“Below the Line”: Sum up CW 9.
This weeks outline:
The editorial “Below the Line” is up to highlight news and headlines of the past week. Actually it isn’t possible to draw the whole picture but I hope you will get a nice and handy outline.
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Updates:
Monday:
Privilege escalation with Linux Command sudo
Tuesday:
Microsoft update MS10-015 re-released with new detection logic
Wednesday:
ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates
Thursday:
Microsoft security bulletin advance notification for march 2010
Thursday:
Security advisory relating to multiple Symantec products
Friday:
Several vulnerabilities to remain unpatched on next Microsoft patch day
Friday:
Second maintenance release for PHP 5.3
Friday:
Cisco patches vulnerabilities in voice solutions
Vulnerabilities and attack:
Monday:
Internet Explorer 0-day exploit
Tuesday:
Buffer overflow in Lotus iNotes
Wednesday:
Apache 2.2.14 Server multiple vulnerabilities
Thursday:
Tool automates targeted attacks on social network users
Thursday:
Fault-based attack of RSA authentication
Thursday:
Opera buffer overflow vulnerability
Friday:
The morphing PDF
Friday:
That’s news: Vulnerability avoided attack
Friday:
Drupal prior to 6.16 and 5.22 multiple security vulnerabilities
Saturday:
First code to exploit the new Opera vulnerability?
Saturday:
Ubisoft’s ‘Uncrackable’ DRM for PC Games Cracked in 24 hours
Crime, prosecution and law:
Tuesday:
Controversial german nternet law is unconstitutional
Wednesday:
News from Mariposa botnet
Wednesday:
New e-books on German Internet and IT law ![]()
Conferences:
Thursday:
RSA-Conference: You have a right to infect yourself
Thursday:
RSA-Conference: Medical identity fraudsters target health care info
Thursday:
RSA-Conference: ‘There is no cyberwar’
Friday:
RSA-Conference news
White-papers and reports:
Monday:
Secunia 2009 report – Internet Explorer as security winner?!
Monday:
Top cloud security threats research report
Other:
Tuesday:
Donate for Wikipedia and win
Friday:
Microsoft sends flowers to IE6 funeral

