Wednesday rolls us into the middle of the week and the deluge of articles about Microsoft releasing patches continues unabated. How does this generate so much news every month? Slow month(s)? Needless to say I’ll spare you those articles. Get your patch on. That is all.
cheers,
Dave
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And now, the news…
- Privacy Tool for Iranian Activists Disabled After Security Holes Exposed | Wired
- Rupert Murdoch’s Phone-Hacking Scandal Gets a Celebrity Spin | Observer
- Security Software Grows Increasingly Popular As M&A Target | Wall Street Journal
- Report: Contractors Have Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Federal Data | Tech News Daily
- Windows Server Security Best Practices | Server Watch
- Why Selling Exploits Is A Good Idea | eWeek Europe
- Forget Puppies, Adopt a Hacker | Mashable
- Latest Adobe Flash exploit affects Android handsets | Into Mobile
CCNY Students Feel Sting of Data Security Mishap | eSecurity Planet
Yikes…that article “Windows Server Security Best Practices” is a classic example of WTF in journalism. That title has nothing at all to do with the article itself. The only possible best practice given is to harden your Windows servers. *facepalm*
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