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[YoKenny]

Google account are now more secure with two step verification.
http://lifehacker.com/5756977/set-up-googles-two+step-verification-now-for-seriously-enhanced-security-for-your-google-account

That's seriously old news as that was published By Adam Pash, Feb 10, 2011 8:30 AM

[gautam7]

Sorry people this two way verification notification just come up in my gmail, looking for more info i stumbled upon that article after reading it looked cool but i totally missed the date. Sorry again for that old post  . Next time i will be carefull 

[bob3160]

Facebook 'Deceived' Users, FTC Finds

[MikeBCda]

Interesting read, Bob, thanks -- I think we'll agree we've seen it coming for a long, long time.  Too bad charges can't be laid for actions prior to this new agreement.

[Asyn]

Millions of printers open to devastating hack attack
http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/29/9076395-exclusive-millions-of-printers-open-to-devastating-hack-attack-researchers-say
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/111129b.html

[YoKenny]

Facebook 'Deceived' Users, FTC Finds

Facebook settles FTC privacy complaint, agrees to ask users’ permission for changes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/facebook-settles-ftc-privacy-complaint-agrees-to-ask-users-permission-for-changes/2011/11/29/gIQAqyJC9N_story.html?wpisrc=nl_tech

[Asyn]

Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-04.html

[Asyn]

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2011
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-dec

[Asyn]

Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-04.html

Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x for Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html

[Asyn]

Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Memory Corruption Vulnerability
http://secunia.com/advisories/47237/

[Dch48]

Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Memory Corruption Vulnerability
http://secunia.com/advisories/47237/

Looks like it's only a problem if you use the Safari browser in Windows 7.

[DavidR]

That would be my view of it as well, but the secunia report isn't very clear.

Solution
No effective solution is currently available.

If it only effects Safari, then the solution would be to use a different browser until Apple patch the Safari browser.

They also said it might effect other OS versions, but confirmed on win7 64bit fully patched.

[Asyn]

That would be my view of it as well, but the secunia report isn't very clear.

Here's a little bit more info...
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Highly-critical-zero-day-vulnerability-in-Windows-discovered-1398625.html

[DavidR]

Interesting only in win7 64bit not win7 32bit and not confirming if this has been found in any other browser, so the assumption is that other browsers aren't effected

[polonus]

Second time around that the British Amnesty site has been infected with java malware. Good thing, avast detects. Read: http://www.barracudalabs.com/wordpress/index.php/2011/12/22/authoritarian-regime-uses-human-rights-group-to-spy-on-activists/
link article author =  Paul Royal, Research Consultant

polonus