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New Security Warning Feature Added On Facebook

2008-09-15 23:28:38 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Facebooks security team has introduced a new security related warning feature that alerts users about potentially malicious third-party websites they are about to visit. Facebook is persistently under attacks from phishers and malware authors who look for creative ways to efficiently exploit Facebooks huge users base. New Facebook feature is...
 
Tags: security, facebook, feature, facebook feature, facebooks security team, malicious third-party websites, alerts users, malware authors, attacks
 
 
 
 
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Worm fears shut down Skype video feature

2008-01-22 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
Skype has been forced to turn off a video-sharing feature in its software because it could be misused to launch a self-copying worm attack against Skype users, security researchers said Tuesday
 
Tags: skype, skype users, feature, worm attack, security researchers, launch, tuesday, software
 
 
 
 
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Feature Request #1: Stable Code

2008-06-30 04:01:00 by JJ in Security Uncorked
 
I have a note to all network hardware vendors Dear network vendor As someone that is forced to configure and implement security on your hardware, I would greatly appreciate stable code and properly functioning features. Unfortunately, I cannot always choose the hardware my customers are using in their infrastructure. However, if you would like...
 
Tags: code, stable code, support, post-sales support, current maintenance contract, current, maintenance contract, security engineer, security
 
 
 
 
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Privacy feature in IE8 leaks private data

2008-08-29 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473864 in Network World on Security
 
A privacy feature built into the second beta version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 browser isn't as private as advertised
 
Tags: privacy feature, internet explorer, beta version, browser, microsoft
 
 
 
 
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Mozilla to pull anti-phishing feature from Firefox 2.0

2008-12-04 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b4062c in Network World on Security
 
Mozilla will drop anti-phishing protection from the final version of Firefox 2.0 at Google's request when Mozilla updates the browser later this month, a company executive confirmed Thursday
 
Tags: mozilla, company executive, firefox, final version, google, protection, month, browser, drop
 
 
 
 
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UAC, an Excellent Description and Discussion by Crispin Cowan

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2008-05-12 22:07:49 by jrjones in Jeff Jones Security Blog
I was excited when Dr. Crispin Cowan joined the company a while back - what security person wouldn't be! As one of the key drivers behind StackGuard , Linux Security Modules and co-founder of Immunix, which produced AppArmor - few people are as qualified as Dr. Cowan to talk about security features and security boundaries So, when he asks " Is...
 
Tags: uac, standard user uac, standard user, uac prompt, security feature, convenience feature, convenience, cowan, crispin cowan
 
 
 
 
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Setting file ACLs with PowerShell part 4

2007-11-29 09:34:00 by Keith Brown in Security Briefs
 
In part 3 , I walked through the following line of code newRule = New-Object Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule "keith", Modify, Allow I pointed out how the "Modify" was automatically converted into an enumeration value, promising that I'd talk more about enumerations later. Well, this value comes from the...
 
Tags: values, invalid enumeration values, enumeration, enumeration values, new-object security, object, powershell, invalid cast exception, cast
 
 
 
 
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Applying SDL Principles to Legacy Code

2008-10-27 17:24:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
Hello, this is Scott Stender from iSEC Partners, one of the SDL Pro Network partners. As security consultants, we at iSEC work with a variety of companies to drive security throughout their development cycle. Clients with mature security processes ask that we help carry out parts of their process, from requirements analysis to penetration...
 
Tags: legacy code, mature security processes, security processes, cross-component security requirements, security requirements, processes, code, requirements, legacy code poses
 
 
 
 
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Zune Killer App - Windows Media Center

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2007-11-26 21:55:40 by jrjones in Jeff Jones Security Blog
I admit it, I did not buy a Zune last year when they were first released. I don't have a large music collection and I'm generally happy listening to the radio to get my music fix, or the digital music channels available from my cable company, if you will However, as some of you may realize from my previous postings (Vista Media Center Part 1 ,...
 
Tags: zune, apple tv, apple, tv, tv movies, zune software, zune tv comparison, media center, windows media center
 
 
 
 
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Lost Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey laptop

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