How Can I Trust Firefox?
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"How can I trust Firefox?"
12/22/2004 01:31 AMCan You Trust Firefox? Join the Flame
War...
Can You Trust Firefox? Join the Flame
War...
12/24/2004 01:15 PMIt seems a flame war has erupted over an essay by Mircrosoft’s
Peter Torr who questions Firefox’s security. Check it out for
yourself: From Slashdot.org: TheRealSlimShady writes “Peter Torr
(who?) from Microsoft invites a certain flamewar with his essay
‘How can I trust Firefox?’ He raises some interesting
security related points about the download and installation of
Firefox, some of which should probably be addressed. The focus is on
code signing, which Microsoft is hot…
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Microsoft Blogger : How can I trust
Firefox?
Microsoft Blogger : How can I trust
Firefox?
12/22/2004 01:23 AMMicrosoft employee Peter Torr has started a flame war in his own blog
today. Torr claims that the distribution and code signing of Firefox
isn't up to scratch. Torr provides screenshots of the latest XPSP2
protection IE but fails to mention the poor protection in IE 6 SP1
which many more users are still using. Nevertheless if you enjoy
battling it out about Firefox vs IE then this is a read for you.
Here's a snip:
"But the thing that makes me really not trust the browser is that
it doesn't matter how secure the original code is if the typical usage
pattern of the browser requires users to perform insecure actions.
· Installing Firefox requires downloading an unsigned binary
from a random web server
· Installing unsigned extensions is the default action in the
Extensions dialog
· There is no way to check the signature on downloaded program
files
· There is no obvious way to turn off plug-ins once they are
installed
· There is an easy way to bypass the "This might be a
virus" dialog"
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How can I trust Firefox?Read full story...Shark Tank: Hey, if we can't trust them,
who CAN we trust?
Shark Tank: Hey, if we can't trust them,
who CAN we trust?
03/06/2004 01:53 AMSpurred on by new laws and regulations, this company is overhauling
its IT security -- and the security department wants to strip support
programmers of their access to the production system.
Shark Tank: Hey, if you can't trust IT,
who CAN you trust?
Shark Tank: Hey, if you can't trust IT,
who CAN you trust?
03/14/2005 05:10 PMCEO decides that his company is getting too much spam, so word comes
down to this pilot fish in IT: Find a better spam filter and get it
working pronto.
Spread Firefox Download Counter
Relaunched, Firefox Downloads Top 44
Million
Spread Firefox Download Counter
Relaunched, Firefox Downloads Top 44
Million
04/11/2005 11:59 PMBlake Ross on Firefox Developer
Recruitment and Why Firefox Will Never
Grow Up
Blake Ross on Firefox Developer
Recruitment and Why Firefox Will Never
Grow Up
02/01/2005 10:05 PMadbar for Firefox: Opera's least popular
feature comes to Firefox!
adbar for Firefox: Opera's least popular
feature comes to Firefox!
08/18/2004 06:48 AMadbar for firefox .. Adbar
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The History of Mozilla Firefox: From
Phoenix, to Firebird, to Firefox
The History of Mozilla Firefox: From
Phoenix, to Firebird, to Firefox
03/31/2005 07:27 AMMozilla Firefox Reaches 1.0PR, Still
Named Firefox
Mozilla Firefox Reaches 1.0PR, Still
Named Firefox
09/14/2004 02:50 PMFirefox 1.0 Preview Release and
Thunderbird 0.8 Released - Mozilla
Foundation Adds New Features to Firefox
and Thunderbird as New Apps Near 1.0
Launch
Firefox 1.0 Preview Release and
Thunderbird 0.8 Released - Mozilla
Foundation Adds New Features to Firefox
and Thunderbird as New Apps Near 1.0
Launch
09/14/2004 03:22 AMThe Mozilla Foundation today released the Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Preview
Release web browser and Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 email client. Mozilla
Firefox 1.0 Preview Release is an innovative, secure, lightning fast
web browser that is rapidly gaining global market share. Mozilla
Thunderbird 0.8 is the Mozilla Foundation's next generation email
client. These releases bring Firefox and Thunderbird one step closer
to their much anticipated 1.0 releases, scheduled for later this fall.
[PRWEB Sep 14, 2004]
FirefoxIE - Test IE Compatibility Inside
Firefox, www.firefoxie.net Fully
Equipped and Ready for Firefox 1.0PR
FirefoxIE - Test IE Compatibility Inside
Firefox, www.firefoxie.net Fully
Equipped and Ready for Firefox 1.0PR
09/17/2004 08:22 AMFF/IE Compatible Web Pages - There is a new development in the web
design world, web pages that can be viewed equally in Firefox or
Internet Explorer. [PRWEB Sep 17, 2004]
The End of Trust?
The End of Trust?
03/19/2003 10:45 PMUsing Memory Errors to Attack a Virtual Machine
We present an experimental study showing that soft
memory errors can lead to serious security vulnerabilities
in Java and .NET virtual machines, or in any system that
relies on type-checking of untrusted programs as a protection
mechanism. Our attack works by sending to the JVM
a Java program that is designed so that almost any memory
error in its address space will allow it to take control
of the JVM. -- Sudhakar Govindavajhala, Andrew W. Appel
I've heard that it was possible to hack smartcards and similar devices
before by tampering with them, but I've never understood how it was
done until now. Apparently some security experts claim to have been
aware of this technique for many years.
"zeldman.dogs"
In God We Trust
In God We Trust
08/03/2004 06:22 PM
In God We
Trust.
Trust me.
Trust me.
05/31/2004 03:31 PM
Bush campaign lies with unprecedented
frequency. Making history with unprecedented negativity.
We Only Have So Much Trust
We Only Have So Much Trust
05/05/2004 08:12 AMOffshoring: Companies guarding 'secret sauce':
Interesting situation: U.S. companies are willing to send grunt IT
work overseas, but not the intellectual property they worked so hard
to develop. It seems that they don't trust overseas companies to keep
their intellectual property safe.
Therein lies the dilemma for many technology executives confronting
the issue of offshore outsourcing: U.S. companies are increasingly
turning to other countries to reduce labor costs, but they must decide
how far they can go without risking security breaches, communication
lapses or operational breakdowns, when moving work thousands of miles
away overseas.
I still agree with how this guy handled the "offshore problem." He
figued out how much he would save by sending work offshore, then added
back how much it was worth to him to have someone on-site. He then
advertised a position at this (much less than market) rate. He was
deluged with applications.
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When trust isn't enough
When trust isn't enough
03/23/2005 08:05 AMInternet expert K.C. Claffy talks about next-generation security
architectures.
Who do you trust?
Who do you trust?
04/14/2004 09:10 AMKevin Salwen points to Starbucks' report on how corporately
responsible it is. And, while I certainly would rather work for a
company that cares enough to issue such a report than the egregiously
selfish ad agency Kevin points to, the Starbucks report does raise a
question: Who do you trust any more? So, Starbucks does up a lovely
color brochure explaining just how good a world citizen it is. Kudos
for at least pretending to care. But how much of the report is BS? ...
Continued at Worthwhile......
Trust us
Trust us
05/17/2004 07:24 AMDefending the administration's enemy-combatant policy, the Justice
Department told the Supreme Court that the U.S. doesn't torture
prisoners. Just hours later, the Abu Ghraib story broke. Did the U.S.
intentionally mislead the court?
She doesn't trust me
She doesn't trust me
03/13/2003 10:26 AMSo my mom and some relatives left early this morning for
Charlottesville, Virginia. They go up there a few times...
In theocracy they trust
In theocracy they trust
04/11/2005 10:36 AMChristian right leaders denounced separation of church and state and
prayed for a judge's deliverance to Satan. And their Capitol Hill
allies were right there with them.
Perceptions of Trust
Perceptions of Trust
02/13/2004 01:27 PMInternet News Feb 13 2004 5:17PM GMT
FC Now: In Colleagues We Trust?
FC Now: In Colleagues We Trust?
09/07/2004 04:16 PMThe InnovationNetwork is surveying business leaders about the role
trust can play in innovation. Most of us involved in innovation
believe that "trust" is necessary...
Using WS-Trust and WS-SecureConversation
Using WS-Trust and WS-SecureConversation
06/10/2004 07:25 PMWS-Security provides a framework for securing SOAP messages based on
XML Encryption, XML Signature and the notion of security tokens. XML
Encryption is used to provide confidentiality protection for portions
of a SOAP envelope while XML Signature is used to provide integrity
protection for the same. Security tokens typically provide some notion
of identity along with information pertaining to keys used to perform
cryptographic operations. Multiple security tokens can be used in a
message allowing different portions of the SOAP envelope to be secured
for different intermediaries. Examples of security tokens include X509
certificates, Kerberos tickets and Username tokens. While WS-Security
specifies mechanisms for placing security tokens in SOAP messages and
referring to those tokens from encrypted or signed data it does not
define how security tokens are actually acquired; that job can either
be programmatic, or performed by calling a token issuing service as
specified by WS-Trust.
In trust we Word
In trust we Word
03/28/2005 08:05 PMBlog: There nothing can be wrong with this story, because Microsoft
Word makes so. And that would good not be enough, says Sandeep
Krishnamurthy,...
"All Trust the Internet"
"All Trust the Internet"
05/27/2004 12:13 AMOn a Mission: The New Internet Mission
"According to Nielsen, there are 31 million moms online. They're
38, tend to be married, are very smart -- college educated -- and are
working moms. Moms forever have been key decision makers. What's
interesting is how that translates to the Internet.
You have to be where they are online. In 2004, moms told us that
they're spending more time online than watching television.... We did
a lot of focus groups with moms. It's one of those time-saving
devices. It simplifies their life, and that's what they're looking for
when they turn to the Internet....
We arrived at four distinct segments: the Tech Nester, Mrs. Net
Skeptic, the Yes Mom, and Passive Under Pressure. We got rid of that
last segment because she's passive and a newbie, but we still ended up
with 77% of Internet moms....
When we started really digging into the segments, we found that
their similarities are more interesting than their differences. They
were all after the same basic things. They want to simplify their
lives. All trust the Internet. The Internet is where they turn to
first. You don't have to have separate strategies to address each
segment....
They all want information. They think the Internet is the most
useful medium for accessing information. And as a source of
entertainment, it came in number two. As it did for spending time with
their kids. They've come to rely on the Internet. 84% said they would
miss the Internet the most if it went away. It's the same with kids
and teens." [Fast Company
Now, via Lost
Remote]
Although this article and the study are aimed more at marketers,
it's interesting to read the results in the context of libraries. The
need to do research, the desire for making life simpler, and the
misguided trust of all things internet... how are libraries fitting
into these womens' lives? Are they? There are whole trust circles
online where libraries are nowhere to be found. How do we get
there?
Do you trust this penguin?
Do you trust this penguin?
05/19/2004 02:52 AMTrust Me, I'm a Machine
Trust Me, I'm a Machine
04/07/2005 02:54 AMAn EU computer science project hopes to make the uncertainty attached
to the pervasive computing future a lot more secure through
establishing trust. [PRWEB Apr 7, 2005]
Should You Trust MAPS?
Should You Trust MAPS?
04/06/2005 05:24 PMLSB Earns Trust
LSB Earns Trust
04/11/2005 11:43 AMThe free standards group's efforts seek to give Linux more bite and
prove to users that Linux can be trusted to handle data and
applications.
and when that trust is broken?
and when that trust is broken?
05/10/2004 10:01 AMThe government in the
Rumsfield v. Padilla case, as quoted in the
Times:
"[I]n situations where there is a war ... you have to trust the
executive to make the kind of quintessential military judgments that
are involved in things like that."
And when "the executive" breaches that trust? What then? If -- as this
"executive" believes -- there's no judicial review, then there's only
one review left: elections.
Mostly an issue of trust
Mostly an issue of trust
05/17/2004 04:16 AMJohnny Carson's first national TV gig was as host (from 1957 to 1962)
of a game show called "Who Do You Trust?" It was patterned after the
earlier Groucho Marx show called "You Bet Your Life." I was reminded
of this show during a lively e-mail discussion with a number of
readers of my Identity Management newsletter about various identity
federation schemes that required your identity data to be stored with
third parties.
Can You Trust Your Web Host?
Can You Trust Your Web Host?
01/14/2003 06:19 AMIt is the nagging question that confronts all webmasters from
time-to-time, "can I trust my host with my private data"? Here's one
webmasters shocking story.
Lessons From the Value Trust
Lessons From the Value Trust
08/16/2004 12:07 PMLegg Mason's Mary Chris Gay shares the secrets to her investing
success.
XSS, Trust, and Barney
XSS, Trust, and Barney
05/23/2002 10:39 PMA Redwood You Can Trust
A Redwood You Can Trust
08/06/2004 11:23 AMWhat makes this REIT so shareholder-friendly?
In the Internet They Trust (Your Ad
Here)
In the Internet They Trust (Your Ad
Here)
07/31/2004 05:02 PMNew York Times Jul 31 2004 8:50PM GMT
Trust, but verify some more
Trust, but verify some more
10/31/2003 08:16 AMI've since added some code to verify that each
of the pages in the cache of pages served in the past 24 hours are
well formed and valid XHTML. This uncovered an interesting
boundary case that I hadn't considered.
...Don't Trust E-Voting? Too Bad
Don't Trust E-Voting? Too Bad
09/15/2004 03:01 PMOver in Maryland, where studies have shown that the e-voting machines
are not secure, the courts have decided that if you don't trust the
e-voting machines, that's your own damn problem. They
will
not allow people to ask for a paper ballot if they feel
uncomfortable using one of those electronic voting machines. The
court also found that the state had "done everything necessary" to
show the e-voting machines were accurate and secure. Apparently, they
have pretty low standards.
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