Stefan Frei, Secunia
The security of end-user PCs — an empirical analysis, is destroying our preconceptions: the worst unpatched software is not from Microsoft. MSFT has more or less gotten its act together with automated updates. The biggest offenders (on MSFT platforms) are: firefox, safari, Java, and Chrome.
Secunia PSI is offering a patch update service for non-MSFT software.
Stefan Frei, Secunia
The security of end-user PCs — an empirical analysis, is destroying our preconceptions: the worst unpatched software is not from Microsoft. MSFT has more or less gotten its act together with automated updates. The biggest offenders (on MSFT platforms) are: firefox, safari, Java, and Chrome.
Secunia PSI is offering a patch update service for non-MSFT software.
Stefan Frei: Opera had slowest update mechanism. Secunia got big press including that. Within 6 months Opera announced new update mechanism.
WUSTL introducer mentioned U.S. News and World Report ranking of universities:
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges
Manos Antonakakis, Damballa
Building a Dynamic Reputation System for DNS, speaking now, is a Nick Feamster (gatech) collaborator.
NCFTA: anonymity, quid pro quo among private entities, and FBI as last resort for legal action
http://www.ncfta.net/main/home/
Similar initiative in Canada:
http://mediarelations.concordia.ca/pressreleases/archives/2008/07/new_canadian_cyber_forensic_or.php
Others planned in IT, DE.