Interesting Information Security Bits for 04/29/2009

by kriggins on April 29, 2009

Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well.

Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

  1. Autorun is finally going to be updated to be a bit more selective in what it allows you to do with files found on removable media. I still suggest you turn it off.
    Microsoft to Change AutoPlay Behavior - Security Watch
    Tags: ( windows autorun )
  2. As usual, Didier is ready to help us with the current PDF issue. He has added a feature to disable scripts in a suspected or even a not-suspected PDF. Thanks Didier!
    Quickpost: Disarming a PDF File << Didier Stevens
    Tags: ( pdf )
  3. This in line with the recent talk about enterprises really not doing well at patching.
    The Kilo-Day threat and mundane security
    Tags: ( threats )
  4. I got a real chuckle out of this.
    12 Steps of IT Security Anonymous : The Security Catalyst
    Tags: ( general )

That's it for today. Have fun!

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Kevin

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