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Submission + - August Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Takes Out 23 Bugs in Windows, IE, Exchange

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: It’s that time of the month when Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday aimed at fixing vulnerabilities. Last month’s Patch Tuesday posed some issues for users as they were still causing bugs, being “half-baked”. This is the eighth Patch Tuesday of the year and it comes with eight new security bulletins (coincidence?) with only three being rated as “Critical” and five as “Important”. The eight security bulletins released by Microsoft address 23 vulnerabilities from Windows, Internet Explorer and Exchange. The most important patches, as per Microsoft’s recommendation, are MS13-059 (Internet Explorer) and MS13-060 (Windows XP and Server 2003.). After applying those first priority patches, you should patch every other software from Microsoft that you are using to make sure you have a top-notch security

Submission + - The world's craziest contraband (networkworld.com)

Submitted by coondoggie
coondoggie writes: As the Transportation Security Administration documents every week, people will bring the weirdest stuff on airplanes. But the nutty stuff isn't confined to airplanes or to travelers in the U.S. Here we take a look at a collection of crazy stuff people have tried to get into other countries – as well as the U.S. in some cases – via airplane or other means.

Submission + - DIY IDS Identifies Hacked Smartphones 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A group of researchers from LGM Security has leveraged a Verizon Samsung femtocell — a small cellular station for extending cell phone coverage range indoors or at the cell edge — to create a relatively cheap cellular intrusion detection system that enables enterprises and private individuals to test their or their employees' smartphones for malware. Their solution involves the femtocell and a Linux-based Snort server through which the traffic to and from the phone is redirected. All in all, they spent less than $300 to set the system up. They have also helpfully shared the source code that allowed them to do all that.

Submission + - NRA Launches Pro-Lead Website

Submitted by ideonexus
ideonexus writes: The National Rifle Association has launched a website defending the use of lead ammunition against scientists and environmental organizations who argue that lead bullets are poisoning the environment and tainting game meat with a known neurotoxin. The rise and fall of lead levels from gasoline and lead-based paint are strongly correlated to the rise and fall of crime rates in communities around the world.

Submission + - The Big Def Con Question: Would You Work for the NSA? (vice.com)

Submitted by Daniel_Stuckey
Daniel_Stuckey writes: Premier hacker conference Def Con, which just wrapped up its 21st year, played host to security professionals who all had very different opinions on what the NSA is up to. In fact, the only thing everyone could agree on is that the PRISM revelations came as no surprise.

Even if it isn't news to this crowd, it is still a significant development in the general climate of government surveillance and national security. And at Def Con, where government recruitment was hampered this year by conference founder Jeff Moss's requesting that feds stay away, it seemed like a good idea to walk around asking people if they would still want to work for the NSA.

Submission + - Solar Magnetic Field About To Flip (nasa.gov)

Submitted by Freddybear
Freddybear writes: According to measurements from NASA solar observatories, the sun's magnetic field is about to reverse polarity. The event is predicted to occur within the next three to four months and will have effects throughout the solar system. These magnetic reversals happen regularly about every eleven years as part of the solar cycle.

Submission + - Using Kickstarter data to predict Ubuntu Edge's success (openanalytics.eu)

Submitted by Jason Waddell
Jason Waddell writes: According to Kickstarter's historic backing data, crowdfunding follows a very predictable pattern: a strong opening, a mid-campaign "dead zone", and a small resurgence at the end of the campaign. We combine Kickstarter's trends with the Ubuntu Edge Indiegogo crowdfunding data to forecast whether the innovative Ubuntu phone will reach its $32 million campaign goal.

Submission + - Has Linus Torvalds won the long battle with Microsoft? (muktware.com)

Submitted by sfcrazy
sfcrazy writes: The father of Linux, Linus Torvalds, once said, "If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won."

Microsoft yesterday released one of its cash cows Microsoft Office for Android. Since Microsoft has a very vague idea of what users want and is suffering from lock-in, the apps is just an Android front end of Office 365 and is accessible only by the paid users. There are already quite a lot of office suites available on Android including Office Pro, QuickOffice and KingSoft so Microsoft will have to struggle there.

Still it's a Microsoft core application coming to Linux.

So, it looks like Linus has won.

Comment Re:still with the java? (Score 2) 211

by jtollefson (#43489157) Attached to: Oracle Fixes 42 Security Vulnerabilities In Java

Why your bank? They're using Java because it isn't going anywhere soon. It's highly integrated all over the place and is leading the way as the language of choice for everything from big-data processing a'la MapReduce frameworks in Hadoop to Mom & Pop shops just looking for a new college grad to put together something for their needs.

Dislike your bank because they're not treating you like their most important customer, not because they're using Java. =)

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