I have talked about these vulnerabilities before, and want to update you a little bit about it’s progress. Paul Royal, principal researcher for Purewire, says a vulnerability in the latest versions of Adobe’s Flash Player allows criminals to take complete control of end users’ computers Royal says, the technique uses a 1.1 kilobyte Adobe Flash …
Monthly Archives: August 2009
The Pwnie Awards are up
So every year after Blackhat – DC, they have the pwnie awards. While I was busy talking about Moxie and Dan’s concepts, I totally failed to mention the awards. Well they are up and you can see ‘em here.
Headline Talk: Google Chrome OS – Analysis
TechWebTV July 16, 2009 Google announced a browser-based operating system (Chrome OS) that will run on Netbooks. InformationWeek’s Alex Wolfe and Fritz Nelson discuss its impact and feasibility.
Spotlight on Dan Kaminsky..
I know I have been going on and on about Moxie’s talk, but that is just one example of the larger issue that Dan Kaminsky pointed out a year ago. Directionally thinking, using moxie’s example, apply the thought process to email, or ftp or sshd or any service… As Dan says, “In the face of …
Adobe patches again
June 28th Adobe patched a critical flaw in Shockwave and now there is another critical flaw patch in adobe’s software. This time it is a Flash update. According to The Register, “Users are advised to upgrade to Flash version 10.0.32.18 to defend against a cross-platform flaw that has become the focus of hacking attacks since last …
Ubuntu adds multisearch extension to Firefox alpha 3
Ubuntu recently released the multisearch extension to Firefox alpha 3,in an effort to improve the default behavior of new tabs and search. They introduced the changes at this time in an experimental vein in order to explore and understand the user experience and usage patterns. The only way to opt out is to disable the …
Additional defcon music community information
I don’t want to be premature with this announcement, however, we met with Shadowvex at the con on Monday to discuss contributing a web presense for the music of the community. Originally going in, I intended for it to be a place for him and Jackalope, but by the time the project evolved, it became …
Defcon 17 Thoughts and Impressions
So we all know Defcon and Black Hat have ended… I am sure some of you have questions and not the least of which being. “Is Jeff’s association with Homeland Security going to affect the event?” To which I respond, YES! Simply from the shear numbers, there is no denying the facts. The community is …
