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- Seltzer: Shoot the messenger (or yourself), not MS
- In his most recent column, eWeek Security Center editor Larry Seltzer says that German research outfit Heise Security overstepped a boundary when it set "unrealistic expectations for a new Windows security feature and then [criticized]Microsoft for not meeting them." Earlier this week, Heise published a report that identified two vulnerabilities in...
- Tags: Heise Security, Larry Seltzer
- Blog posts 2004-08-20
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- Remote code execution exploit for Firefox 3.5 in the wild
- A zero day exploit (Firefox 3.5 Heap Spray Vulnerability) affecting Mozilla's latest Firefox release has been published in the wild. Through an error in the processing of JavaScript code in 'font tags' malicious attackers could achieve arbitrary code execution and install malware on the affected hosts....
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Exploit, Web Browsers, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- iBotnet: Researchers find signs of zombie Macs
- iBotnet: Researchers find signs of zombie MacsHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!breathHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!:) :) :)Come on ZDNet, this should be the biggest, boldest headline on front page!:)It would be interesting to see...It would be interesting to see what Apple is going to do with this in their "I'm a PC, I'm a Mac" add.Oh wait, you...
- Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Pirated Software, Apple Macintosh, iBotnet, zombie, virus, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-16
- Google closes hole in Single Sign-On service
- Google has fixed an implementation flaw in the single sign-on service that powers Google Apps follow a warning from researchers that remote attackers can exploit a hole to access Google accounts. The vulnerability, described in this white paper (.pdf), affects the SAML Single Sign-On Service for Google...
- Tags: Google Inc., Single Sign-on, Authentication/Encryption, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Safari browser flaw: Session fixation attacks possible
- Another day, another unpatched Safari browser vulnerability. According to this flaw warning found on the NVD National Vulnerability Database, Apple's flagship browser is vulnerable to session fixation attacks because of the way it handles cookies in country-specific top-level domains. [ SEE: Microsoft issues Safari-to-IE...
- Tags: Apple Safari, Web Browser, Attack, Flaw, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- How to: Using TrueCrypt 6 to hide an operating system
- How to: Using TrueCrypt 6 to hide an operating systemThose who need itUnfortunately, those who carry sensitive information about the rest of us government and corporate types are unlikely to use something like this, IMHO.Isn't TrueCrypt vulnerable to the "secret room" problem?Wouldn't the presence of the sooper-seekrit inner volume be...
- Tags: disk, operating system, TrueCrypt, password
- Discussion threads 2008-07-09
- Microsoft CardSpace killed before it really began?
- According to Neowin, computing students at the University of Bochum, Germany, have worked out how to retrieve vital security tokens from Microsoft's CardSpace framework. CardSpace is highly tipped to be the successor to Windows Live ID Passport and making passwords a relic of the Cold War, using self-signed or certificate...
- Tags: DNS, Microsoft Windows CardSpace, Security Token, Microsoft Corp., Domain Names, Digital Security, Security, Networking, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-05-31
- ActiveX vulnerability haunts Creative Labs AutoUpdate engine
- ActiveX vulnerability haunts Creative Labs AutoUpdate enginePerhaps the practical solution......is to [i]not[/i] use ActiveX.No solution!? Stop using Active-X ntntthe title of this news is wrong because there's not a flaw in activexthe title of this news is wrong because there's not a flaw in activex technology, but in a particular...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Does IE7, ActiveX, Active-X, Creative Labs Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" alpha 4
- Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" alpha 4Wish they would stop with the silly namesJust name it Ubuntu 8 and drop the cutesy names. I hate looking for software and it the download says "works with Gutsy"...is mine Gutsy?Fastest Torrent client out there: Deluge[url=http://www.deluge-torrent.org]FYI[/url]Bar none.Looking forward to it.Looking forward to it.Might...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04
- Discussion threads 2008-02-03
- Microsoft Q2 earnings and outlook are up, up and away
- Microsoft Q2 earnings and outlook are up, up and awaySame old story"Results in the prior year were impacted by the deferral of $1.64 billion of revenue and operating income and $0.11 of diluted earnings per share from the second to the third quarter of fiscal 2007, due primarily to technology...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Financial accounting, Operational accounting, paragraph, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Q2 earning, Microsoft Q2
- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
- Novell: Microsoft open source deal has halo effect
- Novell: Microsoft open source deal has halo effectAny way you view it, this was a winning movefor Novell. Well, other than the Linux zealots crying that is.Novell is learning the basics of Creative AccountingFrom the masters of deception. But they failed to see the horns underneath the Halo.Soon they...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Office, Operating systems, open source, Sheep, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., Office Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2007-12-14
- How Microsoft could save businesses time & money when it comes to patching Windows
- How Microsoft could save businesses time & money when it comes to patching WindowsAnd, that is the advantage of open source. You can look for a provider thatwill give you what you want. Here, you can beg, but it won't do you much good.I agree with WSUS as SASI gree...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
- The stereo analogy
- The stereo analogyMac OS X getting worse...Or what do you think about the new firewall corrupting binaries?http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles/98120A big NO-NO to Apple and their so called security "experts"...RE: The stereo analogyYour analogy always works if you wait long enough, which doesn't make it very useful, imho :-)Not reallyI think there was...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating systems, computer, stereo analogy, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Long Island, hobbyist, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Researchers pooh-pooh Mac OS X Leopard security
- Researchers pooh-pooh Mac OS X Leopard securityYou should never rely on a software firewall...You should never, ever, rely on a software firewall for security. You should always have a hardware firewall.Software firewalls are some of the most ridiculous "security" features ever advertised. What good is a software firewall...
- Tags: Firewalls, Network security, Cyberthreats, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Heise, firewall, security, software firewall, Apple Inc., software, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- Researchers pooh-pooh Mac OS X Leopard security
- The first independent reviews of the security enhancements in Mac OS X Leopard are in -- and they're not entirely pleasant for the folks in Cupertino. First up is Heise Security's takedown of the new application-based firewall in Leopard, which Apple promises will specify the behavior of...
- Tags: Firewall, Apple Macintosh, Network, Leopard, Thomas Ptacek, Firewalls, Apple Mac OS X, Network Security, Apple Mac OS, Security, Operating Systems, Networking, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- Leopard's installer: The case of the disappearing volumes
- Leopard's installer: The case of the disappearing volumesTime Machine will fix your problemTime Machine will fix [b]EVERYTHING[/b]!!!!111!11one!!11one!11snicker, smirk :)**Leopard Has More Holes Than Spots: Security Advisory!!**[urlhttp://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2209676,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594]Heads Up Leopard Folks![/url]Your Firewall may be off upon installing Leopard!RE: Leopard's installer: The case of the disappearing volumesHiArchive and install appears to be the...
- Tags: Firewalls, Network security, Peer to peer (P2P), Heise, Leopard, installer, firewall
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- Leopard Poll 2: Thumbs up or down?
- Leopard Poll 2: Thumbs up or down?I'm running itI bought a family pack and have had almost no problems with the install. (had a weird issue with having my iPod connected during the install - caused an iTunes kernel panic)Now that it's up and running, I like it.voting actually have...
- Tags: Desktops, Leopard
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- Adobe confirms PDF backdoor, offers unsupported workaround
- Adobe has fessed up to a dangerous code execution vulnerability affecting software programs installed on millions of Windows machines. The flaw, publicly disclosed more than three weeks ago, could allow hackers to use rigged PDF files to take control of Window XP computers with Internet Explorer 7...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Workaround, Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Bug, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-07
- More information from Microsoft on stealth update
- More information from Microsoft on stealth updateWow... you really got your questions answered. Well done and thanks for the update, what a wealth of information.Mike Cox......Thoughts?RE: More information from Microsoft on stealth update"We realize we weren’t as transparent as we should have been, and are working to do better in...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Patches, stealth update, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-15
- Report finds Microsoft customers increasingly leery of Software Assurance
- Report finds Microsoft customers increasingly leery of Software AssuranceMicrosoft trying to milk this so aggressively will hurt them in the longrun. They would be much better off cutting prices right now, or the prices will be in a free-fall later.The other problem is that MS needs to drastically reduce the...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., small business, Software Assurance, software
- Discussion threads 2007-07-09
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