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- News to know: Mozilla; Windows Server; LinuxWorld; Apple
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder Mary Jo Foley: What's next for Windows Server Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008 TechRepublic: 10 questions and answers about Microsoft Live Mesh Dancho Danchev: Today's...
- Tags: google inc., larry dignan, microsoft windows server, server, apple inc., mozilla corp., linux, phishing, smart phones, service-oriented architecture (soa), cyberthreats, microsoft windows, operating systems, unix, open source, software, security, spam and phishing, consumer electronics, personal technology, web services, enterprise software
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder
- Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window SnyderProtected Mode is the only thing FireFox is missingWhat I can't figure out is why it should be hard to add. FireFox already works with AppArmor so we know it can run with very few rights.FireFox is still my favorite browser by far and...
- Tags: Web browsers, security, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla window, Firefox security, Protected Mode, Mozilla Corp., window
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder
- LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...
- Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Protocol handlers cause Mozilla Firefox 3 remote command execution vulnerabilities
- Update 07/16/2008: Apparently I neglected to mention that this has been patched already. Reading over it again and a heads up from a reader pointed out the error to me. As always, great job by Window Snyder and the Mozilla Security Team for getting this patched quickly. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, URI, Vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., Attack, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?
- In partnership with indie security consultant Rich Mogull left Mozilla has launched a valuable Security Metrics Project that could help to -- we can only hope -- put an end to the silly notion that patch-counting helps to determine a product's security posture. The idea is...
- Tags: Mozilla Corp., Rich Mogull, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Malware shipped with Firefox 2 language pack
- Mozilla is warning that a Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 is carrying malware. In her blog, Mozilla security chief Window Snyder writes: The Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 contains inserted code to load remote content. This code is the result of a virus infection,...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Malware, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Corp., Language, Virus, Cyberthreats, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Mozilla spreads malware rather than security
- Vietnamese users turning to Mozilla's Firefox to offer then security got a shock yesterday when the company revealed that the Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 was contaminated with malicious code and that this had been available for download for three months. Because of a virus infection, the Vietnamese...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Malware, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Traditional software licensing: Why you pay more and a look at your options
- It's hard to believe that some of the most profitable software companies in the world--Oracle, Microsoft and SAP--are sitting on a licensing model that is untenable in the long run and will increasingly irk customers. But there may be a revolution in the cards that could tip the balance of...
- Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Open Source, Software Company, Margin, Tools & Techniques, Software As A Service (SaaS), Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
- Debating the most influential security folks list
- Ryan Naraine has cooked up a list of the most influential people in security. Here's the list packaged in a slideshow, which is annoyingly set on fast forward. For instance, I viewed two slides, went to bathroom and by time came back the gallery was over (and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Ryan Naraine, Team Management, Security, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- Mozilla delivers patches for Firefox; Plugs flat file vulnerability
- Mozilla on Friday delivered its Firefox 2.0.0.12 update including patches that fix a Web forgery flaw, browsing history and forward navigation stealing and the directory traversal via chrome, which has been the most visible vulnerability of late. According to the Firefox security advisory, Mozilla filed the following...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., MFSA, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- Firefox patch imminent
- Mozilla said that it plans to release Firefox 2.0.0.12 Feb. 7 or Feb. 8. The release will fix a high severity vulnerability. The vulnerability, which was given a severity rating on Jan. 29, allows an attacker to swipe cookies and other critical data that can leak out...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- Mozilla ups unpatched Firefox flaw to 'high severity'; Preps fix
- Mozilla has given a proof of concept Firefox vulnerability a "high severity" rating because an attacker can collect session information such as cookies and history, according to Mozilla security chief Window Snyder. Snyder said the vulnerability will be patched with Firefox 2.0.0.12, which will be pushed out...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Severity, Mozilla Corp., Add-on, Flaw, Window Snyder, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- Mozilla confirms Firefox proof of concept information leak vulnerability
- Mozilla's security chief Window Snyder has confirmed a proof of concept information leak flaw in Firefox--even fully patched versions. Snyder confirmed the issue in a blog post. The proof of concept vulnerability was highlighted by researcher Gerry Eisenhaur on Jan. 19. In a nutshell, Firefox leaks information...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Attacker, Vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., Window Snyder, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-23
- Linux security guru joins Microsoft
- Linux security guru joins MicrosoftPaycheckWell, I am sure his paycheck will increase in size that is what it is all about correct...RE: Linux security guru joins MicrosoftIsn't this a good thing, in a way? I mean, it just gives more notoriety to the Linux crowd. Microsoft can't keep saying that...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX community, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Linux security guru, Microsoft Windows, Linux security, security
- Discussion threads 2008-01-21
- Baby aspirin and the Vytorin scandal
- Baby aspirin and the Vytorin scandalBan Drug TV Commercials?I think it has reached the point where Drug commercials dominate the TV air waves and provide a public disservice many mixed signals.That isn't meant as a blanket indictment of Pharmaceutical companies in general, but it would interesting if you put it...
- Tags: TVs, Now IT, TV industry, Vytorin, Vytorin scandal, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
- Commercial the dominant word in open source
- According to Bill Snyder at Infoworld, the word commercial is an epithet in open source. (From Discovery.com via Matt Asay. In fact nearly all open source development has a commercial aim to it: You can sell support for your software, as Red Hat does....
- Tags: Open Source, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-01-01
- Mozilla: Critical vulnerability in Microsoft flaw-counting
- Mozilla: Critical vulnerability in Microsoft flaw-countingNew York, New Haven, New Jersey, New Mexico, New Hampshire, New ....anybody?...kidding itanalystYou are so clueless...I can't believe you claim to work in IT.And I think the OSS will not accept any metric that......favors Microsoft. They'll always find some way to dismiss it. The OSS...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Web browsers, OSS COMMUNITY, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Web browser
- Discussion threads 2007-12-03
- Mozilla: Critical vulnerability in Microsoft flaw-counting
- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has dismissed Jeff Jones's IE vs Firefox flaw-counting exercise as a useless public relations exercise that ignores tons of bugs that aren't fixed until Microsoft ships service packs and major browser updates. Snyder left, a former Microsoft security strategist, said Jones use...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Jeff Jones, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Window Snyder, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- Mobius Amsterdam 2007: Symbian, Windows Live, and working group session
- Mobius Project: I previously posted about the opening reception and Day 1 of the Mobius Amsterdam 2007 event and this will be my final installment that covers the 2nd full and final day. The morning started out with a short discussion on the Mobius Project that was kicked off back...
- Tags: Device, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Mobius, Microsoft Windows Live, Apple Inc., Symbian Inc., S60, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2007-11-30
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