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dilluns, 23 / gener / 2006 |
[SecurityFocus] Debunking the WMF backdoor
Claims that the WMF vulnerability was an intentional backdoor into Windows systems makes for an interesting conspiracy theory, but doesn't fit with the facts.
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Furthermore, the WMF flaw doesn't make for a good backdoor, assuming that one would like to target a user, or class of users
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Finally, Microsoft doesn't need this as a back door; it already has one: Windows Automatic Update. It's got Windows boxes phoning home without user interaction, identifying themselves, and downloading and installing code in the background. Technically speaking, it would not be difficult for the company to pervert this process subtly, and effectively, to target certain machines for malware. But naturally, there is no possibility that it ever will: its actually doing so would be detected, and proved, and the company would end up with the PR debacle of the century. So, yes, there is a back door in Windows, and no, it is not news.
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Palm ha publicat la versió 1.2 de la ROM del Treo 650, compatible amb els telèfons GSM lliures. Les millores só nen la gestió de la memòria en la navegació Internet i, molt especialment, en la qualitat de la veu.
Performance enhancements:
- Improved memory handling for opening larger web pages
- Optimized Bluetooth performance and added support for additional headset or carkits
- Improved voice quality
- Improved device performance for heavy data usage such as email or web downloads.
Includes Versamail 3.1F, the latest version for the Treo 650 smartphone including an updated Mail Service (ISP) list which includes Gmail support
- Added support for Gmail attachment downloads via web browser
- Improved performance and increased stability with third-party email solutions that are offered directly from carrier partners
- Added support for wired carkits (THB, will be available through the TC store next week)
- Updated carrier settings for data connections and MMS or when roaming internationally
- Masked password entry in browser to increase privacy
- Improved customizable voice or sound recordings for specific callers
Incorporates past updates released on Palm's website
- Treo 650 Updater 1.13 (released June 2005): Optimizes memory handling (info); adds latest carrier settings files; enhances call clarity and voice quality.
- Carkit Update for Treo 650 (Bluetooth carkit drivers)
- Treo 650 Voicemail Updater 1.04
Per a més informació sobre com fer la instal·lació consuteu la pàgina web de Palm.
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[InformationWeek] Security Company Uses Google To Help Find Vulnerabilities. Es tracta d'una versió modificada de l'Appliance de Google per organitzar la informació de seguretat:
The company's C5 Insight software, a version of its C5 suite, runs on a Web server in conjunction with the Google Search Appliance to index and search security settings, configuration files, and other security-related infrastructure across an organization's network. It allows IT managers to query for network vulnerabilities or possible compliance problems and receive relevant search results immediately, thanks to the index created by Google's search hardware.
The ability to rapidly search for network vulnerabilities can help provide efficient risk mitigation. That's because cyber threats tend to be most dangerous during the "vulnerability window" -- the time between the appearance of an exploit and the deployment of a defensive signature or patch.
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