[Nottingham] security tools

[Martin]

tony atkins wrote:
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> a neat distro specialising in security - Backtrack (version 3b is the
> latest i've seen)
> i first came across this distro via Slashdot - in which it cracked a
> Vista machine with physical access - even has a video on site showing
> you how little was involved.

Well, for the regular monotony of "Cyber Secuity Alerts" for Windows
sytems, I wonder if there is any point in still being subscribed to that
list. Has it become just another piece of Viral Marketing for Microsoft?

:-(

Then again, anything on that list that is NOT Microsoft _is_ usually
quite interesting, albeit much rarer...


Perhaps Backtrack is completely underwhelmed for Vista?... :-p

Cheers,
Martin



>From US-Cert for today:


                     National Cyber Alert System

               Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-DDDA


Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities

   Original release date: June 10, 2008
   Last revised: --
   Source: US-CERT


Systems Affected

     * Microsoft Windows
     * Microsoft Windows Server
     * Microsoft Internet Explorer


Overview

   Microsoft has released updates that address vulnerabilities in
   Microsoft Windows, Windows Server, and Internet Explorer.


I. Description

   Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities that
   affect Microsoft Windows, Windows Server, and Internet Explorer as
   part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for June 2008. The
   most severe vulnerabilities could allow a remote, unauthenticated
   attacker to execute arbitrary code.  For more information, see the
   US-CERT Vulnerability Notes Database.


II. Impact

   A remote, unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code or
   cause a vulnerable system to crash.


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Martin Lomas
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