US-CERT Cyber Security Alert SA05-284A -- Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Technology Vulnerabilities

US-CERT Cyber Security Alert SA05-284A -- Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Technology Vulnerabilities

Surprise, surprise - more problems. Whaaaaaa!

WORM_SOBER.AC - Description and solution

As of October 6, 2005 5:52 AM (Pacific Daylight Time; GMT-7:00), TrendLabs has declared a Medium Risk Virus Alert to control the spread of WORM_SOBER.AC. TrendLabs has received several infection reports indicating that this malware is spreading in USA, Japan, Australia, and Germany.

For details visit the Trend Micro website.

Intellicast.com - Weather For Active Lives

This is a great website for weather forecasts for vacations and other advance planning.

Intellicast.com

Thanks Eric for pointing me to it!

Why I switched to Firefox

Scott Berkun (who worked on UI design for Internet Explorer 1.0 thru 5.0) talked about why he switched to Firefox. In addition to five reasons why he switched...

Read the full story (pros and cons) at the Berkun blog Archive

Is the Firefox honeymoon over?

Now that Firefox has become the first viable contender to Microsoft Internet Explorer in years, its popularity has brought with it some unwanted attention. ..... Firefox not only has more vulnerabilities per month than Internet Explorer.....

Read the full story by George Ou at ZDNet.com...

Budget cuts delay flood works

BUSH administration funding cuts forced federal engineers to delay improvements on the levees, floodgates and pumping stations that failed to protect New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters, agency documents show.

The former head of the US Army Corps of Engineers, the agency that handles the infrastructure of the nation's waterways, said the damage in New Orleans probably would have been much less extensive had flood-control efforts been fully funded over the years.

Read the full story at the Herald Sun....