Technical

[Asyn]

Hi guys, as I don't want this thread to become a discussion thread.
Please post further replies to the Comodo issue here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=74516.0
Thanks,
asyn

Edit: Or follow Tech's link to WSF... (Thanks Tech..!!)

[bob3160]

Hi guys, as I don't want this thread to become a discussion thread.
Please post further replies to the Comodo issue here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=74516.0
Thanks,
asyn

Edit: Or follow Tech's link to WSF... (Thanks Tech..!!)

It would be a lot nicer to do it directly on the Comodo forum. :0

[Asyn]

It would be a lot nicer to do it directly on the Comodo forum. :0

Bob, please post this in the new topic. Thanks..!!
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=74516.0
asyn

@ALL: Please, no more Comodo related discussion here...!!! Thanks..!!

[Asyn]

Password service (Lastpass) locks out hackers
Password service Lastpass simply blocks the IP addresses of users who test the site's security measures in a move which may very well cause collateral damage.
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Password-service-locks-out-hackers-1214086.html

[Asyn]

Vulnerabilities in some SCADA server softwares
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517080/30/0/threaded

SCADA Trojans: Attacking the Grid + 0dayZ!
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=1
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-11-080-01.pdf

[Asyn]

Microsoft Shuts off HTTPS in Hotmail for Over a Dozen Countries
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/03/microsoft-shuts-https-hotmail-over-dozen-countries
http://jilliancyork.com/2011/03/25/microsoft-hotmail-no-https-for-arab-iranian-users/

Update: Microsoft: Mystery bug blocks Syrian secure Hotmail
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/26/microsoft_https_hotmail_syria/

Microsoft is blaming a mystery bug for preventing access to the encrypted version of Hotmail, denying that it deliberately blocked access to the service in Syria.

[Asyn]

MySQL.com Vulnerable To Blind SQL Injection Vulnerability
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/309

Edit: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/MySQL-allegedly-hacked-via-SQL-injection-1216281.html

[Asyn]

Vulnerabilities in *McAfee.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Mar/313
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20048135-245.html

[Asyn]

Critical NASA network vulnerable to attack
http://oig.nasa.gov/audits/reports/FY11/IG-11-017.pdf

[Asyn]

FBI asks for help cracking a code in unsolved murder case
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/march/cryptanalysis_032911/cryptanalysis_032911

[Asyn]

Firefox - Advertisers and Publishers Adopt and Implement Do Not Track
http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2011/03/30/advertisers-and-publishers-adopt-and-implement-do-not-track/

[Asyn]

Mozilla begins crackdown on slow starting Firefox add-ons
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Mozilla-begins-crackdown-on-slow-starting-Firefox-add-ons-1220906.html
http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2011/04/01/improving-add-on-performance/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/performance/
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions/Performance_best_practices_in_extensions

[Asyn]

Google Chrome - Protecting users from malicious downloads
http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2011/04/protecting-users-from-malicious.html

[bob3160]

Google Chrome - Protecting users from malicious downloads
http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2011/04/protecting-users-from-malicious.html

"The data produced by our systems and published via the Safe Browsing API is used by Google search and browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari to warn users who may attempt to visit these dangerous webpages. "

[Asyn]

The Linux Foundation Releases Carrier Grade Linux 5.0 Specification
http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/press/2011/04/06/the-linux-foundation-releases-carrier-grade-linux-50-specification/

The Linux Foundation’s CGL workgroup has been collaborating on CGL gaps and requirements since 2002, and today’s release of CGL 5.0 covers several specification categories that include Availability, Clustering, Serviceability, Performance, Standards, Hardware, and Security.