Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR MAY 19, 2000 Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community. ___________________________ Sponsors ________________________________ This newsletter sponsored by: TurboLinux _____________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------ BEOPEN.COM: SECURITY BEYOND THE GARDEN OF EDEN "For security-conscious IT managers, choosing between Linux and Windows NT is like a return trip to the Garden of Eden." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT: BUFFER OVERRUN VULNERABILITIES IN KERBEROS "Serious buffer overrun vulnerabilities exist in many implementations of Kerberos 4, including implementations included for backwards compatibility in Kerberos 5 implementations." COMPLETE STORY: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/krb4buf.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------ CNET NEWS.COM: MICROSOFT FIXES QUINTET OF SECURITY HOLES "The flurry of specific bug patches comes as Microsoft moves to implement broader security measures. The company came under heavy criticism for its security policies following the widespread damage caused by the "I Love You" virus, which exploited standard features of Microsoft's Outlook email application." COMPLETE STORY: http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1896556.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ SECURITYFOCUS: EX-CIA CHIEF: BEWARE SPY-VIRUSES "As described by [Former CIA director R. James] Woolsey, an 'instructive' virus would spread covertly and use minimal system and network resources as it instructs computers to perform certain functions undetected, like stealing particular secrets from specific targets." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/article.html?id=38 /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ TurboLinux Server 6.0 is a high performance backend server for business workgroups in the enterprise. TurboLinux Server includes robust e-commerce software for business-to-business transactions. Server 6.0 includes Apache, Tallyman, and OpenMerchant. TurboLinux. High Perfomance Linux! http://www.turbolinux.com/products/tls/why-to-buy.html \--------------------------------------------------------------adv.-/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ PC WORLD: STANDARDS GROUP UPDATES PRIVACY PROPOSAL "With a key proof-of-concept event looming in June, the leaders of a World Wide Web Consortium working group on Tuesday outlined changes to an Internet privacy proposal they expect to finalize later this year." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,16786,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ SF MERCURY/AP: VARIANT OF LOVE BUG VIRUS SPREADING "...it mutates itself to evade detection... will send itself to everybody in the user's address book... then destroy most of the files on the hard drive... only recipients running Microsoft's Outlook e-mail program for Windows are vulnerable..." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/ap/docs/86002l.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the other sites in the Linux Channel: Linux Planet <http://www.linuxplanet.com>, LinuxStart <http://www.linuxstart.com>, Linux Central <http://www.linuxcentral.com>, and JustLinux <http://www.justlinux.com>. Also, check out the ISP-Linux Moderated Digest <http://isp-lists.isp-planet.com/moderated/isp-linux/>. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To advertise on our newsletters and 125+ more at internet.com, please contact Frank Fazio: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Director, Inside Sales (203)-662-2997 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright 2000 internet.com Corp. <http://www.internet.com>. ------------------------------------------------------------------ --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utk berhenti langganan, kirim email ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Informasi arsip di http://www.linux.or.id/milis.php3 Pengelola dapat dihubungi lewat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
