From: Mustafa Akgul (akgul@Bilkent.EDU.TR)
Date: Tue 30 Nov 2004 - 21:12:28 EET
>From zdnetuk@newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net Tue Nov 30 11:05:54 2004
From: "ZDNet UK Security Update" <zdnetuk@newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net>
Subject: Government says Finnish with IE 6; Bofra exploit ticks away at Microsoft; Gartner: Beware of Bofra!
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:59:14 -0000
ZDNet UK Security Newsletter
News, Insight and Comment from ZDNet UK
--------------------------COMMENT-----------------------------
IT managers are waiting on tenterhooks for Microsoft to
announce a patch to the Bofra vulnerability. It's been three
weeks since the Internet Explorer 6 flaw was discovered, but
the company is still investigating the bug.
Last week hackers also used the Bofra flaw to infect a group
of banner ads. The ads then pointed IE users to another Web
ite that attacked their machines. Analyst Gartner warned this
type of threat will become commonplace, as banner ads supply
an ideal vehicle for hackers to break thousands of machines
in one swift blow.
Although Microsoft says that Windows XP Service Pack 2 is
unaffected by Bofra, the Finnish Communications Regulatory
Authority (FICORA) is warning people to use an alternative
browser until the hole is patched. Is this a rash move? One
ZDNet reader, software engineer Chris Rankin, thought not,
when he posted a tongue in cheek message to us saying that
patches for Internet Explorer's main problems had already been
released: they're called Firefox, Mozilla and Opera.
- Dan Ilett
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+Features+
Q&A: Straight talking on terrorism
Counter-terrorism advisor to four US presidents Richard Clarke
talks to ZDNet UK about cybersecurity, and its importance
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16688/0/
+News+
Government says Finnish with IE 6
While the world waits for Microsoft to issue a patch for the
IFRAME flaw, Finnish authorities have advised their people to
avoid using Internet Explorer
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16951/0/
Bofra exploit ticks away at Microsoft
Time is ticking for Microsoft to produce a patch for the
two-week-old Bofra exploit. But Redmond is still investigating
the problem
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16954/0/
Gartner: Beware of Bofra exploit
The Bofra exploit is to cause more damage for a long time to
come, Gartner says
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16866/0/
SCO Web site attacked again
SCO, the ever-popular Unix company, has come under attack from
hackers once again. This time they have replaced the front
page of SCO's Web site with their own version that parodies
SCO's legal battles over Linux
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/17052/0/
Ex-virus writer questioned over Slammer
Czech police have questioned former virus writer Benny over
the Slammer worm, according to reports
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/17056/0/
Feds try to take logs from Nmap creator
The creator of Nmap has said on his Web site, insecure.org,
that the FBI keeps trying to take data from his Web server
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16946/0/
Kazaa creates worst spyware threat, says CA
The peer-to-peer file sharing program Kazaa is the biggest
spyware threat on the Internet, according to a security firm
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16870/0/
Phishers set to hook festive haul
Phishers are taking advantage of the festive season to launch
more scams aimed at nabbing credit card numbers and email
addresses
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/17063/0/
WinAmp hack attack warning released
A security company has issued a 'highly critical' warning
relating to an attack that exploits a flaw in NullSoft's
popular music player
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16879/0/
Intego releases messaging encryption for iChat
Users of the Apple instant messaging program iChat can now
encrypt their conversations, security company Intego says
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16881/0/
CIA funds chatroom surveillance
A university in New York has been funded to keep tabs on IRC
conversations with money channelled through the National
Science Foundation by the CIA, documents have revealed
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16888/0/
Italian Senate hit by hack attack
Italian politicians were confronted with gay pornography as
hackers took control of the monitors throughout the senate
building
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16810/0/
Microsoft emphasises security problems
Security is 'the biggest threat to the growth of our company
and our industry overall', according to a senior Microsoft
executive
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16913/0/
Citrix buys in to the VPN market
The already crowded VPN market has a new player, as Citrix
buys up Net6, which makes appliance gateways
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/17064/0/
Java flaw opens Windows, Linux to attack
A Java plug-in vulnerability could allow viruses to spread
through both Windows and Linux systems through browsers such
as IE and Firefox
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16744/0/
UK police face increasing pressure from high-tech crime
Chief police officers say that fighting high-tech crime is one
of the factors contributing to a shortfall of £350m needed to
fund police work effectively in the UK
http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/43564/1498125/16747/0/
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