More Windows Issues

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1250157,00.html

It must be quite maddening for Windows users to realize that 'secure computing' is nowhere near secure nor is it all about computing!
The animated cursor problem/exploit is more bad news for both IE and FF users - apparently both use the same vulnerable modules.
Where does that leave the average user? Nowhere, really. It's somewhat incomprehensible that a simple thing like an animated cursor could introduce a hugely devious problem where a hacker could completely take over a user's computer when they simply visit a website.

To make things worse some IT folks are reporting problems with installing the patch itself - the classic 'umbrella with a leak' problem. Well, better to have a leaking umbrella than get soaked, huh?

More terrible news for regular Joes: it looks like RadioShack dumped sensitive customer data in an alley in Portland, Texas. The Texas AG is suing them (they could get up to $50K/violation).

Also, a breach at UCSF has possibly exposed thousands.

When/where will it all end? Probably never. As long as people continue to have SS numbers liked to every aspect of their lives, as long as they continue to have credit cards, and as long as they have something to protect, the breach will go on...

Be safe!