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This is a crazy way to look at a security vuln

PCWorld Australia has this article posted: Mozilla pledges to fix second minor Firefox 2.0 bug This is a vuln, after all — NOT a “minor” bug. And, read how the first paragraph is laid out: A second minor bug found in the Firefox 2.0 Web browser will be fixed, but users shouldn't encounter...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 11-03-2006
Filed under: Internet, Open Source, Security
Mozilla Squashes Bugs

The Mozilla Corporation has released updates to its Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail client that fix a number of critical security flaws in the open-source products. The Firefox update, which was in the process of being automatically delivered to Firefox 1.5 users Friday, addresses 12 security...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 06-04-2006
Filed under: Internet, Open Source, Patch Management, Security
Not sure if you've noticed

…but, for each OS vendors iteration of Firefox and Mozilla, each OS vendor has to come out with their own patch. To me, that seems a bit nuts. Why is that? I thought Open Source products were supposed to run anywhere and everywhere? I guess not. With the latest round of security bulletins for...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 09-12-2005
Filed under: Open Source, Security
Great post by Chris...

Firefox is a great browser: http://www.myitforum.com/blog/cmosby/archive/2005/03/23/4180.aspx But, what Chris fails to grasp (sorry, man -- I love you anyway), is that Firefox released the new version to plug a security hole. So, OK. What if Microsoft decided to release a new version of the browser ...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 03-23-2005
Filed under: Open Source, Security
Mozilla's President still clueless

Mozilla's president has dismissed claims that more flaws will emerge in Firefox just because its market share is increasing. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39192432,00.htm Blogger's Note: Makes you want to scream a bit, doesn't it? How can someone be so clueless just for a marketing...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 03-23-2005
Filed under: Open Source, Security
The president of the Mozilla Foundation makes a claim he can't hold up.

Even with increased popularity, the Firefox Web browser won't face as many security problems as Internet Explorer, according to the president of the Mozilla Foundation. Blogger's Note: Too bad Mitchell Baker isn't running this bet in Vegas. I'd take him up on it -- and I'd win. Mozilla: We're more secure...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 03-22-2005
Filed under: Internet, Open Source, Security
Phishers getting better organised, using Linux

"The vast majority of the threats we saw were rootkitted Linux boxes, which was rather startling. We expected Microsoft boxes," says CISO Read the rest…

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 10-05-2007
Filed under: Open Source, Security
Things you don't hear about in the news, but you can find on Secunia.com

http://secunia.com/search/?search= linux Found: 2709 Secunia Security Advisories Found: 3151 Viruses Blogger's Note: this does not include some of the bigger Linux vendors like Red Hat.

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 02-11-2005
Filed under: Open Source, Security
Tsk, tsk...Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Passes 1000 Vulnerabilities

http://blogs.technet.com/security/archive/2007/10/16/red-hat-enterprise-linux-4-passes-1000-vulnerabilities.aspx

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 10-18-2007
Filed under: Open Source, Security
Adobe and Linux don't mix...

Well…actually, Adobe and any OS don’t mix (just an opinion here)… Adobe fixes Linux flaw in Reader

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 07-06-2005
Filed under: Open Source, Security

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