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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MD5 Collisions Put PKI At Risk
A new paper outlines how it's possible to use MD5 collisions to spoof a legitimate certificate authority's certificate, which means you could spoof the security of nearly any site - even banks.
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Remote Code Execution in SQL Server
If you haven't already seen it, Microsoft issued an advisory regarding a remote code execution vulnerability in versions of its database server.
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Wordpress 2.7 Released: Watch Out For Automatic Upgrades
Wordpress 2.7 has been released complete with a new administration interface and spiffy new "automatic upgrade" features that are bound to break high security sites.
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Malware Fiesta Attracts and Infects Thousands
An automated malware infection tool called Fiesta is highly successful when it comes to infiltrating systems that use Internet Explorer.
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A Slew of Patches Plus Two Zero-day Exploits
Microsoft unleashed 8 security patches today and the bad guys unleashed 2 new zero-day exploits that are now floating around in the wilds of the Internet.
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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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