Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR MAY 13, 2000 Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community. ___________________________ Sponsors ________________________________ This newsletter sponsored by: TurboLinux _____________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------ /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ 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.-/ PRNEWSWIRE: COMPUTER ASSOCIATES WARNS OF MSTREAM DENIAL OF SERVICE TOOL "mstream, which was found on a Linux system at a university, enables hackers to launch attacks from multiple hijacked servers within one or more Internet-connected systems to flood a victim with crippling amounts of network traffic." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CorUbWbWbtLLgmdC0&FQ=Linux&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=Linux ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUNWORLD: HACKER'S TOOLCHEST; TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS FOR PENETRATION TESTING "What is a hacker's approach to penetration testing? What tools do they use? In this column, Carole Fennelly asks noted security specialists Brian Martin,Mark Abene, and Rain Forest Puppy for their perspective." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-05-2000/swol-05-security.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ EWEEK: MICROSOFT'S OUTLOOK: CLOUDY SECURITY "IT managers and security experts, increasingly cynical and sharply critical over virus assaults through Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook e-mail client, are questioning not only Microsoft's technology but also its reaction to the latest attacks. ... 'If we didn't already have [Outlook] installed, I don't think I'd get it now'..." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2568904,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ FRESHMEAT: SECURITY ISSUES OF AUTO-UPGRADES "Package managers with download capabilities make it easy to download and install the latest software releases, bugfixes, and security patches. Could they also make it easy to download and install the latest exploits without your knowing about it? " COMPLETE STORY: http://freshmeat.net/news/2000/05/13/958276740.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ THE STANDARD: FTC PUBLISHES INTERNET PRIVACY RULE "While not rejecting continued industry self-regulation outright, the commissioners are expected to heed the advice of their staffs and tell Congress that it should enact new laws aimed at governing Internet privacy." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,15114,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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]
