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CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team A group of people in an organization who coordinate their response to breaches of security or other computer emergencies such as breakdowns and disasters. ...; Full CERT Definition >>

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Do we need another cert?: Do we need another CERT?what linux/unix taking a queue from MShell hath frozen over!btw, doesnt red hat have an live update like system?Huh???How is this a page from MS? And by looking at the second question I'd have to wonder why you're even making comments about Linux.; Tags: CERT; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Google launches cert for open source: Google on Tuesday detailed plans for oCERT, a volunteer workforce that will remediate security issues in open source applications. The move makes a ton of sense. Community driven software can have bugs and plenty of folks to find these vulnerabilities. The problem: There's no central group to...; Tags: Google Inc., CERT, oCERT, Open Source, Security, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Do we need another cert?: Yes. Google's backing of oCERT is a major milestone in the history of open source. It's not that I have anything against the Computer Emergency Response TeamCERT at Carnegie-Mellon. They do important work, not only in identifying risks but in educating people on them. ...; Tags: Vulnerability, CERT, Windows Machine, Dana, Security, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-06
So long ActiveX. Will I miss you?: I'm following the advice of US CERT and other security wonks and disabling my ActiveX controls in IE. The big question: Will I miss it? The short answer is probably not since I mostly use Firefox. However, there are times when I'll toggle over to IE for...; Tags: CERT, Microsoft Internet Explorer, ActiveX, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web Browsers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-04
cert: AOL Radio has high-risk flaw: CERT: AOL Radio has high-risk flawAOL Radio is very goodIt's nice to see the issue corrected in a timely fashion. AOL Radio brings a huge chunk of XM to you for free...it is worth checking out.I listen to XM Satellite Radio Online. .RE: CERT: AOL Radio has high-risk flawThis...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, AOL Radio, America Online Inc., radio, CERT; Discussion threads 2008-01-10

cert: AOL Radio has high-risk flaw: The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team has warned about a code execution flaw in the AOL Radio software. I'm not sure how many folks use AOL Radio, but AOL still has a lot of eyeballs. If you're one of those AOL users check out the CERT warning....; Tags: America Online Inc., CERT, Radio, Flaw, AOL Radio, U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, AOLMediaPlaybackControl Application, Advertising & Promotion, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Security, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-10
How to run Internet Explorer securely: Here are the key configuration changes you can make to disable various features and reduce the attack surface in Microsoft's Internet Explorer. This guide provides a walk-through of IE 6.0 but applies to the latest IE 7.0 as well. (This guidance was prepared and distributed by Will Dorman, vulnerability...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Software Engineering Institute, CERT, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, attack, analyst, Microsoft Corp.; Image galleries 2007-06-09
Recertifying cert: Recertifying CERTLeave it to a Canuckto point out how messed up the Yanks are. You need to be OUTSIDE the "system" forrest to see how it operates (the "trees"). Congrats on the big step backwards with Mr. Harper - maybe you have a GW of your own now! I don't...; Tags: Operating systems, flaw, CERT, security, Harper; Discussion threads 2006-01-24
Recertifying cert: When CERT published its 2005 Vulnerabilities summary earlier year it drew hundreds of reality reversing headlines along the lines of Tom Espiner's zdnet report: "Linux and Unix 'had more vulnerabilities than Windows.'" On January 10th I looked at the list of 2,328 claimed Unix vulnerabilities only to discover them greatly...; Tags: CERT, vulnerability; Blog posts 2006-01-24
Why cert should be decertified (2): Why CERT should be decertified (2)Investigative reportingis NOT dead nor an oxymoron! Thanks murph!Any counter-examples?Thanks for the list, murph. How easy to find were these examples?Did you find any counter-examples?stop advertising your incompetenceAlmost every security vendor has reported that *nix have more vulnerabilities. However the only thing you seem...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Development tools, Microsoft Corp., CERT, vulnerability, operating system; Discussion threads 2006-01-18
Why cert should be decertified (2): In looking at Cert's security vulnerabilities summary for 2005 last week I pointed out that they have a tendency to be remarkably over enthusiastic when counting Unix and related applications vulnerabilities. This looks like systematic anti-Unix, pro-Microsoft, bias at work in a U.S. government agency. Today I'd like to look...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows; Blog posts 2006-01-18
Why cert should be decertified (1): Why CERT should be decertified (1)Its not thatIn a large enterprise (such as Company "F"), new patches need to be CERTIFIED before they are spread out to all 170,000 PCs in the company. This means that testing is required to see if the patch breaks anything. This effort takes time,...; Tags: Linux, Patches, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, CERT, patch management; Discussion threads 2006-01-10
Why cert should be decertified (1): Last week the CERT Institute developed at Carnegie Mellon University and now part of the "the operational arm of the National Cyber Security Division NCSD at the Department of Homeland Security," issued an annual systems security review and summary that drew They're misleading the public. That's irresponsible at best, dishonest...; Tags: CERT, US-CERT, Unix; Blog posts 2006-01-10
Experts question Windows win in flaw tally: Experts question Windows win in flaw tallyMikey has a brother Mark at Redhat?This explains everything.Mikey has a middle child complex and it turned him to the dark side."Markey works for RedhatI hate Markey, Markey gets everythingI think I'll sell my soul to microscrooge just to get even with mylousy brother"...; Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, OPEN SOURCE, flaw, Unix, Microsoft Corp., CERT, Mikey, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2006-01-06
cert: IE bug is bait for phishers: CERT: IE bug is bait for phishersFunny[i]Microsoft feverishly puts the fix together[/i]Somehow I dont think this is issue #1 for Microsoft.I'm good to go, Microsoft!My security settings were already set as highI am safe!!I switched to Firefox I have not noticed a popup in 6 months.Exscuse me butWasn't this issue...; Tags: Web browsers, Linux, Microsoft Windows 2000, OPEN SOURCE, Cyberthreats, Firefox 0.8, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, SuSE, SUSE 9.1, CERT, phishing; Discussion threads 2004-06-14

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Microsoft plugs Office leaks; Delivers 4 critical patches: Microsoft on Tuesday delivered four critical patches for vulnerabilities Office and Windows XP. There were six patches delivered. Here's a look by the CVE: CVE-2008-1091: Microsoft patched an object parsing vulnerability in Microsoft Word. Affected software includes Office 2000, 2003 and 2007. Microsoft explains:...; Tags: Microsoft Word, Attacker, Microsoft Office, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Zero Day Initiative, Security, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
News to know: Vista troubleshooting, RIM, XP SP3, Apple, SAP: Notable headlines: XP SP3: Now on Windows Update Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools [See Gallery] David Morgenstern: Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark? Larry Dignan: Cisco third...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Update, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows Vista, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Google launches cert for open source: Google launches CERT for open sourceGoogle and FOSSLet's kill off MS, then we can all continue doing useful stuff without worrying about a knife in our back.RE: Google launches CERT for open sourceGreat move... makes complete sense....wonder what the AGPL folk are saying...I'm not saying Google is god or nothing...they...; Tags: Google Inc., Google launches CERT, Google Launches, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Apple should call PayPal's bluff: Apple should call PayPal's bluffIsn't the larger point, ....... why wouldn't Apple simply comply? It would seem that anything that protects their customer's from fraud is a good thing. Why does it always have to be Apple's way or the highway?Blaming the victimThis is nothing more than pay-pal...; Tags: Cyberthreats, SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, Spam, SECURITY, Operating systems, PayPal, Apple Inc., Apple Safari, operating system, phishing; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
320GB for less than $70. Am I dreaming?: 320GB for less than $70. Am I dreaming?Par for the courseI live in Dallas and Micro Center routinely has brand new 500 GB SATA-300 drives in the $105-115 range, so this really isn't that big a deal. Both are in the 21-24 cents per gigabyte range.(Hey, I can remember spending...; Tags: Memory, Flash memory price; Discussion threads 2008-04-01