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October 12, 2004
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In This Edition
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Larry Seltzer: Is the ASP.Net Bug a Big Deal? MS Thinks So
1. Opinion: Down with Pop-Ups
2. Analysis: Putting Products to the Security Test
3. Analysis: A Year of Security Challenges Looms Ahead
4. News: Cyber-Security Chief Resignation Spotlights DHS Woes
5. News: T-Mobile Rolls Out Strong Security at Wi-Fi Hot Spots
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Larry Seltzer
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Is the ASP.Net Bug a Big Deal? MS Thinks So
I sat up and took notice when Microsoft released not one,
but two interim fixes to an announced flaw in ASP.Net, and
released them fairly quickly. This is not SOP in Microsoft
Land.
Microsoft Probes Flaw in ASP.NET
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1208-5-8-318676-135877-1
Microsoft takes it seriously, so why don't they move as
quickly when horrifying new vulnerabilities come out for
Internet Explorer? Perhaps ASP.NET customers might take
their business elsewhere; what about IE users?
Read the rest of Larry's column here.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1208-5-8-318676-135880-1
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Security Update
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1. Opinion: Down with Pop-Ups
The bombardment of pop-up advertisements on the Internet is
the latest scourge facing computer users. Businesses and
consumers are fighting back.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1208-5-8-318676-135883-1
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2. Analysis: Putting Products to the Security Test
eWEEK Labs recommends best practices, tools and strategies
to effectively test the security of new IT products. Find
out how you can recreate our tests with your staff.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1208-5-8-318676-135886-1
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3. Analysis: A Year of Security Challenges Looms Ahead
IT managers must press for security standards on several
fronts. eWEEK Labs recommends IT managers become more
assertive in getting executive management's buy-in for more
personnel along with new technology purchases. Get a
head start on the year to come.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1208-5-8-318676-135889-1
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4. News: Cyber-Security Chief Resignation Spotlights DHS Woes
Yoran's departure raises new--and old--cyber-security
concerns. The nation's top cyber-security official said he
had done all he could with the resources provided. Who
will take over?
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1208-5-8-318676-135892-1
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5. News: T-Mobile Rolls Out Strong Security at Wi-Fi Hot Spots
The U.S. wireless carrier brings strong 802.1x security with
authentication and encryption to its 4,700 hot spots. Learn
more about the technology behind T-Mobile's pumped-up
wireless security.
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