Monthly Archives: March 2015

Mandriva

[ MDVSA-2015:056 ] rpm

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2015:056
 http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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 Package : rpm
 Date    : March 9, 2015
 Affected: Business Server 2.0
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 Problem Description:

 Updated rpm packages fix security vulnerabilities:
 
 It was found that RPM wrote file contents to the target
 installation directory under a temporary name, and verified its
 cryptographic signature only after the temporary file has been
 written completely. Under certain conditions, the system interprets
 the unverified temporary file contents and extracts commands from
 it. This could allow an attacker to modify signed RPM files in such
 a way that they would execute code chosen by the attacker during
 package installation (CVE-201
Panda Security

Fusion: Cloud Security, Management and Support

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Avast

Don’t be sorry for party rocking – install Avast Anti-Theft!

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Andreas L. lost his phone at a party, but that’s not the end of the story. Avast Anti-Theft helped him find the thief and get his phone back.

A lot can happen when you go to a party: you may bump into old friends, make new ones, or dance like there is no tomorrow. Losing track of your personal belongings can also happen when you party, which is exactly what happened to Andreas from Bangkok.

Andreas recently commented the following on our Facebook page:

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Post by Andreas Luck.

We were happy to hear Avast Anti-Theft helped Andreas get his phone back and asked him what happened and how exactly he used Avast’s features to get his phone back. Here is his story:

Andreas went to a party in Bangkok where he made new friends, had a few drinks and at the end of the night Andreas responsibly took a taxi home. When he woke up the next morning he realized that every smartphone owner’s worst nightmare had happened to him, his phone was missing! Losing a smartphone is not only frustrating because the hardware is expensive, but because it contains so much personal information.

Avast Anti-theft can help you find your lost phone.

Find your lost phone with Avast Anti-Theft like Andreas did.

Avast Anti-Theft to the rescue!

While Andreas worried about his phone, he received a message from Avast. The message informed him that his phone’s SIM card had been changed and provided him with the new SIM card’s number and service provider. That is when Andreas realized he could use Avast’s other anti-theft features to GPS locate his phone and perform commands like wiping his phone remotely. Luckily, Andreas did not have to go as far as wiping his phone, but the option did help him in his efforts to get his phone back.

I will look for you, and I will find my phone

With his phone’s new number in hand, Andreas called the thief to confront him and demand he return his phone. Andreas let the thief know that he knew his location (and more) and could render the phone useless and go to the police if the thief did not cooperate. The thief gave in and sent Andreas his phone.

Andreas’ story is one of many lost and found stories we have received from Avast Anti-Theft users and each story gets more interesting! From this experience we can only recommend partiers install Avast Anti-Theft before going out, we will have your back so you can party worry free!

You can install Avast Anti-Theft for free from the Google Play Store.

If you have a story to share, write us on our Facebook or Google+ page. We could share it in our blog.

 

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Let’s ‘Make It Happen’ for Women in Tech

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The first International Women’s Day was held in 1911. The day is actually celebrated worldwide, and not just on one day, but from late February through March and beyond.

This year, thousands of events are occurring to mark and encourage the economic, political and social achievements of women. Organizations, governments, charities, educational institutions, women’s groups, corporations and the media celebrate the day. The activities span the realm of possibilities for women, including women in tech.

Make it happen

There were more than 340 events scheduled to take place in the United Kingdom alone to celebrate International Women’s Day. For example, an event on March 6, focused on women’s work in creative and technology industries was scheduled in London’s tech hub.  And in a variation of Girls Who Code, in Luxembourg they were holding “Mums and Girls Code”– a fun introductory workshop in coding for mothers and their daughters.

Here in the USA, 186+ events were scheduled for International Women’s Day.  You can see a complete list here. The list of events is inspiring, promoting awareness, culture, and learning for women and girls across the nation. Many of the IWD events are also online, including webinars, for people who don’t have time to visit a particular event.

Later this March, I’m personally very excited to be speaking at SXSW Interactive on the subject of furthering women’s roles in technology.   My session at 3:30 p.m. March 14 (JW Marriott Room 407), “Boardroom or Baby: The Choices Women Have in Tech” will address closing the gaps in opportunities for women in technology and achieving work/life balance. If you can’t join in person, you can join the conversation at @judyatavg  #techwomen #SXSW.

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Boardroom or Baby?

 

It’s actually very encouraging to see that there are many conversations on the topic of women in technology scheduled for SXSW Interactive 2015: Among them:  “End To Brogramming” with Re/code and Elle.com, which takes place from 5-6 p.m. on March 13;  “Geek Girls Are Chic!” on March 15 by Girls Who Code and IBM, and “#OurTimeToLead: Why Tech Needs More Women” by the Anita Borg Institute on March 17. You can see the SXSW schedule here.

We’ve all done the math. But women in tech (or the lack of such) is not just a pipeline issue, it’s a retention issue and a culture issue as well. It’s encouraging to see major tech companies are recognizing this. It is for everyone’s own good: we need a smart tech workforce and can’t dismiss half the population, and on the consumer side, women represent significant adopters when it comes to technology.

So progress is happening. Good moves are being made. Though more must happen. I think International Women’s Day is a great day to see how far we have come, and serve a fantastic spark to light and then pass the torch to following generations to empower all women, our sisters and daughters.
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Fedora

Fedora 22 Security Update: freexl-1.0.0i-1.fc22

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Resolved Bugs
1199328 – freexl-1.0.0i is available<br
Four potentially harmful bugs causing crashes and stack corruption
were detected in FreeXL by American Fuzzy Lop and are solved in this release.
Please note: such issues are never realistically expected
to be encountered in real world XLS spreadsheets, anyway
some purposely forged XLS document could be used as a
“poisoned bait” to maliciously open a security breach.
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