul 12, 2007
The second fix, also reported to the company, addresses a remote code execution vulnerability in its Internet Information Services (IIS) 5. 1 server. (eSecurityPlanet)
Vulnerability Advisory: McAfee Inc. Solutions Protect Against 11 Newly Disclosed Microsoft Windows Vulnerabilities Jul 11, 2007
NET Framework, and Internet Information Services (IIS) ... NET Framework, and Internet Information Services (IIS) ... NET Framework, Internet Information Services (IIS) vulnerabilities through signature sets released today. (PR Newswire)
One patch for Active Directory is a doozy Jul 11, 2007
NET applications on Internet Information Services IIS ... NET applications on Internet Information Services IIS. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Microsoft patches critical Excel, Windows, .NET flaws Jul 11, 2007
The other is , which fixes another remote-execution flaw attackers could exploit by sending specially crafted URL requests to a Web page hosted by Internet Information Services (IIS) 5 ... The other is , which fixes another remote-execution flaw attackers could exploit by sending specially crafted URL requests to a Web page hosted by Internet Information Services (IIS) 5. (Search Security, MA)
MS patches Active Directory flaw Jul 11, 2007
Net Framework as well as less-critical bugs in Microsoft Office Publisher, Internet Information Services (IIS), and the Vista firewall ... Microsoft rated this flaw as "important" rather than "critical," however, because it only affects XP systems, and IIS is not installed by default on XP.. (InfoWorld)
Happy, Sad, Angry Or Astonished? Software Tells It All Jul 10, 2007
(Credit: Copyright Fraunhofer IIS) ... The system for rapid facial analysis is being developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen ... blbeck, project manager at the IIS. What s more, it is able to localize and analyze a large number of faces simultaneously. (Science Daily)
July '07 Servers: Google Up, Apache Down Jul 8, 2007
In June, Google Front End (GFE) joined lighttpd, Apache, Microsoft IIS and Sun-ONE-Web-Server in the Top 5 ... At the time, Netcraft stated that while it acknowledges "GFE not a server product like Apache or Microsoft-IIS, Google's services are an increasingly popular alternative platform for running a blog or simple web site (googlepages.com), or content that would have formerly been hosted on a desktop or networked filesystem (e.g. spreadsheets.google.com).". (Datamation)
IIS vs. Apache: Re-examining the statistics Jun 30, 2007
So it was with surprise then that I read another of Google s recent studies purporting that (although Apache and IIS Web servers contained malicious Web sites in equal numbers) ... I run multiple IIS and Apache Web servers on my , and my Apache Web servers get 89 percent more hacking traffic than my IIS servers ... Second, in general and contrary to traditional wisdom, the average Apache Web administrator has less security knowledge than the average IIS administrator. (InfoWorld)
A-10s Get Digital Makeover Jun 28, 2007
"It's the largest upgrade the A-10 has ever had by far," said Maj. SADL automatically downloads the pertinent information and displays it on a screen in the cockpit. (DOD DefenseLINK)
Windows Server 2008 CTP now available Jun 27, 2007
Microsoft made available today a Customer Technology Preview of Windows Server 2008 with its Web server IIS 7 ... Net Framework as a Server Core role to get more functionality out of the IIS 7 ... Microsoft made available today a Customer Technology Preview of Windows Server 2008 with its Web server IIS 7. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Experts weigh the good and bad of Windows Server Core Jun 23, 2007
Last month Microsoft added IIS 7 ... Net Framework as a Server Core role to allow IT administrators to get the full power out of the IIS 7 ... "Now you have IIS 7.0 in Server Core, next is the .Net Framework, then where is the security?" Ruest said. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Microsoft Claims Vista Is More Secure Than Linux Jun 23, 2007
The value of the Microsoft SDL has been demonstrated in the past with applications such as Microsoft's widely used Internet Information Services (IIS), which has suffered fewer critical vulnerabilities due to increased security controls, according to Michael Sutton, a security evangelist with SPI Dynamics and former director of the Verisign iDefense labs. Still, Sutton said he is not ready to declare a winner in this long-standing security debate. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
WebDAV Makes Remote File Access a Snap Jun 23, 2007
Let's take a closer look at the dials and levers we need to adjust for IIS to provide WebDAV functionality. First, of course, we need to install Internet Information Services (IIS) somewhere ... You don't have to run IIS on your existing file server(s), and probably shouldn't. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Enterprise Hurdles Await iPhone Jun 23, 2007
OWA is enabled by default in Exchange 2000 and later, but https support, which allows OWA outside a corporate firewall, requires Microsoft's IIS (Internet Information Services) to be set up with certificates to do SSL.. But, said Gold, "OWA is not sufficient." He noted that users will need immediate, and off-line, access to contacts, schedules and e-mail. (eWeek)
Server Core roles could include Exchange and SAP Jun 21, 2007
Ralston talked with SearchWinIT.com recently about the future of Server Core and its pluses and minuses when going with roles such as IIS, virtualization and Active Directory in Server Core versus a full installation ... What are the benefits and drawbacks of the IIS 7 ... So, really, Server Core for IIS is going to be great for static Web pages or front-end Web servers that just write to a database. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Windows Server team delves deep into Server Core Jun 20, 2007
As the RTM date approaches, Microsoft keeps adding more minimal server roles to Server Core, the latest of which are IIS 7 ... As the RTM date approaches, Microsoft keeps adding more minimal server roles to Server Core, the latest of which are IIS 7. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Microsoft IIS a Popular Target For Malware Jun 8, 2007
Google's security team has published a report that indicates Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) is as popular a target for delivering malicious payloads as its main, and more widely-used, rival, Apache Server. The from Nagendra Modadugu of Google's () Anti-Malware Team found that while Apache has almost three times the installed base 66 percent to 23 percent of IIS, the percentage of servers with malware () was evenly split, 49 percent each ... But in South Korea, 75 percent of the... (eSecurityPlanet)
News from Microsoft TechEd 2007 Jun 8, 2007
At Microsoft's biggest Windows confab, IT managers learned about a new generation of security tools, IIS 7 ... At Microsoft's biggest Windows confab, IT managers learned about a new generation of security tools, IIS 7. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Google: Percentagewise, IIS Serves Up Most Malware Jun 8, 2007
In surveying some 80 million domain names, Google has found that nearly half (49 percent) of the world's malware is coming from only 23 percent of its servers those being Microsoft's IIS servers. In Google's on June 5, an Anti-Malware Team member reported that IIS and Apache (also at 49 percent) evenly split up the malware served, even though Apache makes up almost three times the number of Web servers out there ... IIS servers constitute 23 percent of all servers, accounts for 4 percent and... (eWeek)
Google: Attack code more likely on Microsoft IIS Jun 6, 2007
IDG News Service 06/05/2007. Web sites running Microsoft Corp.'s Web server software are twice as likely to be hosting malicious code as other Web sites, according to research from Google Inc.. (ITworld -- News)
Google: Attacks more likely with IIS Jun 6, 2007
Google: Attack code more likely on Microsoft IIS ... "Compared to our sample of servers across the Internet, Microsoft IIS features twice as often as a malware-distributing server," wrote Google's Nagendra Modadugu, in a Tuesday blog ... Together, IIS (Internet Information Services) and Apache servers host about 89 percent of all Web sites, but collectively, they're responsible for 98 percent of all Web-based malware. (InfoWorld)
Microsoft Talks Details - Not Vision - at TechEd Jun 6, 2007
"With Server Core we built a really minimal installation of Windows Server and allow you to run roles such as Active Directory, file serving, DHTTP, DNS, and I'm glad to announce today that we've added IIS to the list of roles that can be run in Server Core," Muglia said. Regarding security, Microsoft announced an upcoming "unified" bundle of its Forefront security products. (Datamation)
Microsoft Eschews Patch, Gives Exploit Code for IIS 5.0 Bug Jun 5, 2007
Microsoft Eschews Patch, Gives Exploit Code for IIS 5 ... Microsoft Eschews Patch, Gives Exploit Code for IIS 5 ... The exploit, which was discovered on Dec. 15, 2006, and made public at the end of May, works against IIS 5. (eWeek)
Animals die in motorway fuel spill Jun 1, 2007
June 01, 2007 12:28pm. AN environmental disaster was narrowly averted after 38,000 litres of fuel leaked from a petrol tanker that rolled on the Pacific Motorway in Queensland. (NEWS.com.au)
Loren lashes Tarantino and The Chaser Jun 1, 2007
The comedian says he iis trying something a little different in his latest show, Wil of God. Latest videos. (NEWS.com.au)
Calif. firm sues Sony over the way it makes Blu-ray disks May 29, 2007
Lead Infrastructure Developer with C# / IIS / Web Services (excellent basic + benefi, London). ERP consultant (negociable, Belgium). (Register)
MS Nixes Potential IIS 6.0 Flaw May 25, 2007
MS Nixes Potential IIS 6 ... MS Nixes Potential IIS 6 ... Microsoft on May 24 concluded an investigation into a potential IIS 6. (eWeek)
"Longhorn" Does More with Less May 23, 2007
What's more, even though Longhorn's new IIS (Internet Information Services) 7. 0 Web server has grown more modular compared to previous versions, IIS 7. (eWeek)
Use srvinfo to gather details about remote Windows Server 2003 servers May 22, 2007
-v: Get version info for Exchange, IIS, SQL ... It will display version information for Exchange, IIS, and SQL, if installed. (TechRepublic)
Windows Server 2008: A look inside the new features for ... May 19, 2007
Features include IIS. NET Framework v 3. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Windows Server 2008 Features Address Linux Challenge May 18, 2007
"We did a lot of work over the incremental work done in Internet Information Server IIS 6 and giving the tools to hosters so they had packages. But, really, the thrust behind IIS 7 was to respond to Linux and I think we have had an effect if you look at on Internet-facing Web server numbers," Laing said. Iain McDonald, the managing director for Windows Server, is also not worried about the competitive threat posed by leading Linux distributor Red Hat. (eWeek)
Windows Home Server Security Concerns May 17, 2007
Home Server remote sharing is built on top of Microsoft's IIS version 6, which according to Kindel hasn't had a new vulnerability in years. He also said that when you enable the remote desktop feature, the server will enforce a strong password policy. (PC World)
A Bustling Town in the '50s, Highland City Followed Citrus Industry's Decline May 14, 2007
Lisa Hall, principal of Highland City Elemenatary, iis a fixture in the commmunity and unoffficial historian. Since the town is unincorporated, much of Highland City's historical records are kept at the school. (The Ledger)
ANI cursor flaw offers lessons in Vista security: May 11, 2007
He co-authored the book IIS Security and has written numerous technical articles for leading IT publications. Mike is the guest instructor for several SearchSecurity. (Search Security, MA)
Scientists Explore Queen Bee Longevity May 10, 2007
Down-regulation of insulin-IGF-1 signaling (IIS) in those species was associated with increases in longevity but at the expense of fertility. They also knew that manipulating fat body cells in the head of the fruit fly influenced longevity. (Science Daily)
IE7 and Vista: Using IE7 and Vista Safely May 10, 2007
Web browsers are client software programs, such as IE7, Netscape, and Opera, that connect to servers running Web server software (such as IIS or Apache) and request Web pages via a URL, which is a friendly address that represents an IP address and particular files on the server at that address. The browser receives files that are encoded (usually in Hypertext Markup Language HTML ) and must interpret the code or markup that determines how the page will be displayed on the user s monitor. (Datamation)