Migrating existing MBSA Security Scan Results between Servers

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) checks for available updates to the operating system, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), MSXML (Microsoft XML Parser), .NET Framework, and SQL Server. MBSA also scans a computer for insecure configuration settings. When MBSA checks for Windows service packs and patches, it includes in its scan Windows components, such as Internet Information Services (IIS) and COM+.

If you ever need to move MBSA from one server to another you may notice, once you have installed MBSA on your destination server that your existing security scan reports are no longer available and the option is greyed out:

KeRanger - OSX Ransomeware

March 4th Palo Alto Networks Research Center detected the first known fully functional Ransomware on OSX.

Ransomware is a type of Malware that restricts access to the affected computer system in some way, typically by encrypting the User files on a computer using an Asymmetric Encryption algorithm where the Private Key required to decrypt the files is not stored on the infected machine, and to get access to the Private key the infected party would be required to pay the 'Ransom' to unlock their files. The transactions are normally conducted using digital currency such at BitCoin.

Rogue System Detection 5.0.3 Now Available

McAfee Rogue System Detection sensors use passive and active network discovery techniques to detect systems connected to the network. When a sensor detects a system on the network, it sends a message to McAfee ePO software, which checks to see whether the detected system has an active McAfee agent installed. If the detected system is unknown to the server, McAfee Rogue System Detection provides information to McAfee ePO software to allow you to take remediation steps, which include alerting administrators and automatically deploying a McAfee agent to the system.

Rogue System Detection 5.0.3 is now available, rated Recommended.