Security Briefing – m4RCh 0x1A

Don’t… don’t look behind the curtain, Dorothy…
Make it a great day, I’ll see you again Monday!

Signed,

The Intern

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And now, the news…

1. Next Week’s Firefox 3.0.8 Release Termed “High-Priority Firedrill” – OStatic
2. Heartland warns rivals about ‘baseless’ claims on postbreach Visa action – Computer World
3. Security policies need simplifying, expert says – Search Security
4. Rootkits in a PC’s BIOS – Heise
5. Anibal Sacco and Alfredo Ortega’s presentation on Persistent BIOS Infection – Core Security Slides from the presentation are available here.
6. Google gets ready to film Canada’s streets – The Globe and Mail Our turn!
7. New ‘scareware’ Trojan holds users to ransom – Network World
8. Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco IOS Software Mobile IP and Mobile IPv6 Vulnerabilities – Security Focus
9. Conficker: The Windows Worm That Won’t Go Away – eWeek
10. Canadian cops cry for BlackBerry wiretap – The Register
11. A bit of Notacon news, the speaker schedule has been posted.

And this is just painful…

12. Photos: Macbook vs Mack Truck – Gizmodo Ouch!

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