Re: [ISN] 'Geek girl' helps keep Mozilla safe in scary times

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_infosecnews.org>
Date: Thu 19 Jun 2008 - 03:05:15 CDT
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
Received on Thu Jun 19 03:05:15 2008
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