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Security Quest #16: WordPress Edition

January 2, 2008

WordPress has released version 2.3.2 which it calls an “urgent security release”. WordPress 2.3.2 contains a total of 7 bug fixes. The security vulnerability would allow someone to see future posts by giving access to draft posts. Sixteen WordPress files were changed in this update.
This version will also suppress some DB error messages [...]

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Knox – For OS X

January 14, 2007

Knox, as in Fort Knox, is Mac software that manages encrypted disk images. I came across Knox while looking for a replacement to Stuffit Deluxe. I’d been using Stuffit to create an encrypted archive as part of my backup process. This was the only piece of Stuffit Deluxe that I used and I don’t want [...]

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Wallet – Secure Data Organization on a Mac

December 2, 2006

Publisher: Waterfall Software (http://www.waterfallsw.com)
Price: $14.95 (Demo has 10 entry limit)
Version: 2.6 (326) [Universal binaries]
As the name implies, Wallet is used to keep track of passwords, credit cards and other information. Wallet uses 448-bit Blowfish Encryption.

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Windows XP Security Update

November 26, 2006

Microsoft sent a security patch to my Windows XP SP2 machine. It’s “MSXML 4.0 SP2 Security Update (KB927978). The details provided are:
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Size: 5.4 MB
A vulnerability exists in the XMLHTTP ActiveX control within Microsoft XML Core Services that could allow for remote code execution
More information for this update can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927978
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I installed the patch [...]

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