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Jason Meserve provides up-to-the-minute news on vendor security alerts and fixes.
RIM warns BlackBerry admins of critical unpatched PDF bug
Research in Motion has warned users and corporate administrators of a critical vulnerability in a component of its BlackBerry
Enterprise Server that could be used to hack their company's computers. To fix the flaw, users should upgrade to BlackBerry
Enterprise Server software version 4.1 Service Pack 6 (4.1.6).
RIM advisory
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Firefox update fixes Mac security issue
Mozilla has released an update to Firefox, its popular Web browser. The update is available for download either from the Firefox
Web site or through Firefox itself, if you select "Check for Updates" from the Help menu. Macworld, 07/19/2008.
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Two new updates from Ubuntu:
PCRE (denial of service)
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Two new patches from rPath:
httpd mod_ssl (cross-scripting attack)
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Today's malware news:
New worm transcodes MP3s to try to infect PCs
A new kind of malicious software could pose a danger to Windows users who download music files on peer-to-peer networks. The
new malware inserts links to dangerous Web pages within ASF (Advanced Systems Format) media files. IDG News Service, 07/18/2008.
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From the interesting reading department:
DNS flaw discoverer says more permanent fixes will be needed
The security researcher who recently discovered a heretofore unknown flaw in the Internet's core Domain Name System (DNS)
protocol warned IT managers on Thursday to expect more security fixes aimed at mitigating the issue over the coming months.
Computerworld, 07/19/2008.
Biggest security threats are from inside: survey
Today IT security executives experience a chill down their spine when they realize the biggest threat they face comes from
internal security attacks and data breaches. Network World, 07/17/2008.
What's behind the rash of employee cybersnooping?
What I think we're witnessing is the Facebook factor. This is what happens when a critical mass of people has become desensitized
to browsing the intimate personal details of friends, loose acquaintances and complete strangers -- so desensitized that it
no longer seems unethical for them to do the same thing with their access to confidential information systems at work. Computerworld,
07/17/2008.
Jason Meserve is multimedia editor at Network World.
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