Although, it's a recommended best practice to test and debug malware in an isolated and contained environment, this post by Marco Ramilli explains how crafty malware can eventually detect this environment and behave in a different way. Malware can detect virtualized environments, active debuggers and sandbox environments. Briefly, malware authors can easily insert code into their software that detects such environments and defeats the planned analysis! Read more here - http://marcoramilli.blogspot.nl/2012/11/how-malware-survives-to-malware.html
Windows Server 2012 has been released and many questions about the software have been answered. But there was still one question that was looming; when is the tech industry planning to integrate Windows Server into their network? To answer this question, Firebrand surveyed over a thousand Technology companies and created an Info-graphic to share the results: Read more here - http://blog.firebrandtraining.co.uk/2012/10/windows-server-survey.html
Websense Security Labs, a global leader in unified web, data, and email content security has made its predictions for 2013. Websense report predicts the key threats that the IT technology will face in the coming year which can give you a head start in reviewing your current defenses, identifying security gaps and putting new safeguards in place. The report also includes info about mobile security, email security and Java exploits to help you further prioritize and plan for your security needs. Register and download the report from here - https://www.websense.com/content/2013-security-predictions-report.aspx
Firebrand's Commercial Director Rob Chapman has written an in-depth review of the latest and biggest release, Windows 8. The new operating system was put through its paces and all the new features tested on a week-long trip around Europe. Find out how it went here - http://blog.firebrandtraining.co.uk/2012/10/windows-8-review.html
Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) is a Help program that has been included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with the Microsoft Windows 3.1 operating system. However, the Windows Help program has not had a major update for many releases and no longer meets Microsoft's standards. Therefore, starting with the release of Windows Vista and continuing in Windows 8, the Windows Help program will not ship as a feature of Windows. If you want to view 32-bit .hlp files, you must download and install the program (WinHlp32.exe) from the Microsoft Download Center. Download WinHlp32.exe from here - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35449