Security
Sun offering support for OpenSSO
Sun Wednesday said it would offer support to corporate users of OpenSSO open source identity technology and introduced a new version that also protects companies against patent infringement suits.
Details of major Internet flaw posted by accident
A computer security company on Monday inadvertently published details of a major flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System
(DNS) several weeks before they were due to be disclosed.
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.
Patch domain name servers now, says DNS inventor
Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the Internet's Domain Name System architecture, has some advice for those in any doubt about
the seriousness of a weakness in the DNS protocol that was disclosed yesterday: Patch your DNS servers right now.
Developer fixes 33-year-old Unix bug
An OpenBSD developer has discovered and fixed a bug in the software that has been traced back to an AT&T version of Unix from
1975.
Matasano launches multi-firewall dashboard
Security research and consulting firm Matasano has entered the security appliance game with a new product called Playbook,
designed to take some of the pain out of managing large numbers of firewalls from different vendors.
Study: Unpatched Web browsers prevalent on the Internet
Only 59.1% of people use up-to-date, fully patched Web browsers, putting the remainder at risk from growing threats from diligent
hackers, according to a new study published by researchers in Switzerland.
Hands on: 12 quick hacks for Firefox 3
Firefox 3 has been out for two weeks now, so get with the program: It's time to hack it. The newest version of Mozilla's browser
has plenty of new features, including the site identification button, the Bookmarks Library and what has become known as the
"Awesome Bar" -- and I'll show you how to hack them all.
Dutch launch open-source smart card software project
A Dutch charity is funding an open-source project to design smart card software that offers stronger protection of personal
data in light of security vulnerabilities found with cards used today in the U.S., U.K. and Netherlands.
Red Hat develops Linux-based hypervisor, virtualization security tool
Red Hat released a beta version of a Linux-based hypervisor that fits on a flash drive.
Firefox 3 vulnerability found
Five hours after Mozilla officially released Firefox 3.0, researchers found a vulnerability in the new browser.
Trend Micro: Barracuda suit not about open source
Trend Micro may have received more than it bargained for in its software patent dispute with rival Barracuda Networks. In
the past few months Barracuda's cause has been taken up by free software advocates, who see Trend Micro's patent claims as
a threat to the open-source ClamAV antivirus project. That's because Barracuda uses ClamAV to be able to scan for viruses
at the "gateway," where a local area network connects to the Internet. Trend Micro says it owns the technology behind this
-- thanks to a patent it calls the "600" patent.
Laptop safety questions
Let me say thanks to the Women's Business Council of the Southwest for inviting me to teach them about laptop safety. The
business backgrounds of the members ranged from huge company manager to sole proprietor to corporate lawyer and everything
in between. That's what made their questions so interesting, because they came from all directions.
Mozilla makes Firefox 3.0 bug-fix decision
Mozilla decided Tuesday to roll out a second release candidate for Firefox 3.0 that will include fixes for about 40 bugs.
The alternative was to declare the open-source browser good "as is," then patch the problems with a later update.
Tools circulate that crack Debian, Ubuntu keys
A recently disclosed vulnerability in widely used Linux distributions can be exploited by attackers to guess cryptographic
keys, possibly leading to the forgery of digital signatures and theft of confidential information, a noted security researcher
said Thursday.
• Judge rules against SCO in Novell case
• Xandros buys Linspire, says ex-CEO
• A Red Hat packed with dynamite
• Deposition challenges Trend Micro patent
• HP throws Tru64 code open
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