Archive for July, 2009
Interesting Links for the Weekend
The Firefox browser passes billion milestone
KeePass and Dropbox: Two Tools for Managing Your Electronic Life
Clampi virus targets companies’ financial accounts
Microsoft’s Emergency Patch Mess
Critical Update for Adobe Flash Player
8 Keys to Internet Security
America’s 10 most wanted botnets
Five Best Instant Messengers
Adobe Flash/Reader Flaws
It’s a good thing Adobe has announced plans to release a patch for critical holes in its Flash player next week, because attackers are actively exploiting it. You can protect yourself by using the Firefox browser with the NoScript addon, or by disabling Flash on your system.
Firefox 3.5.1
If you’ve been using Firefox 3.5 and are concerned about the reported vulnerabilities in it, you should download version 3.5.1 now.
Critical Firefox Vulnerability
The developers of the Firefox browser are warning of a critical vulnerability in the latest version of the browser, version 3.5. The vulnerability is in a component of the browser’s Javascript engine that could allow an attacker to remotely execute code on a user’s computer.
Mozilla further warned that a working exploit has been publically released, [...]
Weekend Reading
Wireless Cybercriminals Target Clueless Vacationers – Just because you’re on vacation doesn’t mean criminals aren’t interested in stealing your data. Don’t let your guard down when you leave home. Here are a few tips from this article for keeping your information private while traveling this summer.
— Pay attention to your surroundings. Just because you’re on [...]