Forwarded from: security curmudgeon <jericho (at) attrition.org> : http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-06-17-mozilla-window-snyder_N.htm : : By Jon Swartz : : SAN FRANCISCO -- Window Snyder isn't your average security czar. : : As chief of security at Mozilla Foundation, the unconventional : non-profit whose popular Web browser Firefox underwent a major : facelift this week, Snyder cuts an unconventional swath. : : Snyder's rising star is sure to ascend even more this week, with the : release of Version 3.0 of Firefox on Tuesday. The release is packed : with new features, most notably stiffer security, faster speed and : improved ease of use. Most notably stiffer security. Firefox 3 suffers its first vulnerability http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9972207-57.html Except it may not be the first, it may be at least the *third* known: Coming soon : Firefox 3 Release overflow http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-06/0223.html Flaw in Firefox 3.0: protocol-handler.warn-external are ignored http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-06/0229.html _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com
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