3rd October 2009 Archive

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• Mozilla unveils cure for Web 2.0 world run amok

  Putting XSS worms on notice

  The Mozilla Foundation has unveiled an early version of its Firefox browser that it says could virtually eliminate one of the most common attack forms now menacing the web. It implements an inchoate technology the foundation calls CSP, short for the Content Security Policy specification. It allows web developers to embed a …

  Enterprise Security 3 Oct 02:28

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  iPhone App Review Oust Apple's overly-arty Notes app

  Yes, the iPhone has its Notes app, but with its notepad-lookalike graphics and mock handwriting font - which you can't easily change - it was always more a showcase for the Apple graphic design team's talents than a tool you'd want to use. It has one advantage, though: it's just about text. It's not concerned with presentation …

  Reg Hardware 3 Oct 08:02

• Conficker smites Oxford Brookes network

  Former polytechnic gets pwned

  Conficker infected communal PCs used by students at Oxford Brookes University on Thursday, leaving sysadmins with a difficult clean-up job. A statement (extract below) by the University explains that the attack affected desktops and servers, prompting a decision to temporarily suspend student access to pooled computer rooms …

  Malware 3 Oct 08:02

• Your phone is winding me up

  How to make crank calls and save electricity

  A UK firm has designed what’s thought to be the world’s first mobile phone with an integrated wind-up charger mechanism. Wind-up chargers for a wide variety of gadgets have been available for years. But TCL - the firm behind the wind-up handset - claims a greater amount of energy will be created by cranking power directly into …

  Reg Hardware 3 Oct 10:02