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- Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes
- Mozilla and Google have released new Firefox and Chrome browsers to fix bugs. The new Firefox patches one critical bug across Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. For Windows, Mac, and Linux, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 fixes three bugs: one critical bug across all platforms, and then one lower priority one...
- Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Bug, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, security, Chrome, Firefox, Seth Rosenblatt CNET News
- News items 2009-11-06
- Who is a Candidate for Desktop Linux?
- I personally do not fall into the group of people that can easily migrate away from Windows, but that doesn't mean you or someone you know can't make the switch. As I said in earlier post last month, the work that I...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Desktop Linux, Computer, Super-Casual Web Surfer, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-11
- The burnout risks for E2.0 community managers
- Dion Hinchcliffe's piece on community management surprised me. There is a sense that Dion is trying to lay down some ground rules in an area that is too new for anyone to draw anything other than tentative and early stage conclusions. That's not to say that conclusions are incorrect. There...
- Tags: Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw
- GENEVA -- The critical MS08-067 vulnerability used by the Conficker worm to build a powerful botnet continues to be a lucrative security hole for cyber criminals. During a presentation at the Virus Bulletin 2009 conference here, a trio of Microsoft researchers dissected the malware attacks linked to...
- Tags: Flaw, Malware, Conficker, MS08-067, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks
- Apple has shipped iTunes 9.0.1to fix a critical security hole that puts Mac and Windows users at risk of computer takeover attacks. by Ryan Naraine
- Tags: Hacker Attack, Apple Macintosh, Flaw, Apple iTunes, Computer, iTunes Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- Is the Apple rumor mill getting out of control?
- How to stop the rumors1) Have the MS posters stick to what they know rather than invent Apple stories. Have the Apple posters stick to their product rather than invent MS stories ok have not noticed much of the latter2) Stop the idiot bloggers who post a diatribe for or...
- Tags: rumor mill, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- Microsoft WINS vulnerability under attack
- Just one week after Microsoft issued a fix for a worm hole in the Windows Internet Name Service WINS, malicious hackers have started launching attacks against unpatched systems. The attacks, first spotted by the SANS Internet Storm Center, are hitting Microsoft Windows users who have not yet...
- Tags: Vulnerability, WINS, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- Microsoft: Exploits likely for 'critical' Windows vulnerabilities
- Who cares if exploit code will be released in the futureAs long as it is patched before the exploits are out, the exploits no longer count. Or something like that.Cue the double standards...PS I wonder which one of these was labeled "Bulletin 3" in the pre-patch announcement? According to some...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, exploit, patch, Microsoft Corp., LUA
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XP
- Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XPWhy are results for XP missing from multimedia tests?are we just supposed to take it on your word? Well, here at zdnet, no one does benchmarks like Mr. Adrian. I wonder why did he not repeat a usability benchmark for RTM like he did...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 RTM, Vista XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Dead-Finger Tech: My three "must have" bits of tech!
- Dead-Finger Tech: My three "must have" bits of tech!KeyPass is better than PasswordSafeIf you like PasswordSafe try KeyPass. It is much, much better (yes, I have used both.) You can also carry in on you USB:http://keepass.info/I'd love an IronkeyIf only I had information worth protecting :-(RE: Dead-Finger Tech: My...
- Tags: Linux, KeyPass, Dead-Finger Tech, PasswordSafe, Password Safe, RoboForm, KeePass, password
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Linux exploit evades security barrier
- Linux exploit evades security barrierActually ....The C programming code had a check for this already in it. The COMPILER, in optimizing the code, removed the check.I wonder how many times this happens in all of the various compilers in the world ?RE: Linux exploit evades security barrierlinux is secure?LOL!!! ...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, security, Linux, LOL!!
- Discussion threads 2009-07-20
- Mozilla, Google plug high-risk browser holes
- Mozilla, Google plug high-risk browser holesReady before Tuesday, as I suspected.Downloaded and installed - no problems so far.there's another unpatched critical flaw in Firefox 3.5.1http://www.milw0rm.com/exploit.php?id=9158The Only Plugin You'll Ever Need: NoscriptGo get it here[b]This talkback brought to you by Mozilla Firefox 3.5[/b]The safest internet browser on the planet!Avoid Microsoft Internet...
- Tags: Web browsers, NOW IT, noscript, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, high-risk browser hole, browser hole, Mozilla Corp., Novell AppArmor, Microsoft Internet Explorer, plug-in, ActiveX, NoScript, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-17
- Attack code posted for unpatched Firefox 3.5 flaw
- Mozilla's security response team is scrambling to respond to the release of exploit code for a gaping hole in the latest version of its flagship Firefox browser. The flaw, rated "highly critical by Secunia, puts millions of Firefox users at risk of remote code execution attacks. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Flaw, Vulnerability, Web Browser, Attack, US-CERT, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- MS Patch Tuesday: 9 bulletins, 6 rated critical
- Microsoft today released six bulletins with fixes for at least nine documented security vulnerabilities in a range of products that put users at risk of malicious hacker attacks. At least two of the vulnerabilities are currently being attacked in the wild so it's imperative that Windows users...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?
- Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?No it does not..."Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?" No it does not, not anymore then commercial does. The real question is does all antivirus software offer a false feeling of security? I am undecided...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, Virustotal.com, false feeling, antivirus, security, malware
- Discussion threads 2009-07-14
- 'Critical' DirectX patch in Microsoft security updates
- 'Critical' DirectX patch in Microsoft security updatesWhat is really interesting...is they knew about the hole for 16-18 months.No patch in sight with an emergency "kill bits" solution to disable to control.Vista is not affected.Yet another reason to use Vista.Well ...Was that due to negligence or was that just the time...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Security administration, Patches, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, DirectX, security update
- Discussion threads 2009-07-10
- Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T bill
- Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T billAT&T Your World, DeliveredJust don't forget to bend over and lube up before they deliver it.AT&T is a flipping joke. Hurry up and some other carrier offer the IPhone so I can leave them, my contract is up.Verizon Wirelessjust another shining example...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AT&T Corp., Adam Savage hit, Adam Savage, MythBusters, telecommunications company
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Large Hadron Collider restart pushed back again
- Large Hadron Collider restart pushed back againSo the world has a few extra weeks to live. :) ntntThis cracked me UP."The experiment, which is designed to improve scientific understanding of the nature of matter, had to be halted nine days after it was fully powered up, after an electrical malfunction...
- Tags: black hole
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- U.S. Army servers breached by Turkish hackers
- U.S. Army servers breached by Turkish hackers A question that puzzles meWhy on Earth is an US Army's Ammunition Plant and an US Army Corps of Engineers running insecure software from M$, more precisely Microsoft SQL Server?Presumably there are many other critical US institutions running dangerous software from M$. The...
- Tags: Databases, SECURITY, Servers, server, SQL injection, Turkish Hackers, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., vulnerability, U.S. Army
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
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