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	Torvalds disses overzealous OpenSuse security | Microsoft open sources Mayhem Windows scripting tool
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	Security firm goes public with Apple Safari flaws Danish security firm Secunia published information on two unpatched vulnerabilities in Apple's Safari 5 browser on Friday, after the consumer-technology firm allegedly failed to provide status updates on the patch process. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant on-demand remote support with LogMeIn Rescue Without pre-installed software, quickly connect to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets anywhere in the world. Get in, solve the problem, and be done in a flash. Plus, Rescue's SaaS-based platform means free upgrades and zero maintenance. Try it free today. In this Issue Torvalds disses overzealous OpenSuse security Microsoft open sources Mayhem Windows scripting tool IETF explores new working group on identity management in the cloud Sony division drops AWS, goes OpenStack RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Why Run Windows Server Apps on AWS? Top 5 Reasons: 1. No New Hardware, 2. Get Started in Minutes, 3. Use Your .NET Skills in the AWS Cloud, 4. On-Demand Test Environments, and 5. Use your Existing Microsoft Licenses. Learn more with on-demand webinar. Watch now! Torvalds disses overzealous OpenSuse security Linux creator Linus Torvalds last week posted a searing rant to Google+ hammering the developers of OpenSuse for "mentally diseased" security measures. Requiring users to provide an admin password to make even minor changes like adding a new wireless network or changing the time zone is "moronic and wrong," according to the open-source guru. The furious article was apparently prompted by Torvald's daughter running into these security issues at school. Read More Microsoft open sources Mayhem Windows scripting tool Microsoft has released as open source a program that helps users link different Windows applications in a single workflow. The program, called Mayhem, has been donated to the Outercurve Foundation. Developed by Microsoft's applied sciences research group, Mayhem allows people with no programming skills to link together different Windows programs to carry out tasks across programs. Read More IETF explores new working group on identity management in the cloud Proponents of a common scheme for managing user identity in cloud-based applications will pitch their idea to the Internet's premier standards-setting body at a meeting in Paris later this month. Read More Sony division drops AWS, goes OpenStack The division of Sony that suffered a cyber attack last year, which led to a major PlayStation network outage and sensitive customer data being compromised, has dropped Amazon Web Services for at least a portion of its cloud hosting and computing in favor of an OpenStack platform hosted by Rackspace. Read More
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