Thursday, May 13th 2010 – 8:30 AM through 11:30 AM PST
Please join the FBI, Microsoft and ZAG in a Cyber Security Briefing hosted in  Building 1 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus located at 1065 La Avenida, Mountain View, CA 94043.

Included in this briefing will be:

• A detailed review of various types of real world attacks that have occurred with Bay Area Corporations
• Current top threats seen in the wild
• The role the FBI plays in combating these threats
• How Corporations can best work with the FBI to assist with security
• How Corporations can work with the FBI to protect our National Infrastructure
• How Microsoft Works with the government to ensure security
• An overview of Microsoft’s security initiatives

Sign in will be from 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM. During that time a light breakfast will be served. Speakers will present from 9:00 AM through 11:30 AM. Please register early as seating is limited. 

Register here 

For more information or assistance, contact Joey Jose: joey@zagtech.com

April 2, 2010 –  Microsoft has released a critical cumulative security update for Internet Explorer.  This security update resolves nine privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The more severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

 This security update is rated Critical for all supported releases of Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer 5.01, Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, Internet Explorer 6 on Windows clients, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows clients. For Internet Explorer 6 on Windows servers, this update is rated Important. And for Internet Explorer 8 on Windows servers, this update is rated Moderate.

 The security update addresses these vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Internet Explorer verifies the origin of scripts and handles objects in memory, content using encoding strings, and long URL.

Recommendation: The majority of customers have automatic updating enabled and will not need to take any action because this security update will be downloaded and installed automatically. Customers who have not enabled automatic updating need to check for updates and install this update manually.

For more detailed information and a link to the security update visit http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-018.mspx

 About ZAG Technical Services, Inc.
ZAG Technical Services, Inc. (ZAG) is an award winning IT consulting firm specializing in network infrastructure, security, communications, disaster recovery and remote access. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a Citrix Silver Solution Advisor ZAG and a ShoreTel Certified Champion Partner, ZAG provides Enterprise class business solutions that help companies reduce IT costs, increase productivity and ensure security.

Located in San Jose and Salinas, California; ZAG serves businesses throughout Northern California. For more information about ZAG, please visit the company website at http://www.zagtech.com.

For additional information about ZAG contact us at +1.408.383.2000, +1.831.422.3100 or via email at info@zagtech.com

Microsoft has released a critical security update for Internet Explorer.  This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The more severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

 This security update is rated Critical for all supported releases of Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer 5.01, Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 (except Internet Explorer 6 for supported editions of Windows Server 2003).

 The security update addresses these vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, validates input parameters, and filters HTML attributes.

 Recommendation: The majority of customers have automatic updating enabled and will not need to take any action because this security update will be downloaded and installed automatically. Customers who have not enabled automatic updating need to check for updates and install this update manually.

For more detailed information and a link to the security update visit http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-002.mspx.

About ZAG Technical Services, Inc.
ZAG Technical Services, Inc. (ZAG) is an award winning IT consulting firm specializing in network infrastructure, security, communications, disaster recovery and remote access. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a Citrix Silver Solution Advisor ZAG and a ShoreTel Certified Champion Partner, ZAG provides Enterprise class business solutions that help companies reduce IT costs, increase productivity and ensure security.

Located in San Jose and Salinas, California; ZAG serves businesses throughout Northern California. For more information about ZAG, please visit the company website at http://www.zagtech.com.

                                        For additional information about ZAG contact us at +1.408.383.2000, +1.831.422.3100 or via email at info@zagtech.com

Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2003 R2 will be retired from Mainstream Support on Tuesday, July 13^th, 2010.  After that date, the Operating System is scheduled to be moved into Extended Support.  Extended Support will continue until July 14^th, 2015.

Extended Support generically means that “no-charge” support options are no longer available and that Microsoft no longer provides new non-security hotfixes.  Essentially this means that customers will need to open up paid support cases to obtain support for Server 2003 R2 after July 13^th.

ZAG strongly recommends that customers look into upgrading to Server 2008 R2.  Server 2008 R2, the second major release of this offering, has significant benefits over 2003.  It is truly a strong offering that ZAG has deployed to both large enterprises and small businesses.  Please feel free to contact us to discuss the options around Microsoft Server 2003.

About ZAG Technical Services, Inc.
ZAG Technical Services, Inc. (ZAG) is an award winning IT consulting firm specializing in network infrastructure, security, communications, disaster recovery and remote access. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a Citrix Silver Solution Advisor ZAG and a ShoreTel Certified Champion Partner, ZAG provides Enterprise class business solutions that help companies reduce IT costs, increase productivity and ensure security. 

Located in San Jose and Salinas, California; ZAG serves businesses throughout Northern California. For more information about ZAG, please visit the company website at http://www.zagtech.com or contact us at +1.408.383.2000, +1.831.422.3100 or via email at info@zagtech.com.