Mark Joseph Edwards
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Mark Joseph Edwards is a senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro and writes the weekly email newsletter Security UPDATE (http://www.windowsitpro.com/email). He is a network engineer and the author of Internet Security with Windows NT (29th Street Press).
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Blog: http://www.winnetmag.com/securitymatters
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PDF Attack Via Javascript Injection
I ran across an interesting javascript injection attack that targets Wordpress. Tracking it down won't be easy for the layman.
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Windows 7 Features Cracked Open
Ok, this isn't actually security related but its interesting nevertheless: A nifty third-party tool cracks some Windows 7 files to reveal hidden features previously only available to Microsoft employees.
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As Expected: New Worm Exploits Latest Windows Hole
As usually happens, only days after Microsoft publish its advisory regarding a serious problem with RPC a worm was unleashed to exploit the vulnerability. I hope your systems are patched!
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Google's New Android Phone Vulnerable
Google's new Android-based phone made some rather unwelcome news when security researchers reported a vulnerability to the New York Times.
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Microsoft Releases Rare Out-of-Band Security Patch
In response to a very dangerous vulnerability Microsoft has released a security patch outside of their regular monthly patch release routine. You better load this one ASAP.
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Sometimes Security Surveys Are Incredibly Vague
A new survey was published by Secure Computing and IDC. As is often the case with surveys, the duo polled a tiny percentage of existing businesses and summarily published survey results that might make your eyes bug out.
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Are The Mind Police Are Out To Get Ya?
You know about the your right to remain silent, right? Right now one judge is trying to define the line where that right no longer applies, which means the mind police might get some expanded powers in Britain.
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Image Captcha Cracking
Using CAPTCHAS is a common way to help stop automated Web form submission. However, they're routinely cracked so perhaps there's a better way?
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British RAF Site Burglarized, Data Stolen
The Royal Air Force apparently can't keep data safe - not even records of tens of thousands of current and former RAF personnel. Thieves manage to steal a few USB drives containing the unencrypted data.
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Media Pirates Getting A Free Ride From Amazon?
According to report by Reuters, the Adobe video streaming server software used Amazon isn't completely protecting video content from being captured and recorded.
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Mozilla Releases Another Firefox Update
Hot on the heels of Firefox 3.0.2, Mozilla released Firefox 3.0.3 to fix a problem that locks some people out of their stored passwords.
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Palin's Yahoo Account Hacked
You've probably heard the news by now: Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account was hacked. The word naive comes to mind right about now.
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Palin's Yahoo Account Hacked
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Google Headed To The High Seas?
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Norway Leaks Tax Info of Every Citizen
It's hard to believe, but it's true. Norway's national tax office inadvertently sent the tax returns of all of its citizens - which includes tax ID numbers - to media outlets.
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Google Headed To The High Seas?
How would you physically secure a database if it were floating on the ocean? That's a problem Google might have to solve sometime in the future.
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nVidia In Hot Water Over Faulty Chips
Ever had one of your systems complete fail because of a faulty nVidia graphics card? As it turns out some of their cards are bad and can seriously overheat a system.
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New Perspective on SSL Certs
Browsers are getting rather tough on sites that either use self-signed certificates or have expired certificates. A new certificate validation technique might help restore a bit of confidence that an attack isn't taking place.
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Trojan-proof Dialog Window?
PMC Ciphers claims that their new dialog window is immune to attacks from screenshot grabbing Trojans.
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Four Security Patches From Microsoft In September
Microsoft is slated to release 4 security bulletin for Windows Media Player, Windows, and Office. All four bulletins are rated critical.
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