Patches and Security Fixes for GSB x.x

Today I must install the list below of security patchs & updates :

Security is realy a dificult task for Microsoft team, I hope some day I will be a member.

Network teaming

I was installingour HP Proliant GL380, Idiscover the feature of network teaming :
"A team consists of two to eight ports that function as though they were a single NIC. This virtual NIC appears to the system as a single physical address and a single IP address. Should one NIC in this team fail, the remaining NICs assume the failed NIC's traffic, providing resiliency. This fault tolerance is provided by all the configurations of teams available. When teamed, each NIC can also share the network traffic load, increasing the network throughput. Each type of team provides varying levels of traffic management, (called load balancing), and all teams provide fault tolerance."

Microsoft security update for WMF

Microsoft announced that it would release a security update to help protect customers from exploitations of a vulnerability in the Windows Meta File (WMF) area of code in the Windows operating system on Tuesday, January 2, 2006, in response to malicious and criminal attacks on computer users that were discovered last week.

Microsoft will release the update on Thursday, January 5, 2006, earlier than planned.

Microsoft originally planned to release the update on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 as part of its regular monthly release of security bulletins, once testing for quality and application compatibility was complete. However, testing has been completed earlier than anticipated and the update is ready for release.

check for the update here

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

I was looking for an article on how to boost my Reporting services Server, and I find an other article talking about SSL. I don't know why i am always, when searching over the net, i am lost between