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Adobe Pushes Emergency Flash Player Security Fix 56

Posted by samzenpus from the slap-on-the-patch dept.
wiredmikey writes "As expected, Adobe today released a security update for its Flash Player. The out of cycle update addresses critical security issues in flash player as well as an important universal cross-site scripting issue. Adobe reported that one of the vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-2444) is being exploited in the wild in active targeted attacks designed to trick the user into clicking on a malicious link delivered in an email message. To illustrate the importance of keeping systems up to date, including Adobe Flash products, the fact that the RSA cyber attack was executed using a spear phishing attack with an embedded flash file should serve as a friendly reminder. RSA was breached after an employee opened a spreadsheet that contained a zero-day exploit that installed a backdoor through an Adobe Flash vulnerability."
China

China Removes Cyberwar Video, Denies Everything 179

Posted by Soulskill from the it-was-the-one-armed-man dept.
jjp9999 writes "Anyone looking for the video clip showing the Chinese regime launching cyberattacks using script kiddie tactics was greeted with a message stating 'Error Page — This page does not exist anymore,' on the state-run TV website. The propaganda video, still available on YouTube, included a clip showing an unseen user launching a cyberattack against an Alabama-based website of the Falun Gong meditation practice. China's Defense Minister told the Washington Post via e-mail that the video was 'pure action of the producer,' adding that the 'Chinese military has never implemented any form of cyber attacks.' The statement is the common line given by the regime after they're tacked with launching a global cyberattack — including after GhostNet, Operation Aurora, Operation Night Dragon, and Operation Shady Rat were revealed."
Programming

C++0x Finally Becomes a Standard 398

Posted by Unknown Lamer from the c++-ain't-what-it-used-to-be dept.
Samfer writes "On Friday August 12th 2011, the results for the final ISO ballot on C++0x came in, and the ISO C++ Standards Committee were unanimous in favor of approving the new C++0x (for now unofficially known as C++11) object-oriented programming language standard which is intended to replace the existing C++ standard. The new standard is to offer new and improved features such as lambda functions, concurrent programming functionality, direct data field initialization, and an improved standard library to name but a few." Although I haven't heavily used C++ in years, it is nice to see a decade long effort finally come to fruition. Especially nice is the support for type inference which should save quite a few people from RSI and make refactoring code a bit less obnoxious.
NASA

New NASA Data Casts Doubt On Global Warming Models 954

Posted by timothy from the but-scientists-love-models dept.
bonch writes "Satellite data from NASA covering 2000 through 2011 cast doubt on current computer models predicting global warming, according to a new study. The data shows that much less heat is retained by carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere than is assumed in current models. 'There is a huge discrepancy between the data and the forecasts that is especially big over the oceans,' said Dr. Roy Spencer, a co-author of the study and research scientist at the University of Alabama." Note: the press release about the study is somewhat less over the top.

Comment wrong (Score 1) 1486

by rivetgeek (#35747398) Attached to: Is Science Just a Matter of Faith?
It has nothing to do with faith. Even the dullest of retards can grasp science concepts at a basic level. Any idiot can understand that Gravity is real; he doesn't need to know the formula to determine gravitational acceleration of a near-earth body or the cosmological equations regarding gravity wells to understand that if he falls off a roof, something will likely hurt. This same concept exists all the way up through any form of testable science. For an explanation as to why it is so hard to explain simple intuitive subjects, I will let a far greater man than I take over: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO0r930Sn_8

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