About 8 out of every 10 Web browsers run by consumers are vulnerable to attack by exploits of already-patched bugs, a security expert said.
The poor state of browser patching stunned Wolfgang Kandek, chief technology officer at security risk and compliance management provider Qualys, which presented data from the company’s free BrowserCheck service at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. Read the full story on Computerworld.
Mannford man arrested for making death threat against woman on facebook
Facebook can be fun and games most of the time, but can also turn nasty. A Mannford man is in jail without bond after threatening to kill a woman he barely knows on Facebook. Deputies said the man had plans to make good on his threat.
New hole in Windows file sharing
A contributor has disclosed a previously unknown security problem involving files shared via SMB under Windows. A buffer overflow in the heap can be exploited to inject arbitrary code into a system and execute it. The contributor also provided suitable code to demonstrate the problem. H-Security reports on the topic.
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