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Mac OS X vulnerable to 6-month old Java flaw

Mac OS X vulnerable to 6-month old Java flawNah.....Apple designed OSX with security in mind from the start. What, this isn't an OSX flaw? Just goes to show you that you can never be too safe. I would expect that Apple users will make a run on...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, old Java flaw, Java, Java flaw, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Inc., OSX Flaw, security, flaw

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

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Opera browser dinged by code execution flaw

Just think.MS is being forces to promote these things in Europe.Just think.For every single flaw in one of "these things", there are over a dozen in IE.Opera is great.Ultimately customizable, fast, and for some reason have no clue why all pages are crisper/more clear on Opera than on other browsers....

Tags: Web browsers, Opera browser, Opera Software ASA, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

New LoroBot ransomware encrypts files, demands $100 for decryption

You forgot to mention....which OSs it affects! Or is it based on something multi-platform like Java?Look at the bigger size version of the screenshot, it's all in thereA lot of russian characters and...YES, you guessed it right, the word "windows" prominently displayed in red in the title.Who would ever thought...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, LoroBot, decryption, malware

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development

You really believe that?Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software? There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support. Just ask IBM.Proprietary software is not religion.The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Websters, MySQL, GPL, Stallman

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Microsoft breaks Firefox

IE Welded into WindowsIE is welded into the Windows Operating System,that is why Windows is so insecure and proneto viruses/worms.They thought by making IE basically explorer.exein concept they would ruin any competitor likeNetscape well they did in a way.Interesting part of it is, they failed becauseFirefox is the most popular...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., flaw, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping

Instead of a live CDWould I be able to install Linux in Windows and do the same?Amen! Happened today to a gov't computerhttp://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/10/computer_hacker_steals_479000.htmlYet another infected computer stealing OUR money.Absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible article!Show me an instance where a flaw in Vista/7 has led to a user being compromised? ...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, exploit, phishing, Linux, operating system, Adrian, online banking

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Apple plugs 15 Java for Mac security holes

Flash, Java, libxml vulnerabilities highligh Apples systemic problemOnce again information about vulnerabilities have been readily available for anyone who wishes to exploit them.An attacker only needs to look up popular 3rd party products in Apples stack and compare versions against the latest from the vendor. Any version discrepancy reveals potential...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Patches, Windows variant, Java, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., vulnerability, vulnerability information

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Apple finally patches musty old Java for Mac vulnerabilities

Apple has finally released a Java for Mac update to fix multiple security flaws that were patched upstream more than six months ago. The fix comes three weeks after developers released proof-of-concept code to demonstrate the severity of the flaw and to nudge embarrass Apple into shipping...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Apple Inc., Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes

Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holesThis is clearly Microsofts problemThey should never have bailed out Apple.Good thing....OSX is not Susceptible. Only Windows users should update. No one in the world could ever use these against a Mac, its just impossible. RE: Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holesWhere's...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Digital music, Digital media, Java, security, OSX, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

News to know: Botnets; Adobe patch day; NetApp; Craigslist

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. Dancho Danchev: Inside the botnets that never make the news - a gallery Images: Inside the botnets that never make the news right ...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., NetApp Inc., Craigslist, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., Robots, GPS, Document Management, Storage, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-21

Mac OS X vulnerable to 6-month old Java flaw

Attention Mac OS X users:  Turn Java off immediately or you could be at high risk of malicious code execution attacks. Tired of waiting for a patch from Apple for a Java flaw that was fixed upstream six months ago, Mac developer Landon Fuller (of Month of...

Tags: Malicious Code, Apple Macintosh, Java Applet, Flaw, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Applet, Landon Fuller, CVE-2008-5353, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Java, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-05-20

EC wants software makers held liable for code

EC wants software makers held liable for code ABOUT TIME!!!!This goes for everyone...Only in software can you find a known defect and then have to pay for the "upgrade" to fix the bug.Many states do this sort of thing with insurance companies every so oftenEither they'll require certain coverage and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Insurance, software, software company

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

GPL's cloudy future

One of the things about getting older is that you learn to ignore things until you have to do something about them. It's a learned efficiency, I suppose, rationing your increasingly precious time out to the unceasing demands upon it. I finally realized I have to do some serious thinking...

Tags: Software, GPL, Cloud Computing, Free Software Foundation, BSD, Free Software, Affero GPL, AGPL, Open Source, Jeremy Allison

Blog posts 2009-04-07

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?Scott McNealy is worm ridden filthHe only cares about two things.HimselfHis holy war against MicrosoftHe is a certifiable nutjob who should have been put into an institution long ago. Hey Scott, you lost, Bill Gates won. Take that to your grave scum...

Tags: Servers, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Arg, Scott McNealy

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari holes

It's Apple's turn on the Patch Day treadmill and, for Mac OS X users, it's quite ugly. As I write, Apple has released four different bulletins to cover 48 documented vulnerabilities in the Mac OS X ecosystem, a solitary code execution flaw affecting Safari for Windows and...

Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Programming Languages, Java, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-02-12

BlackBerry bitten by ActiveX control flaw

BlackBerry bitten by ActiveX control flawActiveX, the mother of all security nightmares.What was Microsoft thinking? Oh, that's right, they don't think, they just make money. And ActiveX was just another maneuver to make the Web more Microsoft "friendly". Well, it failed but it's going to take a...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, ActiveX Control, RIM BlackBerry, ActiveX

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

News to know: Microsoft patches; Office 14; Intuit; SAP

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Office 14: The near silence is deafening Ryan Naraine: Hackers exploiting unpatched IE 7 flaw to launch drive-by attacks MS Patch...

Tags: Intuit Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Patch Management, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Let's be smart about patching databases

* Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Slavik Markovich Every quarter, around the time of the Oracle Critical Patch Update CPU or the Microsoft "Patch Tuesday," rituals take place â€" some behind closed doors, others in the media. Web sites report of the...

Tags: Risk, Oracle Corp., Patch Management, Storage, Strategy, Databases, Security, Hardware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Cloudy views and more aaS

Microsoft's entry into the so-called cloud computing space sparked off some collateral knock about posts between Tim O'Reilly and Nick Carr with Tim Bray and Stephen O'Grady joining in. At first blush each seems incredibly reasonable. When taken together they become as dense as some of...

Tags: Google Inc., Network Effect, Cloud Computing, Network, Microsoft Corp., Tim Bray, Tim, Stephen, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-28

On Opera patch day, a new zero-day flaw

On Opera patch day, a new zero-day flawOpera flawExcept for an occasional site that is hard-coded to use IE, Opera has been a much more pleasant experience. IE used to crash several times a week. Firefox in their wisdom does not provide any way to convert the bookmarks, and I...

Tags: Opera Software ASA, zero-day bug

Discussion threads 2008-10-23