Big week for Oracle admins

NETWORK WORLD Article: JASON MESERVE'S SECURITY: THREAT notification 04/14/08 Big week for Oracle admins By Jason Meserve Oracle's quarterly update is coming this Tuesday and is slated to include some 41 total patches. Among the updates are two that fix "nasty" flaws in Oracle's core database that could be exploited with a username or password. In advance of the Oracle release, we've also got updates from Gentoo, Mandriva, Debian and Ubuntu.Read full story Jason Meserve is Network World's Multimedia Editor and writes about streaming media, search engines and IP Multicast. Check out his Multimedia Exchange Weblog .Check out Jason Meserve and Keith Shaw's weekly podcast "Twisted Pair" This Article is sponsored by IronPort Systems Learn how to Prevent Data Loss Find out how to reduce your company's risk of data loss with content scanning, blocking and encryption solutions in this whitepaper. Discover what you need to look for in a data loss prevention (DLP) solution and get practical tips on how to develop a strong DLP policy. Learn more today. Download this whitepaper now. Executive Guide: The automated network Learn the latest on automation technology that makes the self-managed network a reality in this Executive Guide. The report includes a compilation of the best of Network World news, analysis and user case study articles on this very topic. Learn what the leading vendors are doing to meet your automation needs. Download this Executive Guide now. RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS Researchers map Internet's 'black holes' You would think there should be a really sophisticated way of detecting an Internet black hole. There isn't. Network World, 04/10/08. Browser exploits getting more intense Threats against browsers are getting more sophisticated and branching out into such exotic areas as gaming, experts told attendees at RSA Conference 2008. Network World, 04/10/08. Botnet economy runs wild Cybercriminals have created a global business with a supply chain that's every bit as organized and sophisticated as that of any legitimate business. Network World, 04/10/08. Research fingers ActiveX, QuickTime as buggiest browser plug-ins Microsoft's ActiveX technology, which is primarily used to create add-ins for Internet Explorer, accounted for the vast majority of browser plug-in vulnerabilities in the second half of 2007, according to Symantec. Computerworld, 04/11/08. Bot breaks Hotmail's CAPTCHA in 6 seconds A new bot can crack defenses erected by Microsoft to keep spammers from creating large numbers of accounts on its Live Hotmail service within seconds, a security researcher said today. Computerworld, 04/11/08. Phishing and Spam Trends Symantec observed 87,963 phishing Web site hosts during the second half of 2007. This is an increase of 167 percent from the first half of 2007, when Symantec detected only 32,939 phishing Web site hosts. Between the second half of 2006, when 13,353 phishing Web site hosts were detected, and the second half of 2007, Symantec observed a dramatic increase of 559 percent in phishing Web site hosts. Symantec Security Response blog, 04/11/08. Three hackers found 'Pwn To Own' bug The Flash vulnerability used to hijack a Windows Vista laptop during last month's "PWN To OWN" hacker challenge was independently uncovered by two other researchers, one who noted it nearly five months ago, the company that paid the contest prize money said Thursday. Computerworld, 04/13/08. U.S. presidential election can be hacked This year, the U.S. will pick a new president using electronic voting machines that can be hacked, security experts said Thursday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. IDG News Service, 04/11/08. After arrest, founder of bug-selling company to stay Five months after being arrested by Italian authorities on hacking and wiretapping charges, the founder of a controversial company that sells unpatched computer vulnerabilities says he'll remain on board. IDG News Service, 04/10/08. Inside the black market 'bug trade' The black market for software vulnerabilities is booming, with bugs regularly being sold for thousands of dollars a piece online. And one of the only ways to reduce this steady stream of hacks, according to Geekonomics author and IT security pro David Rice, is for software companies to simply write better code. Computerworld, 04/10/08. DHS offers first take on Cyber Storm exercise With its latest Cyber Storm II exercise now completed, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it expects to release an after-action report analyzing the event, and is now beginning planning for Cyber Storm III in 2010. IDG News Service, 04/10/08. SanDisk warns of USB drive threat SanDisk has warned that IT managers are unaware of the extent to which unsecured flash drives are being brought into their organizations, backing this with a new study of corporate end-users and IT executives. TechWorld, 04/11/08. Malware filters bad for business Up to 80% of Web sites flagged as malicious by antivirus and search engine indexes are legitimate businesses, according to security experts. Computerworld, 04/11/08. APRIL GIVEAWAYS: Microsoft Subnet is giving away a Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500 courtesy of New Horizons; and 15 copies of the book "System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed." Cisco Subnet is giving away a Cisco training course of the winner's choosing, worth up to $3,495, courtesy of Cisco training partner Skyline-ATS. Cisco Subnet also has 15 digital downloads of the Cisco Press book "CCSP SNPA Quick Reference" up for grabs. Gohere for the entry instructions for all the competitions. 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