[So now comes the confirmation...]
Microsoft Investigating LocalSystem Access Bug
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| Users on a given system can elevate their access privileges to LocalSystem in
| Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008, Sisk
| explained in an e-mail. It could cause havoc by giving an authenticated user
| inappropriate write, delete, and change privileges.
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http://www.thejournal.com/articles/22480
Microsoft warns of web server flaw
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| The company has issued an advisory on the vulnerability, which affects
| Windows XP Professional SP2, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows
| Server 2008.
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| [...]
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| "The web server is widely used on the internet, and is a top pick by
| web-hosting providers. We might see web-hosting providers targeted, and their
| clients' websites breached."
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2214722/microsoft-warns-web-server
So even microsoft.com is affected. Linux on the other hand:
Trusted Computer Solutions Introduces Security Blanket Enterprise Edition to
Lock Down Linux Operating Systems
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| Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc. (TCS), a leader in building security
| applications that run on the Linux operating system, today announced the
| general availability of Security Blanket 2.0 Enterprise Edition, an automated
| system lock down and security management tool for Linux operating systems.
| This enterprise solution enables systems administrators to automatically
| configure and enhance the security of their Linux operating platforms by
| simplifying the “hardening” process that must be undertaken on a regular
| basis to meet security compliance requirements.
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http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080422005365&newsLang=en
Recent:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
Botnets Running Rampant
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| How much money is being stolen by cybercriminals? No one knows, and no one
| even knows how to go about coming up with that number, IronPort's Peterson
| said.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html
New Massive Botnet Twice the Size of Storm
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| Damballa predicts that even now that Kraken has been outed, it will continue
| growing at least in the near-term -- up to at least 600,000 new bots by
| mid-April. Its bots are prolific, too: The firm has seen single Kraken bots
| sending out up to 500,000 pieces of spam in a day.
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http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=150292&WT.svl=news1_1
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