Site Update
If you’ve been here before you’ve notice the site design has changed. I’ll provide more details in a few days for those of you interested in such things. In addition to the new look there’s some changes to the plumbing which should help me update the blog more frequently and make it more useful (at [...]
Firefox 2.0.0.4 – Security Update
Firefox has released an update with six vulnerability fixes for Firefox 2 which ups the version number to 2.0.0.4 One of the fixes is listed as “critical”. There’s also numerous other updates and bug fixes. Enhancements include “enchancements and fixes for Windows Vista” and support for two new languages – Afrikaans (af) and Belarusian (be). [...]
Site Upgraded to WordPress 2.2
The web site was upgraded to WordPress 2.2 last night. One of the changes made to WordPress 2.2 is that Widgets are now part of the core software and not enabled through a plugin. Widgets can be used on the sidebar and I do use them. The upgrade seems to have screwed up which widgets [...]
Quicktime Security Update
Apple has release a security update for Quicktime. The update is for Quicktime on both Windows and OS X. The update patches two vulnerabilities that can be triggered by visiting a malicious website. The first allows code to be executed, the second could allow the "disclosure of senesitive information". Apple has also released an update [...]
Google Getting Into Malware Detection
Malware distribution has been moving to the web and now Google is moving into the anti-malware business. The question is: Are they looking to get into it as a business or are they getting into it to protect their business? In early May Google published their Ghost in the Browser(pdf) report. The headlines from the [...]