Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR MAY 12, 2000 Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community. ___________________________ Sponsors ________________________________ This newsletter sponsored by: TurboLinux _____________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUX JOURNAL: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE BUGS "We are Linux people. If we succeed in world domination, we will be the target. Clearly, it is time for us to work on some innovation." COMPLETE STORY: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/articles/misc/016.html /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ 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/server.html \--------------------------------------------------------------adv.-/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ PEACEFIRE.ORG: IE EXPOSES PRIVATE COOKIE DATA "Peacefire has found a way for a Web site to read all cookies stored by Internet Explorer -- including cookies that were never intended to be visible to a third-party Web page. This has always been the worst fear of cookie-paranoiacs who worry about cookies revealing too much information to unauthorized sites." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=21661 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ZDNET UK: WORKERS FACE MORE MATURE THREAT FROM BIGGER WORMS "Security experts concur that worms in the last year, such as the Love Letter and Melissa, merely proved the concept. Corporations should prepare for much more dangerous worms that operate without user intervention." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/18/ns-15326.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUXTODAY AUSTRALIA: NO LOVE FOR LINUX "While it's understandable that some individuals in the Linux camp are feeling a little smug about ILOVEYOU, there's no reason to celebrate. We are not immune to security problems. One look at the weekly Linux security roundup should be enough to sober most people. " COMPLETE STORY: http://www.linuxtoday.com.au/article.jsp?sid=720424 ------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPUTERWORLD: ACTIVEX FLAW CAN HELP SPREAD VIRUSES "A flawed ActiveX control makes computers running Internet Explorer Version 5.0 or Microsoft Office 2000 vulnerable to virus infections on most e-mail systems even if users don't open infected attachments, according to a computer security think tank." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000512DE32 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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]
