The H news 22/03/2009

The H news 22/03/2009 www.h-online.com Overview of the news from the past 24 hours The H Security news Attacks on Intel's System Management Mode Poisoning the processor cache allows code to be injected into the SMRAM - and could allow a rootkit to be placed there that's invisible to the operating system and applications › Read article     Twitter XSS vulnerability Secure Science Corporation has published a proof of concept XSS vulnerability which it says could be spread virally, similar to a worm, on the popular microblogging service, Twitter › Read article     The H Security feature Worth Reading: An Analysis of Conficker-C SRI International's Malware Threat Center has published a detailed examination of the new mechanisms within the Conficker-C worm › Read article     This newsletter is sent to in a multipart format. If you want to read it as plain text, you will have to change the display mode of your e-mail program. You are receiving The H news because you subscribed at our website. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can cancel your subscription at http://www.h-online.com/newsletter/manage/news. For more news from the world of technology, subscribe to our other newsletters: Newsletter The H Open Source: All the latest about Free and Open Source software from The H, including news, features, analysis and case studies. www.h-online.com/newsletter/manage/open Newsletter The H Security: IT security news and alerts to keep your systems secure, with features giving an in-depth look at the world of IT security. www.h-online.com/newsletter/manage/security Legal notice Publishers: Christian Heise, Ansgar Heise, Christian Persson Editor-in-chief: Dj Walker-Morgan All rights reserved. Any copies or dissemination on any medium, either in part of whole, requires the written consent of the publisher. Copyright (c) 2009 Heise Media UK Ltd.