Firefox spoofing bug uncovered

Security: Threat Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Firefox spoofing bug uncovered By Jason Meserve Firefox continues to have potential security flaws uncovered, this time a spoofing bug that could allow an attacker to steal authentication information from "trusted" sites. Also, Microsoft is prepping two patches -- one critical -- for this week's Patch Tuesday. And in a sign that Facebook is becoming a popular target for hackers, a new "Secret Crush" widget entices users to download spyware. 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" MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY NETPRO COMPUTING INC SOX compliance and Active Directory Find out how SOX directly impact your Microsoft Active Directory in this informative whitepaper. Learn about specific SOX requirements and how these mandates should change the way you manage Active Directory. Also learn about tools that help you consistently comply with SOX. Learn more today. Download this whitepaper now. RELATED NEWS: Office 2003 SP3 blocks old file formats Microsoft deliberately broke access to older files, including many generated by its own products, to step up security with the newest Office 2003 service pack, a company evangelist said yesterday. Computerworld, 01/03/08. Read the Microsoft workaround advisory CA's Web site hacked by malware authors Part of security software vendor CA's Web site was cracked earlier this week and was redirecting visitors to a malicious Web site hosted in China. IDG News Service, 01/04/08. QuickBooks can still delete data, Intuit warns Financial software maker Intuit warned Mac users that a bug that could cause its small business accounting to erase files from the desktop arbitrarily is still present, at least from some public hot spot locations, according to a posting on the company's support discussion forums. MacWorld, 01/03/08. EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS Exploring what matters most in IT today. TAMING THE VIRTUAL BEAST VM management tools from Microsoft, VMware, XenSource leave room for improvement. SPONSORED BY NETPRO COMPUTING INC SOX compliance and Active Directory Find out how SOX directly impact your Microsoft Active Directory in this informative whitepaper. Learn about specific SOX requirements and how these mandates should change the way you manage Active Directory. Also learn about tools that help you consistently comply with SOX. Learn more today. Download this whitepaper now. Complimentary Subscriptions for IT Professionals Sign up today and receive a yearly subscription to Network World magazine. Each week Network World is jam-packed with news, analysis, expert industry opinions and management advice that many network IT professional can't live without. Why not join them? Click here to subscribe: http://www.nww.com/PSA2_0102 Featured reader resource 90% of IT Managers are leaving their company at risk for a DNS ATTACK. Get the tools and resources you need to keep your DNS healthy and secure. Run a DNSreport on your domain today - 56 critical tests run in 8 seconds. Visit www.dnssfuff.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount)   01/07/08 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: Cisco's virtual switch smashes records Facebook's malicious widget - 'Secret Crush' The 15 best downloads of the year Google quietly gains control of open source Is a Wi-Fi virus outbreak possible? Everything that matters in IT Eight can't-miss tech predictions for 1998 Google Android faces big problems 12 IT skills that employers can't say no to Did Bell fraudulently obtain his phone patent? FEATURED IT BUYER'S GUIDE: VoIP Security Products Webcast: Beyond perimeter security Listen to industry experts discuss the need for strong security throughout an IT environment. One expert says, the barbarians are not at the gate, they are already inside. Securing one access point to your network simply is not enough. Learn more today. Access this webcast now. IT Buyer's Guides Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now.   To continue receiving NetworkWorld's Security: Threat Alert newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE As a NW newsletter subscriber you are eligible to receive 50 issues of Network World Magazine, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Sign up for your subscription today: Apply here. International subscribers,click here.   SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Terms of Service/Privacy Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007