(InfoWorld) - "Microsoft has published a security advisory warning Windows users of a file-trashing worm that has been circulating via e-mail for several weeks. The worm, which is programmed to destroy a wide variety of files on the third day of every month, has been circulating since mid-January, and is estimated to have infected between 250,000 and 300,000 systems worldwide."
Almost missed the monthly warning: DO NOT open files or click links from untrusted sources. THERE ARE NO TRUSTED SOURCES. Verify the sender really sent you the file. Scan it with a virus checker. Don't use it if you don't trust it.
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Rick Schummer at Shedding Some Light blogs Ken Levy is moving on... "You may have already read on Ken Levy's blog how he is planning on taking a new position inside of Microsoft. Congratulations Ken, and godspeed on your new project."
"Credit and bank card numbers of many as 240,000 Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram & Gazette subscribers were inadvertently distributed with bundles of T&G newspapers on Sunday, officials of the newspapers said today."
Follow the link to read how clever they were...
8:01:32 PM comment []
Over at Resigned to the Bittersweet Truth, Bill McGonigle posts Call To Action - Upgrading. "I spoke to Tim Burke, Director Emerging Technologies (including the Linux kernel and Fedora) at RedHat about the state of upgrading this past Tuesday at the GNHLUG meeting in Manchester..."
"So, I issue a challenge to all package maintainers out there who have their projects integrated into distributions like Fedora - give upgrades a chance."
It's a tough challenge, but a necessary one. Upgrading is inevitable, and the costs of updating/upgrading are becoming an increasingly important factor in calculating the total costs of owning a system.
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