Zenblaster's Rants of Silence
Rantings in the digital wind as your Grot Shop of the information age. "I didn't get where I am today without recognising a completely useless machine when I see one" - C.J.
Monday, July 14, 2003

IBM advances Linux for Power chips. Big Blue puts more muscle behind its effort to improve Linux for its Power family of processors, adding dozens of programmers to Big Blue's Linux Technology Center. [CNET News.com]
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Program focuses on security response. The CERT Coordination Center introduces a program to certify information-technology professionals in how to react to security incidents and network intrusions. [CNET News.com]
8:02:07 PM    comment []

Torvalds test-drives new Linux core. Hoping to focus the attention of Linux developers, Linux leader Linus Torvalds releases a preliminary version of the next kernel of the open-source operating system. [CNET News.com]
7:59:50 PM    comment []

OS X Security Update fixes Screen Effects vulnerability. Apple on Monday released Security Update 2003-07-14, available for download through the Software Update system preferences pane in Mac OS X. The 1.7MB update "addresses a potential vulnerability when a password is required upon waking from the Screen Effects feature, which could allow an unauthorized user access to the desktop of the logged in user," according to Apple. [MacCentral]

This fixes the problem recently discussed on BugTraq, which sure enough will give you local access when the screen was locked with a password.
7:35:35 PM    comment []




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