Government's patching system seen as poor

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Briefly: Government's patching system
seen as poor

Briefly: Government's patching system
seen as poor 06/03/2004 10:26 AM

Microsoft's Patching System Needs
Patching

Microsoft's Patching System Needs
Patching 12/10/2003 04:15 PM
Apparently, it's Microsoft's patching system that needs patching. Yesterday, we noted that Microsoft had decided to skip their monthly patching plans. However, imagine the surprise of the Microsoft people who made this decision to find out that a patch came out anyway. The company is apparently "investigating" how this rogue patch came out. In the meantime, I'm sure we can expect the patch patch sometime soon (probably not on the non-existent monthly schedule).

Spam clogs German government's e-mail
system

Spam clogs German government's e-mail
system 05/21/2004 05:17 PM
A crippling tide of spam hit the German government this week in the form of nondelivery reports generated when mail can't be delivered, delaying some e-mail for three days.

To some in the bl0gosphere, it simply
had to be the government's fault

To some in the bl0gosphere, it simply
had to be the government's fault 01/04/2005 01:23 PM
Myths Run Wild in Blog Tsunami Debate .. What an abominable piece of drek .. article on tsunami blogs

nytimes.com/2005/01/03/international/worldspecial4/03bloggers. html?oref=login
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U.S. government's abstinence website
draws ire

U.S. government's abstinence website
draws ire 04/03/2005 01:19 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 3 2005 3:48PM GMT

Government's s33krt1t ethics listserv

Government's s33krt1t ethics listserv 03/17/2005 03:56 AM
Cory Doctorow: Andre sez, "You mentioned the Government Printing Office (GPO) in an entry about applying DRM to government documents. Well, my associate Domingo and I have been on to the GPO for a while now - they have a listerv that has some suspicious stuff, such as the OGE-ETHICSINFO-L list which gives ethical advice to the executive branch, and requires you have a .gov or .mil e-mail address to join and remain a member of the list. I joined the list and dumped the contents using wget in August, and turned up some interesting stuff, such as 20040419.txt, which advises the executive branch to turn down gifts from Microsoft. We filed a FOIA request with the GPO for info on their mailing list and are awaiting a response."

It has come to OGE's attention that Microsoft Corp. is offering free promotional software valued at over $500 to IT personnel at various agencies. OGE has written Microsoft asking it to refrain from doing this, citing the implications associated with the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. We understand that the Department of the Army also has sent a letter to Microsoft asking that these gifts cease. Please advise your IT personnel that they are prohibited from personally accepting these gifts. However, OGE does recognize that an agency may have gift acceptance authority that allows acceptance of this software by the agency for its use.

Link (Thanks, Andre!)

Update: Daniel sez, "Using a quick google search using the term: "inurl:listserv.*.gov" i found a hell of a lot more (54k hits). some intresting stuff on there, weird what you can find on goverment sites. Some mailman ones as well.

Government's Fifty Greatest Endeavors

Government's Fifty Greatest Endeavors 05/21/2004 05:41 AM
Government's Fifty Greatest Endeavors
http://www.broo k.edu/GS/CPS/50ge/50greatest.htm

This Brookings Institution site presents its compilation of fifty endeavors or problems which the federal government has attempted to solve during the last fifty years of the 20th century. There is a brief summary for each endeavor which includes a list of legislation dealing with the problem as well as bibliographic sources and web links.

Oracle attacks US government's case

Oracle attacks US government's case 06/08/2004 05:53 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 8 2004 10:06AM GMT

Japanese government's idiotic plans for
wireless LAN "tax"

Japanese government's idiotic plans for
wireless LAN "tax" 07/21/2004 01:14 AM
From the Japan Times: Japan's telecommunications ministry announced yesterday it may force consumer WLAN users to pay spectrum user fees.

[T]he ministry plans to hit the users with these fees because such appliances use almost the same spectrum as mobile phones, whose users are required to pay the fees, they said. The move might provoke stiff opposition from product manufacturers as it is likely to affect their sales. The ministry plans to collect fees from users of information appliances when they purchase these products, according to the sources.

Manufacturers of home appliances are currently stepping up efforts to develop information appliances that are linked via wireless networks and can be controlled from anywhere. Spectrum user fees have been charged in connection with licensed broadcasting and radio stations, as well as with cellular phone companies.

Games pot has more on the story, and points out that gamers in Japan who use the Nintendo DS or Sony PSP would also be affected because both use wireless LANs to connect.

Reports say the bill will not be proposed to Japan's parliament until 2005 -- leaving ample time for device manufacturers and pissed-off wireless enthusiasts to raise a fuss.

Questions remain unanswered over
government's ID project

Questions remain unanswered over
government's ID project 12/03/2003 11:04 AM
vnunet.com Dec 3 2003 10:08AM ET

Extent of Government's Control Unclear
as It Formally Steps In

Extent of Government's Control Unclear
as It Formally Steps In 06/28/2004 11:30 PM
U.S. aides and Iraqi officials said they had moved up the date to foil terrorist attacks that might be in the works.

Supreme Court Expands Government's Right
to Seize Homes

Supreme Court Expands Government's Right
to Seize Homes 06/24/2005 09:47 PM

Government's online forms need to be
better, says National Audit Office

Government's online forms need to be
better, says National Audit Office 11/03/2003 03:14 AM
PublicTechnology.net Nov 3 2003 2:23AM ET

Porn site attracts Thai government's ire
to Britain

Porn site attracts Thai government's ire
to Britain 12/08/2003 05:52 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 8 2003 5:08AM ET

Sudan Government's Attacks Stoke Rebels'
Fury

Sudan Government's Attacks Stoke Rebels'
Fury 09/10/2004 10:10 PM
Much of the responsibility for the growth of insurgency in the Sudan lies with the Arab-led government in Khartoum.

Judge rejects government's bid to block
Oracle takeover of PeopleSoft

Judge rejects government's bid to block
Oracle takeover of PeopleSoft 09/11/2004 01:11 PM
Canadian Press Sep 11 2004 4:19PM GMT

Government's ID card plans fail to take
into account disabled users

Government's ID card plans fail to take
into account disabled users 06/22/2004 10:43 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 22 2004 2:13PM GMT

"The U.S. government's secret memo
detailing cooperation between Saddam
Hussein and Osama bin Laden."

"The U.S. government's secret memo
detailing cooperation between Saddam
Hussein and Osama bin Laden." 11/15/2003 09:00 PM

First graduates awarded Harvard
Certificates at Dubai School of
Government's E-Government program

First graduates awarded Harvard
Certificates at Dubai School of
Government's E-Government program 04/06/2005 07:00 AM
AME Info Apr 6 2005 11:26AM GMT

WEEKLY FARM: Computerized calorie plan
builds on government's food pyramid

WEEKLY FARM: Computerized calorie plan
builds on government's food pyramid 02/14/2004 02:46 PM
AP via New Jersey Online Feb 14 2004 5:33PM GMT

Microsoft's Patching Conundrum

Microsoft's Patching Conundrum 12/11/2003 02:27 PM
Details of two potentially serious IE browser flaws have been disclosed ahead of the availability of patches.

XML differencing and patching tools

XML differencing and patching tools 03/24/2005 11:56 AM
Bug in Current Release

New Patching Discussion Resources

New Patching Discussion Resources 06/17/2004 06:16 PM

Too Much Demand for Too Few Patching
Servers

Too Much Demand for Too Few Patching
Servers 04/15/2004 06:17 AM

Tools Take the Panic Out of Patching

Tools Take the Panic Out of Patching 07/26/2004 12:33 PM
PivX and eEye ready tools to help IT staffs avoid a panicked patching cycle.

Oracle e-biz suite needs patching

Oracle e-biz suite needs patching 06/11/2004 11:18 AM
Get to it, sharpish

Microsoft: Extra patching a precaution

Microsoft: Extra patching a precaution 12/11/2003 02:27 PM
A fix distributed to some Windows XP systems earlier this week is a preventative measure and not a new issue, the software giant says.

Microsoft delays patching tools

Microsoft delays patching tools 07/16/2004 11:58 AM
Microsoft has delayed a significant update to its patch management tool and its single patching service until the first half of next year because of security work it had to do first related to Windows XP, a company executive says.

Vulnerability Protection: A Buffer for
Patching

Vulnerability Protection: A Buffer for
Patching 08/17/2004 05:40 PM

Sasser patching/clean up instructions

Sasser patching/clean up instructions 05/05/2004 06:46 AM

Installing the Advanced Client and
Patching

Installing the Advanced Client and
Patching 06/14/2004 06:15 PM

Patching: The cure that's worse than the
disease?

Patching: The cure that's worse than the
disease? 03/08/2004 11:22 PM
I'll go along with the thought that most of today's nefarious hackers (and they have brought into ill repute what was once a term of respect) are lazy. But I think they're too lazy even to do a spot of reverse-engineering. All they need to do is to read the Microsoft Knowledgebase article detailing the extent and cause of the vulnerability to help them create an exploit by adapting someone else's real hacking work.

Service Pack 2: Patching The Unpatchable

Service Pack 2: Patching The Unpatchable 07/14/2004 06:41 PM
Windows XP Service Pack 2 addresses many of the security problems of the past few years. But it can't do much about this year's model. By Rupert Goodwins, ZDNet UK (via MyAppleMenu)

SASSER cleanup and patching steps

SASSER cleanup and patching steps 05/04/2004 06:19 PM

Solve a NeoOffice/J patching problem

Solve a NeoOffice/J patching problem 02/01/2005 09:25 PM
I'm not sure if this is a hint or just good old common sense, but here goes ... I recently switched from using OpenOffice.org (OOo) to NeoOffice/J, an OS X-native version of OOo written mostly in Java. It does everything I n...

Oracle moves to monthly patching

Oracle moves to monthly patching 08/22/2004 09:02 PM
Computer Weekly Aug 23 2004 1:13AM GMT

Symantec releases patching tool

Symantec releases patching tool 08/16/2004 08:09 AM
Security company Symantec Corp. plans to announce the release of a patch management product on Monday that it says will enable small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to stay on top of software vulnerabilities.

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Who's Patching Open Source? - Part 2

Who's Patching Open Source? - Part 2 01/16/2004 11:27 AM

The Asia/Pacific PC Market Steamed Ahead
in 2Q 2004 Despite The Chinese
Government's Efforts To Cool Its Econo

The Asia/Pacific PC Market Steamed Ahead
in 2Q 2004 Despite The Chinese
Government's Efforts To Cool Its Econo 07/19/2004 10:10 PM
Linux Electrons Jul 20 2004 2:07AM GMT
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