Learn more about the control system in your Mac that monitors internal temperatures and delivers airflow to critical components by adjusting fan speed based on feedback from sensors inside the computer. (more…)
If you follow security news, then you’ve surely heard about the recent drama between “Anonymous” and the HBGary security firm (more on who Anonymous is below), which took place over the past few weeks. While I’ve personally followed this fiasco with great interest, I’ve avoided commenting about it here, since most of our customers and readers are network administrators who are more concerned with practical business solutions than melodramatic cyber-quarrels. (more…)
Severity: High 16 February, 2011 Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All versions of Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Development Kit (JDK) released before 14 February, running on Windows, Solaris, and Linux platforms How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring your users to a malicious web page containing specially crafted Java Impact: Various results; in the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your computer What to do: Install the appropriate JRE (or JDK) update as soon as possible Exposure: Java is a programming language (first implemented by Sun Microsystems) used most often to enhance web pages. Most operating systems today implement a Java interpreter to recognize and process Java code from websites and other sources. Oracle’s Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is one of the most popular Java interpreters currently used. (more…)
