Firefox and Thunderbird 10.0.2 released

February 17, 2012

Critical: MFSA 2012-11 libpng integer overflow http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/10.0.2/releasenotes/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/10.0.2/releasenotes/ If you do not receive an update notice when using the application, select “Check for Updates” from the Help menu. Download Firefox http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html Download Thunderbird https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/all.html Tags: email-Thunderbird-Update-Firefox-Vulnerability

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Firefox and Thunderbird 10.0.1 released

February 12, 2012

Critical: MFSA 2012-10 :ReadPrototypeBindings Release notes: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/10.0.1/releasenotes/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/10.0.1/releasenotes/ If you do not receive an update notice when using the application, select “Check for Updates” from the Help menu. Download Firefox http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html Download Thunderbird https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/all.html Tags: email-Thunderbird-Update-Firefox

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2012

February 9, 2012

Security TechCenter http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-feb Preliminary information, subject to change. This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on February 14, 2012. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the February bulletin summary on February 14, 2012. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin [...]

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Firefox and Thunderbird 10.0 released

January 31, 2012

For a complete list of changes see the release notes: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/10.0/releasenotes/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/10.0/releasenotes/ If you do not receive an update notice when using the application, select “Check for Updates” from the Help menu. Download Firefox 10.0 http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html Download Thunderbird 10.0 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/all.html Tags: email-Thunderbird-Update-Firefox

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Facebook Timeline rollout, Mandatory for All Users

January 25, 2012

The Facebook Blog Last year we introduced timeline, a new kind of profile that lets you highlight the photos, posts and life events that help you tell your story. Over the next few weeks, everyone will get timeline. When you get timeline, you’ll have 7 days to preview what’s there now. This gives you a [...]

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Google announces privacy changes, users can’t opt out

January 25, 2012

Updating our privacy policies and terms of service 1/24/2012 01:30:00 PM In just over a month we will make some changes to our privacy policies and Google Terms of Service. This stuff matters, so we wanted to explain what’s changing, why and what these changes mean for users. First, our privacy policies. Despite trimming our [...]

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Reid shelves PROTECT IP Act

January 20, 2012

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is putting the PROTECT IP Act on hold. “In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on the PROTECT IP Act,” he said in a tweet. “There’s no reason that legitimate issues raised about PROTECT IP can’t be resolved,” he said. “Counterfeiting & piracy cost 1000s of [...]

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Koobface command and control servers silent

January 19, 2012

H Security The Koobface network is apparently down, according to Facebook. Ryan McGeehan, Facebook security official, told Reuters that the company’s decision to expose the five men alleged to be behind the malware had had an effect within 24 hours: “The thing that we are most excited about is that the botnet is down.” Yesterday, [...]

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Don’t mess with the Internet

January 19, 2012

The New York Times WASHINGTON — When the powerful world of old media mobilized to win passage of an online antipiracy bill, it marshaled the reliable giants of K Street — the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Recording Industry Association of America and, of course, the motion picture lobby, with its new chairman, former [...]

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SOPA and PIPA Bills: Lawmakers Shift Stance

January 18, 2012

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ http://mashable.com/2012/01/18/pipa-sopa-abandon-bill/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/18/sopa-pipa-bills_n_1214405.html http://www.businessreviewusa.com/technology/pipa-and-sopa-co-sponsors-use-facebook-to-abandon-bills Tags: Protests-SOPA/PIPA

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