Firefox gets security update

NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Firefox gets security update By Jason Meserve Mozilla was busy this week quashing a handful of bugs in its popular Firefox browser, while Microsoft won't confirm it is working on patching an eight-year-old flaw in Windows. Plus, Lotus fixes a key vulnerability in Notes 7, and Linux vendors Ubuntu, Debian, Mandriva and Gentoo release multiple updates. Read full story Jason Meserve is Network World's Multimedia Editor and writes about streaming media, search engines and IP Multicast. Check out his Multimedia Exchange Weblog. Check out Jason Meserve and Keith Shaw's weekly podcast "Twisted Pair" SPONSORED BY SOPHOS INC. NAC: Managing unauthorized computers Unauthorized endpoint computers pose significant security risks to organizations. Where underlying network-based enforcement is available, network access control (NAC) solutions provide detection and implementation of security policies to minimize these risks. However, in some environments the network cannot provide this enforcement.This paper looks at how a complete NAC solution can protect the network from unauthorized access from unknown computers or people with malicious intent. RELATED NEWS: A Look Ahead to Security Trends in 2008 I don't claim to be a clairvoyant, but it’s safe to say that the following areas will be interesting to watch in the coming year. Symantec Security Response blog, 11/26/07. Hackers will feed on Vista in 2008, says McAfee Security researchers expect Windows Vista to be hit harder by hackers next year as more people migrate to the OS, making it a bigger target than it has been to date. Computerworld, 11/26/07. Fantasy football, IM throwing productivity for a loss Not only does football consume much of America's weekend this time of year, but new survey data also reveals that fans let their Fantasy Football obsession eat up time at work via instant-messaging chats. Network World, 11/26/07. 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