Mozilla Claims Guinness World Record
Mozilla Foundation said that they recently set the world record for the most downloads in a 24-hour period when in early July the company delivered 8,002,530 downloads to users all around the globe.
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New Thunderbird Release Fixes 8 Security Problems
Mozilla released Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 to fix 8 security problems all of which are rated as moderate or low risks.
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Exploits on the Loose for DNS Flaw
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky was preempted this week when exploit code was released for the DNS security problems that he intended to reveal at the upcoming Black Hat security conference.
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Misinformation in Action
Last week I wrote about Mozilla is working to change the way it measures security. That effort will probably help eliminate some of the misinformation that gets spread around. Let's take a look at a new example of security-related misinformation.
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Increased Spread of Malware is Due to SQL Injection Attacks
According to data released by ScanSafe, ongoing SQL injection attacks outpaced all other forms of Web site compromises by 212 percent since the beginning of 2008. As a result, Web-based malware attack attempts have risen by 30 percent.
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SSH Attacks Flying Under the Radar?
If you're running SSH servers then do you know how often an intruder tries to brute force guess your login passwords? Here's a tool that will automatically block those intruders, plus other intruders that never hit your site yet.
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Government and Business Web Sites Fall Victim to Attacks
Regardless of lots of mainstream media attention some administrators of government and big business Web sites remain oblivious to ongoing SQL injection attacks. As a result even more sites have become pawns that serve up malware to unsuspecting visitors.
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Firefox Metrics for Measuring Security
Mozilla recently launched a new project, currently called the Mozilla Security Metrics Project, for measuring the security of its own products--including Firefox.
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Mozilla Patches Three Critical Holes in Firefox
Recently released, Firefox 3.0 already has a successor in Firefox 3.0.1. Mozilla issued the new version to fix three critical security problems, two of which also affect Firefox 2.x.
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Cumulative Updates for Microsoft Office on the Agenda
Microsoft said that it's moving away from weekly updates for Office to a more predictable update schedule where cumulative updates will be issued every two months.
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