Microsoft released a Security Advisory (926043) based off of the results of a proof of concept exploit that takes advantage of another vulnerability in the Windows shell. Brace yourself, it *could* allow remote code execution (I know, what, AGAIN?). Microsoft is working the issue and expects a patch for the exploit by 10 October. The [...]
For those who like testing out new OS versions, we have another one available – Fedora Core 6 (Test 3). The complete DVD ISO is around 3.3G (for x86 verson, larger for 64-bit and PPC versions), and it’s around the same total size for those who would rather play disc swap with the 5 CD [...]
All operating systems have little flaws and vulnerabilities in them, so it should be no surprise that even Linux (the OS of many flavors) and Unix have some issues. If you would like to set yourself up for updates or want to just read up on pure security issues, check the following links… – Links: [...]
For those who love free stuff and security, there’s a treat out on the street. OpenSSH version 4.4 was released yesterday. Time to upgrade! Seems there was a vulnerability with the previous version and it’s been patched in this go-around. Also, there is a new version of OpenBSD (version 4.0) that should be released around [...]
If you have an interest in looking at code that can be used to exploit vulnerabilities in other machines, check these sites out. Note: You will be looking/downloading code (Perl, etc) that is in ASCII and not compiled/interpreted. If you do the boneheaded thing and compile/run these examples you take the consequences on yourself. Act [...]
 If you’re one of those users/admins/aspiring security geeks who daily proclaim your undying devotion to Microsoft, you might want to bookmark the following pages. Ya never know, they might help you cover your butt later on… – Links: Microsoft’s Security Bulletin Search Insert more here ; P
I’ve been a little behind in my news lately (thanks RealWorld), and just noticed that Hacktivismo released an anonymous browser called Torpark. It’s a highly tweaked version of Portable Firefox (v1.5.0.7) and seems to take all the risk out of manually turning on Tor (website), if it is run as a Firefox/Thunderbird extension (Torbutton) or [...]
Microsoft Vista Post-RC1: Oh yippie, another version of Vista… Yep, for the third time in as many weeks, Microsoft has release another revision of Vista. This time it’s “post-RC1,” or release build 5728. That’s a pre-RC1 (5536), RC1 (5600) and this one – in just a hair over THREE WEEKS. I’m downloading it anyway so [...]
Greetings to all. Hope this little blog helps various members of the community to understand, at least a little bit, more about the difference between the hacker, cracker and the various levels of gray in between… That’s why I chose the images I did for the masthead. The logo on the left is called “Glider” [...]