Monday, May 11th, 2009 Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux.New features in 6.2:The I/O pipeline now uses read-ahead buffering, which improves read performance especially on solid-state drives, typically by 30-50%. (Windows)Improvements, bug fixes, and security enhancements:The boot loader now supports motherboards with BIOSes that reserve large amounts ...
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) Desktop Edition delivers a range of feature enhancements to improve the user experience. Shorter boot speeds, some as short as 25 seconds, ensure faster access to a full computing environment on most desktop, laptop and netbook models. Enhanced suspend-and-resume features also give users more time ...
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Firefox 3.0.9 fixes several security issues found in Firefox 3.0.8:Firefox allows Refresh header to redirect to javascript: URIs
POST data sent to wrong site when saving web page with embedded frame
Malicious search plugins can inject code into arbitrary sites
Same-origin violations in XMLHttpRequest and XPCNativeWrapper.toString
XSS hazard using third-party stylesheets and XBL bindings
Same-origin violations ...
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009 Security researchers are warning administrators to secure their servers in the wake of new Secure Shell (SSH) attacks.Researchers at security firm SANS warned that so-called 'brute force' attacks were occurring on a "daily" basis. The attacks attempt to guess usernames and passwords in an attempt to compromise the server.To help ...
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 Kernel rootkits are tough enough to detect, but now a researcher has demonstrated an even sneakier method of hacking Linux.The attack attack exploits an oft-forgotten function in Linux versions 2.4 and above in order to quietly insert a rootkit into the operating system kernel as a way to hide malware ...
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