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- Firefox to run checks for Adobe Flash patch
- I like this about time. this is something every browser needs to do. I always forget to update mine for months. it's completely uselessit's completely useless, because Flash plug-in already checks for updates. Not exactlyIIRC, the plug-in only checks for updates if the web page specified a minimum version that...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, plug-in, openSUSE, Konqueror, FlashGot, Adobe Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- News to know: Gmail outage; VMWorld; Skype; Browsers; Steve Jobs; Google Wave
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Partly cloudy: Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter Christopher Dawson: Oh sure...4 days in...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Internet, Software
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- Firefox gets emergency update to fix the last update
- It looks like last week's automatic update to Firefox came with an unintended hitchhiker: a new bug that opened up a potentially critical security vulnerability. The Mozilla Foundation responded by pushing out a new update that fixes the problem: MFSA 2009-23 Crash in nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Bug, Topcrashes, Web Browsers, Patches, Security, Internet, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-04-28
- Firefox 3.0.8 fixes Pwn2Own bug and one that "fell through the cracks"
- The latest update to Firefox has been pushed out to users via an automatic update. This one was rushed through, mainly to fix the vulnerability used to win the 2009 CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest (MFSA 2009-13: Arbitrary code execution through XUL <tree> element). In addition it contains a...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Bug, Crack, Web Browsers, Patches, Security, Internet, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Mozilla kills Firefox Pwn2Own bug
- Mozilla has won the race among browser makers to fix code execution holes exploited during this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacker contest. The open-source group today shipped Firefox 3.0.8 with fixes for two separate vulnerabilities, including a drive-by download issue used by a hacker named "Nils" to win...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., Community Member, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- News to know: Green Silicon Valley, Napping datacenters, Craigslist prostitution, Clearwire
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Harry Fuller: Silicon Valley seeing green Chris Jablonski: "Napping" data centers could cut energy use by 75% ...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Larry Dignan, Craigslist, Mozilla Firefox, Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Clearwire Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Web Browsers, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Tablets, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- News to know: Green Silicon Valley, Napping datacenters, Craigslist prostitution, Clearwire
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Harry Fuller: Silicon Valley seeing green Chris Jablonski: "Napping" data centers could cut energy use by 75% ...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Larry Dignan, Craigslist, Mozilla Firefox, Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Clearwire Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Web Browsers, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Tablets, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- News to know: Windows 7; Oracle patches; CES wrap; Satyam saga
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft reboots borked Windows 7 Beta The Windows Blog: Here's where we stand Joe Brockmeier: Windows 7 as "Linux killer"? How times have...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Satyam, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-12
- Dirty dozen: Firefox ships patch for 12 security flaws
- Dirty dozen: Firefox ships patch for 12 security flawsAdobe Flash Beta 10 on Linux Stopped CrashingEvery since build version 3 of Firefox 3.0.2 Adobe 10 beta stopped crashing on Linux 32/64 bit systems. Flash now runs great on this release, except for some minor issues with accelerated graphics and nVidia...
- Tags: Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Linux, Mozilla Firefox, keylogger, Dirty, Fox, security flaw, security
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Dirty dozen: Firefox ships patch for 12 security flaws
- Mozilla has released another point update for its flagship Firefox browser to provide fixes for at least 12 documented security vulnerabilities. Some of the flaws put millions of Web surfers at risk of remote code execution attacks. The Firefox 3.0.2 update addresses two issues rated by Mozilla...
- Tags: Developer, Mozilla Firefox, Attacker, Vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- News to know: Google; Web Olympics; Patch Tuesday; iPhone
- Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Will the Olympics melt the Internet? Time Warner's Olympic boost, courtesy NBC More worries for Beijing visitors Phil Wainewright: Hello, Google, is anyone in there? Larry Dignan: Google: Our AOL investment is ‘impaired’ ...
- Tags: apple iphone, google inc., web, larry dignan, health care, internet, vertical industries, benefits, e-mail, healthcare, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), enterprise software, software, human resources, online communications, operating systems, microsoft windows
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- Firefox 2 dirty dozen: Critical vulnerabilities patched
- Mozilla has shipped a high-priority update for Firefox 2, warning that there are at least five serious vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution attacks. With Firefox 2.0.0.15, Mozilla fixes at least 12 documented vulnerabilities -- five rated critical --Â that could put users at risk...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Critical Vulnerability, XSS, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, MFSA, Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- XP SP3 - Downloaded and installed
- XP SP3 - Downloaded and installedRTMAm on the RTM final build--no issues found here. Schweet.What version does "help" -> "about windows" show?I see the following:version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111 : Service Pack 3)Can anyone confirm this is the RTM version?download doesnt work for meI'm trying to download from the Top Downloads...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Document management, Modi, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Downloaded
- Discussion threads 2008-04-24
- Arrrghhhh! Windows is collapsing! Run! ... but where to?
- Arrrghhhh! Windows is collapsing! Run! ... but where to?I went back begging forgivenessI used Mac OS on two Macs running 10.0 and 10.3/10.4 respectively. I would definitely recommend Vista over Tiger - haven't tried Leopard but it seems like a point release with some new visual effects.Once...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple Mac OS X, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- News to know: Vista SP1 performance; Patch day preview; Google
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Vista SP1 - The promised performance gains are there Vista SP1--Day 1 Windows Vista Service Pack 1 screenshot gallery George Ou: Death encounters with Vista SP1 RTM Larry Dignan:...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-02-08
- News to know: Intel-OLPC divorce; iPod diagnostics; Vostro; Patch preview
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Intel's OLPC pullout sets up XO vs Classmate PC duel Christopher Dawson: OLPC and Intel part ways. What would my ideal education ultraportable look like? Techmeme. David Morgenstern: Testing the iPod's secret diagnostic tools Robin Harris: Microsoft...
- Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Virtualization, Wireless LANs, Digital Music, Digital Media, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Blog posts 2008-01-04
- Firefox narrows patch deployment window
- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has dismissed the counting of vulnerabilities as a "misleading metric," suggesting that the time it takes to release -- and deploy -- software patches should carry more weight.Snyder, a former Microsoft security strategist, makes the argument that the number of vulnerabilities found is more...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Open source, Mozilla, Microsoft, Metasploit, McAfee, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-06-19
- Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins, 18 flaws, all critical
- Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins, 18 flaws, all criticalThe gauntlet is thrown...I think this can be a good thing if it pushes Apple to do a better job in the future. Hopefully they'll take a hint and push for better security and tighter code.And, if MS continues down this path, that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, SECURITY, Operating systems, Web browsers, Patches, Even Better, gauntlet, Microsoft Windows Vista, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-08
- A Red Hat (Linux) mega patch
- A Red Hat Linux mega patchVeryy misleading title - Mega PatchAs you stated, there are 3 critical vulnerabilities, but they're in user packages, not core OS internals.[b]Ekiga[/b] (formerly Gnome Meeting - an H.323 client)[b]Firefox[/b] This is the 1.5.0.10 patch that everyone knows about - nothing new[b]Thunderbird[/b] Again, this was known.The...
- Tags: SECURITY, Operating systems, Linux, flaw, operating system, patch, Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-16
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