heise online news 07/01/2009

heise online news 07/01/2009 www.heise-online.co.uk Overview of the news from the past 24 hours heise online news Top ten spam ISPs According to watchdog Spamhaus, spam continues to flood the internet at least in part because of complicity by some ISPs. Spamhaus name and shame the current top ten › Read article     EMC buys parts of SourceLabs EMC purchases assets and staff from SourceLabs, but SourceLabs remains an independent company › Read article     Security update for Samba file server By specifying an empty share name, in the right circumstances, it is possible to access the root directory of a Samba file server › Read article     Xterm terminal emulator executes injected commands Using escape sequences, it is possible to get the X Window system's terminal emulator to execute commands with the current user's privileges › Read article     USB Security key for Mac Boot Campers Securikey have released a bundled version of their USB security key, specifically for users who dual boot their Mac, between Mac OS X and Windows, using Boot Camp › 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 heise online news because you subscribed at our website. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can cancel your subscription at http://www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/news. For more news from the world of technology, subscribe to our other newsletters: Newsletter heise open source: All the latest about Free and Open Source software from heise online, including news, features, analysis and case studies. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/open Newsletter heise 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.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/security Newsletter heise networks features: In-depth articles, tools and techniques for networking and communications. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/networks Legal notice Publishers: Christian Heise, Ansgar Heise, Christian Persson Editor-in-chief: Jonathan Bennett All rights reserved. Any copies or dissemination on any medium, either in part of whole, requires the written consent of the publisher. Copyright (c) 2008 Heise Media UK Ltd.