Random Ramblings About This or That
Hotmail has recently developed two new features to help protect Hotmail Accounts. The first lets you report a friend’s account as compromised by simply clicking a link. The second prevents you from using common passwords that make your account easy to hack.
WordPress.org has just posted the following on its blog:
“Earlier today the WordPress team noticed suspicious commits to several popular plugins (AddThis, WPtouch, and W3 Total Cache) containing cleverly disguised backdoors. We determined the commits were not from the authors, rolled them back, pushed updates to the plugins, and shut down access to the plugin repository while we looked for anything else unsavory.”
WSUS Offline Generator
WSUS Offline Update allows you to update Windows Operating System software (XP, Vista, Windows 7, etc.) along with Microsoft Office products without an internet connection. It does this by downloading all of the available patches and putting them into an ISO image that you can burn and take with you. This is particularly useful when trying to patch computers that have no internet connection or on systems with extremely slow internet connectivity. It could also be used to ensure that a system is fully patched prior to connecting it to a network to help prevent virus infection and security breaches.
The software is released under the GNU GPL and is completely free – though donations are welcome.