And yes, I am glad I am not using IE nor Windows. The SANS Internet Storm Center reports that
…installs a new strain of Internet Explorer Malware […] installs a Browser Help Object (BHO) that can capture login information before it is encrypted, and ‘watches for HTTPS (secure) access to URLs of several dozen banking and financial sites in multiple countries.
Continuer la lecture de Slashdot | New IE Malware Captures Passwords Ahead Of SSL
Firefox, Thunderbird minor upgrades have been released to fix some minor bugs present in both releases. Both releases correct some flaws in the extension system that some users may have been experiencing. Continuer la lecture de Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird minor upgrades released
Blog comments spammers are very creative… Continuer la lecture de Interesting blog, keep up the good work =)
I often discuss with customers the suspicion and rumours about Windows XP and other versions of Microsoft or other commercial software being designed to permit eavesdropping by governments. I recently came accross interesting facts in a cryptography discussion. Continuer la lecture de Is there really a Big Brother ?
This is what awaits us according to this article at ITBusiness.ca. I think a report commissioned by Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada must have some factual information in it. The PSEPC is looking at ways to protect Canada’s critical information infrastructure, much like the U.S. government’s Homeland Security policy for national security. How can we as individuals minimize this risk ? Continuer la lecture de Possible major infrastructure failure in Canada within 5 years