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Firefox 3.0.5 Update Released

Dave — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:47:27 +0000

The update fixes a number of bug and security issues. This is a recommended update.

Firefox 3.0.5 fixes several issues found in Firefox 3.0.4:

Fixed several security issues.
Fixed several stability issues.
Official releases for the Bengali, Esperanto, Galician, Hindi, and Latvian languages are now available.
Replaced the End-User License Agreement with a new “Know Your Rights” info bar on initial install.
When installing multiple signed XPIs simultaneously, previous versions of Firefox would fail.
Fixed several issues found in the accessibility implementation.
Added the ability to send OS-specific system notes in the crash reporter.

See the complete list of bugs fixed.

Dave
Because I.T. can

Thieves target big and small

Dave — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:05:24 +0000

I read a interesting article today. In it the author talks about follow through. How, in 3 scenarios, if IT/ownership/organizations had followed through they would have seen better results. Her main point though has to do with security breaches. The author references a report issued by the Verizon Business Investigative Response team.

The ideas that tweaked my interest though were these 2 quotes;

Data thieves appear perfectly willing to victimize “smaller mom and pop” operations as well as larger enterprises.

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Data compromises are considerably more likely to result from external attacks than from any other source.

It just isn’t the large organizations that thieves are targeting. It’s the pharmacy, the community access centre, the realty office or the grocery store that are now connected to the internet in one form or another.

The new year brings with it a perfect time to take a look at your business and get a feel for just how secure it really is.

You can read the entire report here.

Dave

Because I.T. can

Another Reason to Switch Browsers

Dave — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:00:50 +0000

I have been recommending home users move away from using Internet Explorer for years. Unless you have an application that requires the use of IE there is no reason not to switch. This weekend news of zero day attacks against IE7 have come out.

…The vulnerability is an invalid pointer reference in the data binding function of Internet Explorer. In its default state — when data binding is enabled, that is — certain conditions allow the release of an object without updating the array length, which makes it possible to access the deleted object’s memory space.

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In other words, someone could attack IE 7 by filling the process stack with a tremendous amount of memory, explained Jeff Debrosse, research director at ESET.

When IE subsequently crashes, it’s left in a state that makes it vulnerable to a remote exploit, he told TechNewsWorld.

Hackers would then be able to inject a wide variety of malware — for example, keyloggers or hijackers — into a system…

You can read the full story here.

Dave

Because I.T. can

DHTC.ca Launch

Dave — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:08:35 +0000

Just a quick note to mark the occasion of the launch of DHTC.ca. Please take the time to go over our services to see if we can help you.

Dave

Because I.T. can