http://www.secuobs.com Observatoire de la securite Internet fr webmaster@secuobs.com 2008-07-05 20:19:32 - Rootsecure.net : Search Security: Microsoft addresses XSS in Internet Explorerhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36261.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36261.shtml 2008-07-05 05:18:56 - Hack In The Box : Microsoft is planning to add a series of new security features to thenext version of its Internet Explorer browser, including protectionagainst cross-site scripting attacks A beta version of IE 8 is dueout in August, and along with the XSS filter, it will include a filterdesigned to provide better protection against phishing attacks,features that make it easier for developers to request resources andshare information across domains, and some changes to the way thatActiveX controls are handled by the browser Specifically, developerswill be able to write controls that are only available for theindividual user who downloads them The announcement of the newsecurity features in IE 8 came just a week after the release ofFirefox 3, the latest version of IE's main competition in the browserworld Firefox 3 also includes updated antimalware and antiphishingcapabilities and several other security updates Microsoft has beenfighting to repair the security reputation of IE for several years,since the initial release of Firefox, which the Mozilla Foundation haspositioned as a more secure alternative to IEhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36204.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36204.shtml 2008-07-05 00:50:14 - SecuMania.org Headlines News : What could be more insincere than a bunch of marketing types concocting afake blog to pimp their company's services by hitching them to worthycauses This could - getting a bunch of marketing people whospecialize in nothing but pimpinghttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36181.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36181.shtml 2008-07-04 22:31:34 - News : A Trojan horse program that has been around for about six years is nowbeing used to steal system-administrator passwords, including those atbanking and brokerage houses, according to security researchers Andit could be that six years from now we'll still be talking aboutMicrosoft's aim to buy Yahoo's search business, which could involveobtaining the entire company and breaking it apart Meanwhile, earlyadopters will undoubtedly be out in force on July 11 to be among thefirst to buy the new iPhone 3Gread moreIMAGEhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36150.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36150.shtml 2008-07-04 21:46:43 - News : Video software developer Gotuit Media has sued Microsoft, claimingthat its Silverlight multimedia software infringes several of thecompany's patentsread moreIMAGEhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36145.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36145.shtml 2008-07-04 14:18:46 - gHacks technology news : Designers want to make sure that the colors of a product look like theywere intended to look This would make sure that a user watching acommercial on TV and a user watching the same commercial on Youtube ora user watching a print ad and an Internet ad would see matchingimages We http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36046.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/36046.shtml 2008-07-04 06:49:59 - Computer Security News : Microsoft will release four security patches for its Windows,Exchange, and SQL products next Tuesday, all rated "important" TheExchange and SQL flaws are "Elevation of Privilege" bugs, meaning thatan http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/35996.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/35996.shtml 2008-07-04 00:50:31 - SecuMania.org Headlines News : Microsoft has detailed a raft of security improvements due to appear inInternet Explorer 8 The second beta of Redmond's web browser will bepacked full of features designed to thwart phishing and drive-bydownload attacks, Redmond explained onhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/35953.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/35953.shtml 2008-07-03 21:48:34 - Latest from Computerworld : The upcoming Patch Tuesday collection has no critical-level entries,according to Microsoft information released Thursday afternoonIMAGEIMAGEhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/35919.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/35919.shtml 2008-07-03 21:02:57 - eWeek Security Watch : Microsoft has announced that it will beef-up malware filtering andanti-cross-site scripting tools in the next build of its IE8 browserslated to arrive sometime in AugustIMAGEIMAGEhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/35912.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/35912.shtml