Sköt från bil i Malmö SvD Inrikes(cached at January 24, 2015, 11:35 pm)

Flera personer har larmat om att skott avlossats från en bil i Malmöstadsdelen Sofielund.
10 Risk Assessment Factors for ERP System Integration Projects (IT Toolbox Blogs) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at January 24, 2015, 11:30 pm)

"Stealth" Update for Flash from Adobe, (Sat, Jan 24th) SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green(cached at January 24, 2015, 11:30 pm)

Adobe apparently just released Flash version 16.0.0.296. There is nothing on Adobes website if this is a patch. As a matter of fact, Adobe still lists 16.0.0.287 as the most recent version [1]. You can download 16.0.0.296 if you manually check for updates using Flash.

This article will be updates as we learn more. I have NO IDEA if this new version fixes the current vulnerability, but given that this is a surprise weekend release, chances are that it was released in response to the vulnerability. Apply this update at your own risk.

Thanks to Christopher for noticing!

[1]http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

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Johannes B. Ullrich, Ph.D.
STI|Twitter|LinkedIn

(c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
"Stealth" Update for Flash from Adobe, (Sat, Jan 24th) SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green(cached at January 24, 2015, 11:30 pm)

Adobe apparently just released Flash version 16.0.0.296. There is nothing on Adobes website if this is a patch. As a matter of fact, Adobe still lists 16.0.0.287 as the most recent version [1]. You can download 16.0.0.296 if you manually check for updates using Flash.

This article will be updates as we learn more. I have NO IDEA if this new version fixes the current vulnerability, but given that this is a surprise weekend release, chances are that it was released in response to the vulnerability. Apply this update at your own risk.

Thanks to Christopher for noticing!

[1]http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

---
Johannes B. Ullrich, Ph.D.
STI|Twitter|LinkedIn

(c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Ask Slashdot: Where Can You Get a Good 3-Button Mouse Today? Slashdotby timothy on inputdev at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at January 24, 2015, 11:05 pm)

guises writes Ever since mouse wheels were introduced the middle mouse button has been sidelined to an inadequate click-wheel function, or in some cases ditched altogether. This has never sat well with me, a proper middle button is invaluable for pasting, games, and navigation. More than that, my hand categorically rejects two button mice — the dangling ring finger causes me genuine physical discomfort. I have begged Logitech on multiple occasions to make just one, among their many screwy specialty mice, to replace the Mouseman which I loved so dearly. I thought for a moment that I had been answered with the g600, only to find that they had put the right mouse button in the middle. So my question to Slashdot is: where does a person turn for a three button mouse these days? I've only found two, both ergonomic and priced accordingly. I use the Contour and like the shape and wheel position, but would love to find something wireless and with a higher DPI sensor.

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Stenkastning efter protest i Kosovo SvD Utrikes(cached at January 24, 2015, 10:35 pm)

Polisen i Kosovo använde på lördagskvällen tårgas för att skingra tusentals deltagare i en demonstration som sammankallats av etniskt albanska oppositionspartier. En del demonstranter kastade sten mot en regeringsbyggnad i Pristina.
Writing software in the real world - 13 (IT Toolbox Blogs) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at January 24, 2015, 10:30 pm)

Writing software in the real world - 13 (IT Toolbox Blogs) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at January 24, 2015, 10:30 pm)

Geneos-API-1.00 search.cpan.orgby Ivan Dmitriev at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at January 24, 2015, 10:02 pm)

Handy Perl interface to ITRS Geneos XML-RPC Instrumentation API
Bröstmjölk möjligt botemedel mot antibiotikaresistens SvD Inrikes(cached at January 24, 2015, 9:35 pm)

Ett vapen mot antibiotikaresistens kan finnas i bröstmjölk, enligt forskare i Lund. Ett protein som finns i bröstmjölk kan göra att bakterier som utvecklat resistens mot antibiotika åter blir känsliga för medicinen.
NVIDIA Responds To GTX 970 Memory Bug Slashdotby timothy on bug at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at January 24, 2015, 9:35 pm)

Vigile writes Over the past week or so, owners of the GeForce GTX 970 have found several instances where the GPU was unable or unwilling to address memory capacities over 3.5GB despite having 4GB of on-board frame buffer. Specific benchmarks were written to demonstrate the issue and users even found ways to configure games to utilize more than 3.5GB of memory using DSR and high levels of MSAA. While the GTX 980 can access 4GB of its memory, the GTX 970 appeared to be less likely to do so and would see a dramatic performance hit when it did. NVIDIA responded today saying that the GTX 970 has "fewer crossbar resources to the memory system" as a result of disabled groups of cores called SMMs. NVIDIA states that "to optimally manage memory traffic in this configuration, we segment graphics memory into a 3.5GB section and a 0.5GB section" and that the GPU has "higher priority" to the larger pool. The question that remains is should this affect gamers' view of the GTX 970? If performance metrics already take the different memory configuration into account, then I don't see the GTX 970 declining in popularity.

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NVIDIA Responds To GTX 970 Memory Bug Slashdotby timothy on bug at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at January 24, 2015, 9:35 pm)

Vigile writes Over the past week or so, owners of the GeForce GTX 970 have found several instances where the GPU was unable or unwilling to address memory capacities over 3.5GB despite having 4GB of on-board frame buffer. Specific benchmarks were written to demonstrate the issue and users even found ways to configure games to utilize more than 3.5GB of memory using DSR and high levels of MSAA. While the GTX 980 can access 4GB of its memory, the GTX 970 appeared to be less likely to do so and would see a dramatic performance hit when it did. NVIDIA responded today saying that the GTX 970 has "fewer crossbar resources to the memory system" as a result of disabled groups of cores called SMMs. NVIDIA states that "to optimally manage memory traffic in this configuration, we segment graphics memory into a 3.5GB section and a 0.5GB section" and that the GPU has "higher priority" to the larger pool. The question that remains is should this affect gamers' view of the GTX 970? If performance metrics already take the different memory configuration into account, then I don't see the GTX 970 declining in popularity.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.








Apple readies fix for Thunderstrike bootkit exploit in next OS X release (ArsTechnic SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at January 24, 2015, 9:30 pm)

Apple readies fix for Thunderstrike bootkit exploit in next OS X release (ArsTechnic SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at January 24, 2015, 9:30 pm)

För journalistikens egen skull SvD Inrikes(cached at January 24, 2015, 9:05 pm)