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Is iPowerWeb Compromised?

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Ethan Zuckerman writes on a oddity from a StopBadware.org press release: based on almost 50,000 website submitted to Stop Badware, almost 20% were hosted by iPowerWeb. Both Zuckerman and StopBadware.org suggest that iPowerWeb might be suffering from security issues allowing hackers to inject malicious code into their customers' websites. StopBadware's co-director John Palfrey stated:
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Zero-Day Attack in Microsoft Word

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Microsoft released a security advisory today for all modern versions of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works. According to the document, a vulnerability in the popular word processing software programs is being actively exploited, and can be triggered simply by opening a carefully modified Word document.
Both the Slashdot post on the issue and the eWeek article [...]

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The Trouble with OpenOffice.org

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

TechWorld reports that OpenOffice.org will soon be bundled with Mozilla Thunderbird and Lightning, but I think that the news that OpenOffice plans to support plugins to extends its feature set is just as important.
OpenOffice will get "Firefox-like" extension capabilities by version 2.0.4, due this month, Schulz said. The suite's existing extensions platform will get a [...]

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Linux: It's the Fonts, Stupid

Friday, August 18, 2006

Robert Scoble claims that fonts are the reason why Linux has failed to make inroads in the consumer computing market. I think it is clear that other factors, including security, are more significant.

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Hiding in the Windows Registry

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

A security problem found in the strings are handled in the Windows Registry could mean big problems for those looking to clean up after viruses and spyware.

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Online Banking with Bank of America

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Online banking websites like Bank of America should use SSL login pages, as non-SSL pages are not secure.

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On WordPress Security, or Where is WordPress 1.5.2.1?

Friday, August 19, 2005

Update early, update often, update visibly.

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Wired Interviews Michael Lynn

Monday, August 1, 2005

If you have been keeping up with the Michael Lynn-ISS-Cisco saga, this Wired interview is a must-read. My favorite part:
Lynn: Yes, they did, actually. And I didn't know what it was, so I didn't thank him properly…. This was a really funny story. (Right after my talk, this) guy walks up with a very, very [...]

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