2006.11.15 Daily Security Reading
by Rodney Campbell on Nov.15, 2006, under Security
Microsoft unleashes improved Firefox
The open source community is in a state of shock this morning at the news that Microsoft has released a version (or here) of popular browser Firefox. Download it here, but, check the minimum requirements first :).
Meet the world’s most prolific spammers
Rogues’ gallery Spamhaus has published a revised list of the world’s 10 worst spammers. According to the anti-spam organisation, 200 professional spam gangs are responsible for 80 per of the high volume of junk mail pumped onto the internet every day.
Report – Firefox 2.0 Trumps IE7 In Phish-Fighting
Firefox blocked 243 phishing sites that IE7 overlooked, while IE7 blocked 117 sites that Firefox did not.