Your Linux Today Security Letter for February 8, 2010

Monday February 8, 2010

Linux Today Security CAN YOU TRUST CHINESE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT? "China may not only be breaking into Google's network, but giving people deliberately bugged technology gear. Can we trust any technology that comes from China?" BUYING GUIDE: ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE "If you’re reading this article, chances are you don’t need to be convinced about the importance of anti-virus software. But since the “Do I really need it?” question does frequently come up, let’s address it right off the bat." 10 KERNEL VULNERABILITIES IN UBUNTU 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 AND 9.10 "Canonical announced a few hours ago the immediate availability of a new Linux kernel security update for the following Ubuntu distributions: 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake), 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron), 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and 9.10 (Karmic Koala)." FAKE FIREFOX UPDATE PAGES PUSH ADWARE "Adware pushers are capitalizing on the success of Firefox, packing ad serving software in with the program in an effort to increase their reach." GOOGLE TO SEND INTERNET EXPLORER 6 USERS PACKING COME MARCH "Google is continuing to kill off support for Internet Explorer 6 in its services; the search giant has announced that two more of its Web properties will stop supporting IE6 as of March 1." HOUSE PASSES CYBERSECURITY BILL "The House today overwhelmingly passed a bill aimed at building up the United States� cybersecurity army and expertise, amid growing alarm over the country�s vulnerability online." ONE DAD'S TAKE: WHY WINDOWS COULD BE WORSE THAN TEEN DATING "Though most of the machines at home are currently Linux driven, there are a couple of Windows machines in the house that are used by my children for Software they Cannot Live Without." Get Ready for Windows 7! Pros and Cons? Learn What Our Experts Think Download Free eBook Now. Click Here. Interested in placing your TEXT AD HERE? Click Here

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