CSTechcast.com is the podcast for IT Pros. This weeks we discuss secure code, where it's lacking, and what can be done about it with Rob Cheyne, CEO of Safelight Security Advisors. Find more information about Rob at http://www.securityadvisors.com. In the news, Microsoft gets hit with vulnerabilities in SQL Server which can steal passwords from memory and a hit on IIS's FTP service that's open for a DDoS attack, Microsoft also gives us the regular Patch Tuesday with six critical updates for the week, Microsoft gets a little good news when the US Court of Appeals allowed them to keep selling Word 2007 despite a patent ruling against MS, and tech job hires are reportedly picking up in the NorthEast and Atlantic regions. Google's GMail outage puts some doubt into the cloud with "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at open source CRM options, and we tell you how to automate your VPN connections in "The Weekly Tech Tip".
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Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:Microsoft Downplays SQL Server Database Vulnerability (eWeek)Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, October 2008 (Microsoft)Microsoft warns of IIS FTP vulnerability (ITWire)Microsoft Readies 5 Critical Windows Updates for Patch Tuesday (eWeek)Microsoft Can Keep Selling Word, Says Appeals Court (eWeek)Conservative Technology Hiring Expected in Fourth Quarter of 2009 (eWeek)Gmail Gfails, Internet Survives Again (InfoWorld)Deploying VPN Connections by Using Windows Powershell and Group Policy (Microsoft TechNet)
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Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=89 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)