http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Information Security"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:46:19 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 4178 | Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing http://en.redtram.com/go/138400906/top100/ 138400906 On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:05:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138400906/top100/ 180948 | Oyster card system crashes again http://en.redtram.com/go/138272646/top100/ 138272646 London's Oyster card billing system crashed this morning for the second time in two weeks, forcing Transport for London (TfL) to open gates and allow free travel for all. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:53:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138272646/top100/ 180948 | Google offers Gmail encryption http://en.redtram.com/go/138272356/top100/ 138272356 Google is giving Gmail users the option to encrypt messages sent using the webmail service. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:49:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138272356/top100/ 44467 | 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP http://en.redtram.com/go/138210996/top100/ 138210996 Last October, roughly one year after the release to manufacturing of Windows Vista, I did a comparison of how well Windows Vista was living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. My data source Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:39:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138210996/top100/ 44467 | Gaping holes in RealPlayer patched http://en.redtram.com/go/138210989/top100/ 138210989 Digital media delivery firm RealNetworks has shipped a high-prority patch to cover four gaping holes in its flagship RealPlayer software, warning that the vulnerabilities could put users at risk of code execution attacks. The patch comes a few hours after Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:39:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138210989/top100/ 43219 | Oracle Database Local Untrusted Library Path Vulnerability (Technical Details) http://en.redtram.com/go/138210278/top100/ 138210278 The Oracle July 2008 Critical Patch Update fixes a vulnerability which allows a user in the OINSTALL/DBA group to scalate privileges to root . Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:35:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138210278/top100/ 65826 | When the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Principle Doesn't Apply http://en.redtram.com/go/138202929/top100/ 138202929 When I was a kid, it seemed that every third commercial I saw was for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. In these commercials, a chocoholic would collide with a peanut butter lover, quickly followed by the memorable exchange of "you got Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:09:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138202929/top100/ 65826 | minilinks for 2008-25-17 http://en.redtram.com/go/138202926/top100/ 138202926 Parents to Be Punished For Children's Net Piracy Households that are suspected of illegal downloads will be blacklisted and have Internet access curbed under new rules in the UK.Senate Bill Asks Attorney General to Investigate Piracy Senators Leahy and Specter Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:09:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138202926/top100/ 7286 | Brief: Report: Small biz weak in cybersecurity http://en.redtram.com/go/138188618/top100/ 138188618 Report: Small biz weak in cybersecurity Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:07:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138188618/top100/ 4135 | Top 10: It's a crime-filled week in IT land http://en.redtram.com/go/138186076/top100/ 138186076 In an unusual week for IT news, headlines were dominated by alleged crime, actual crime and crime that could be in the offing. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:04:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138186076/top100/ 4135 | San Francisco DA discloses city's network passwords http://en.redtram.com/go/138186077/top100/ 138186077 In its bid to protect the city from one computer security risk, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office may very well have created another. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:04:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138186077/top100/ 4134 | IDABench The Network Security Analyst’s Toolbox http://en.redtram.com/go/138186066/top100/ 138186066 Jeff Stebelton wrote this paper on IDABench which is a compliment to your IDS/IPS. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:04:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138186066/top100/