Posts Tagged ‘infotech’

Internet Explorer + Google Chrome = security problem

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Security problems surrounding protocol handling and Web browsers have surfaced again — this time with Google Chrome and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
According to an advisory from the Google Chrome team, there’s an error in handling URLs with the a chromehtml: protocol that could allow an attacker to run scripts of his choosing on any page or [...]

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IT projects fail most often due to organizational issues

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Here’s an example of an IT project that went horribly wrong and perhaps didn’t have a chance from the start. One project management expert says that technical glitches are almost never the main problem with a project failure.

In this week’s Workforce.com’s newsletter, there was a piece about a nightmare HR IT project that went horribly [...]

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Exploit posted for brand-new Adobe PDF zero-day

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Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a new zero-day vulnerability haunting Adobe’s widely deployed PDF Reader software.
In a brief note posted to its PSIRT blog, Adobe confirmed it was investigating the issue, which affects Adobe Reader 9.1 and 8.1.4. “We are currently investigating, and will have an update once we get more information,” [...]

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Microsoft’s IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?

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Originally posted by Mary Jo Foley
Internet Explorer 8 (IE is nearing the finish line, with a March release to manufacturing looking like a distinct possibility. But is IE 8 — or, more accurately — Web site developers and owners — really ready?
I have been testing IE 8 since the code became available publicly. And [...]

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