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In the Mumbai tragedy, it took three days for Indias police and commandos to overwhelm 10 fanatical fighters who killed some 160 people and wounded nearly 300. The attack speaks to the lethality of guerrilla fighters armed with fanatical fervor and small arms, the difficulties inherent to urban combat and the security challenge of the [...] Read more »
President-elect Barack Obama should create a new White House office to protect cyberspace from hackers, thieves and foreign agents, coordinating security efforts across U.S. military, intelligence and civilian agencies, according to a new report from a panel of leading government and industry experts to be made public Monday on Capitol Hill.
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Even the lowest-tech militants use some gadgets these days — even if it’s just a mobile phone or two. Which is why the Air Force is looking to build new microwave missiles, that can instantly fry circuitry. On the target list: gizmos that are used for “military, industrial, civil, and asymmetrical” purposes.
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History will soon take the measure of the presidency of George W. Bush. Help shape the first draft with this interactive tool that lets you submit your analysis of Bush 43.
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Drone feeds, informant tips, news reports, captured phone calls — sometimes, a battlefield commander gets so much information, it’s hard to make sense of it all. So Darpa will distill all that data into a story — one told by a series of intelligent algorithms.
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Microsoft has released Security Advisory 960906 to address reports of a vulnerability in the WordPad Text Converter for Word 97 files. The advisory indicates that Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 are affected by this vulnerability. Exploitation of [...] Read more »
Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Developer Tools and Software, and Server Software as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2008. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the bulletins and follow best-practice [...] Read more »
The PHP Group has released PHP version 5.2.8 to address a vulnerability in the magic_quotes functionality. This vulnerability was introduced in PHP version 5.2.7. In addition to correcting this regression, PHP version 5.2.8 addresses a number of vulnerabilities that were originally addressed by version 5.2.7.
US-CERT encourages users to upgrade to PHP 5.2.8 or implement the [...] Read more »
US-CERT is aware of public reports of malware spreading via popular social networking sites. The reports indicate that this malware is spreading through spam email messages appearing to come from Myspace.com, Facebook.com, and Classmates.com. The email contains a message indicating that there is a YouTube video available and instructs the user to follow the link [...] Read more »
Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that the December release cycle will contain eight bulletins, six of which will have a severity rating of Critical. The notification states that these Critical bulletins are for Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office. There will also be two Important bulletins for Microsoft Windows and Office. [...] Read more »
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