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13 Patches – 8 Critical, Affects pretty much everything Other updates, MSRT, Defender Definitions, Junk Mail Filter –MS SMBv2 Remote Code Execution –MS Windows Media Runtime Remote Code Execution –MS Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Remote Code Execution –MS FTP Service for Internet Information Services Remote Code Execution –MS Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer –MS Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits –MS Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing –MS Vulnerability in Indexing Service Remote Code Execution –MS Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege –MS Vulnerability in Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Denial of Service –MS Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) ActiveX Controls for Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution –MS the Microsoft.NET Common Language Runtime Remote Code Execution –MS GDI+ Remote Code Execution Patch Tuesday
Oracle Patches are due Oct 20 th. Apple iTunes Apple Xsan 2.2 Apple Security Update Mac OS X 10.6 Bug in 10.6 wipes user data VLC Plyer, multiple buffer overflows googleapps.exe mishandles ‘googleapps.url.mailto:’ Adobe Reader Browsers - Chrome, Firefox Holes / Patches
Hacking Skulpt and Pyjamas – Python in a browser Twitter direct messaging “worm” –Phishing attempt variance-based radio tomographic imaging –X-Ray vision via wireless PayPal null prefix SSL certificate –Moxie Marlispike – SSLsniff and SSLstrip Office Starter 2010 –Ad Based Office Lite
Corp. Hell Facebook to shutdown Beacon Microsoft Essentials goes live, blocked on “unofficial” OSes Next version of Firefox will fix XSS –Content Security Policy (CSP) iPhone to allow VOIP
Books
Games Wii upgrade attempts to block home-brew
Papers A Spotlight on Security and Privacy Risks with Future Household Robots: Attacks and Lessons University of Washington [IN]SECURE Magazine 22
Updates snort Websecurify flawfinder source code review NST v Emerging threats changes rule sets, config update needed John the ripper samhain 2.5.9c file integrity
ToorCon, Oct / San Diego Con
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