Hackers exploit critical IE bug; Microsoft promises patch

Microsoft today said that hackers are exploiting a critical, but unpatched, vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) and Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), and that its engineers are working on an update to plug the hole.

As it often does, the company downplayed the threat.

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"There are only reports of a limited number of targeted attacks specifically directed at Internet Explorer 8 and 9, although the issue could potentially affect all supported versions," Dustin Childs, a manager in the Trustworthy Computing group and its usual spokesman, said in a blog post Tuesday morning.

"We are actively working to develop a security update to address this issue," Childs added.

According to Childs and the security advisory Microsoft also published today, the vulnerability affects all supported versions of IE, from the 12-year-old IE6 to the not-yet-officially-released IE11, the browser that will accompany Windows 8.1 when it ships Oct. 18.

"There is no escaping this one," said Andrew Storms, director of DevOps at cloud security vendor CloudPassage, referring to the bug affecting all versions of Microsoft's browser. "IE zero-days are never a good thing, especially when they affect every version," Storms added.

Although Microsoft's advisory did not put it in these terms, the vulnerability can be exploited using classic "drive-by" attack tactics. That means hackers need only lure victims running IE to malicious sites -- or legitimate websites that have previously been compromised and loaded with attack code -- to hijack their browser and plant malware on their Windows PCs.

Until Microsoft produces a patch, the company offered customers several options to protect themselves, including advice on configuring EMET 4.0 and running one of its "Fixit" automated tools to "shim" the DLL that contains the IE rendering engine.

EMET (Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit) is a tool designed for advanced users, primarily enterprise IT professionals, that manually enables anti-exploit technologies such as ASLR (address space layout randomization) and DEP (data execution prevention) for specific applications.

But the Fixit route will be easiest for individual users: Microsoft's posted a link to the Fixit tool on its support site, and customers need only click the icon marked "Enable." Microsoft has used the shim approach before when faced with unexpected attacks against IE.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/hackers-exploit-critical-ie-bug-microsoft-promises-patch-227082

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The Loneliest Decision: How Two Women's Solitary Journey Led to ...

Tina, 25, a runner, got 450 cc breast implants in May 2013. Three months later, she had them removed."Girls want 'em bigger and bigger where I'm from," she says. "I didn't think having large breasts was going to make everything magically awesome. I thought it would help my insecurities during sex, and it did not."

Kat, 35, an ex-exotic dancer, went from B cup to a D with saline implants at age 18. Fast forward 17 years, and Kat is now a member of RealSelf's explant community, after breast implant removal surgery on April 12, 2013. "I wanted them out almost since getting them in. You couldn't be subdued or low-key, they were always in your face. When I wasn't being a stripper, that's not where I wanted people's focus to be." ?

What's most remarkable is not just the fact that?Tina reversed her $8,000 surgery?after just 12 weeks (her removal was free-of-charge as she's from Canada) or that Kat regretted her implants immediately -- it's that both women made this monumental decision alone, without telling their parents, friends, or any family.?

Tina and Kat's desire to keep their surgery secret isn't unusual in the cosmetic surgery community -- in fact, a survey of RealSelf community members found that 1 out 5 people discuss their interest in a surgical procedure with no one. Not a parent, a spouse, friends, strangers ... except, indeed, the sympathetic ones they might find on RealSelf.

"I was worried that people would be judgmental and I felt like I knew was right for me -- I was deluded into thinking a 'spring break' body would make me feel better," says Tina. "The [pro-implant] website I was looking at made me think a lot of things were OK. Looking back, the women on the website seemed brainwashed. I wish I'd talked with my mom before I went under -- I wish I had been open about my insecurities."

Kat also wishes she'd been open with immediate family. "As a stripper, you're in an environment that's the opposite of everyday society.? Breast augmentation is a super normalized thing. 'You've got small breasts and you want bigger ones? Go get boobs. Everybody does it...' My decision was very one-sided," says Kat.

Orange County-based plastic surgeon, Dr. Tenley Lawton, says, "Often it's mothers that feel guilty that they are spending money on themselves. Mommies have guilt. Or, they don't want to be judged by other moms who think that they are vain or if it has to with liposuction, 'Why can't you work out? Why would you spend money on that?'"??

Becky, 42 (a nurse who waited a year to tell her teen daughter about her surgical plans) is no stranger to this "mommy guilt" saying, "I was on the operating table thinking, 'I'm being put under for a boob job and if something happens to me, my obituary is going to say, 'She was going under the knife to get boobs and she died and left three kids.' I was thinking, 'I'm selfish.'"?

And contrary to what you might think about women being the most closeted about their work, Newport Beach plastic surgeon, Dr. Lavinia Chong, says it's men that are most consumed with keeping it low-profile,"The standard 40-ish heterosexual male is saying, 'Hey, those 20 year-olds are nipping at my heels.' They are very reluctant to talk about cosmetic procedures -- there is a sense of still wanting to be rugged." In fact, she reports that men often ask for added reassurance that their "before" photo will not be posted on the Internet.

Clinical psychologist and expert on decision making, Dr. Jim Taylor, says research shows that decisions made without the right kind of input can be disastrous.

"People have a tendency to simply affirm their beliefs. If a woman is unhappy with her breasts, and she is thinking about getting a breast augmentation, she may start to research and go online. She may have a tendency to seek out and believe information that confirms what she already believes. Her basic bias is that, 'I want to get it done because I don't like my breasts.'"

Dr. Taylor says better decision making involves externalizing the decision making process -- and the single best thing you can do is to get feedback from people you can trust, are well informed and not overly-invested in the outcome. "A woman asking her husband if she should get a facelift or breast augmentation is probably not the best person to turn to, because the husband might have an interest in wanting their wife to look better."???

He also emphasizes that this process should be reinforced for decision making in your younger years."Research shows that the pre-frontal cortex, essential for weighing short-term versus long-term consequences, doesn't fully develop until people are in their early 20's. So, basically, young people are wired to make bad decisions. That's why it's good when people turn to their parents for feedback."

Tina, the 25-year-old, who had her implants removed after just 3 months, agrees: "I regret augmentation completely. I wish I had gotten outside opinions and asked more questions -- I didn't give anyone in my life the chance."? I regret augmentation completely, and hopefully I can find my way back.

I wish I never did this, I wish something or someone had stopped me.

Source: http://www.realself.com/blog/plastic-surgery-decision-criteria

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Couple to present portrayal of President Ford and wife Betty

William and Sue Wills will portray the 38th president and his wife ?- President Gerald Ford and his wife Betty ? in a special presentation of "Presidents and Their First Ladies Dramatically Speaking" at 2 p.m. Sept. 25 at W.T. Bland Public Library, 1995 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora.

The Willses have been re-enacting presidential couples for years, traveling the country to give a small sampling of presidential personalities and challenges. He writes the scripts for their programs, and she finds or creates the costumes.

The couple has been working on stage since they met while doing a show in Baltimore in 1970.

Ford took office minutes after Nixon resigned in disgrace over the Watergate scandal. The transition to Ford's leadership was one of the most welcomed in the history of the country.

Ford also earned a place in the history books as the first unelected vice president, chosen by Nixon to replace Spiro Agnew, who also was forced from office by scandal.

Betty Ford was an outspoken advocate of women's rights, backed passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and Roe v. Wade. She also spoke out about her personal difficulties including breast cancer and her addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers.

Admission is free, but tickets are required for seating.

Tickets are limited to four per person and must be picked up at the library's circulation desk during library hours.

Details: 352-735-7180, Option 5.

Lawn concert

The Forefathers, an instrumental ensemble performs a fusion of genres such as Celtic, New Age, Afro-beat, folk and rock is the next concert Saturday at Lakeside Inn, 100 N. Alexander St., downtown Mount Dora. The performance which is part of the free lawn concert series from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

"Street Palooza" also will take place beginning at 5:30 p.m. The street party at Lakeside Inn will feature family fun including arts, crafts, music and demonstrations.

Patrons are encouraged to bring along nonperishable food donations or cash, which will be donated to Lake Cares Food Pantry in Mount Dora.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket. No coolers, outside food or beverages allowed. Food and beverages available for purchase.

The final concert will be Oct. 19 with Mixed Nuts, who play music from the 1950s to the present to Latin and blues. West Side Tropico also will perform Latin music.

Details: 352-383-4101.

Poker tournament

Big Stacks Poker League will have a poker tournament at noon Saturday at Hagan O'Reilly's Pub and Restaurant, 16112 Marsh Road, Winter Garden, to benefit Ruff Times Rescue, a rescue and shelter for abandoned animals in Clermont.

Registration begins at 11 a.m.

Details: email holly@pawshpet.net or melsrufftimesrescue@gmail.com.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/orlandosentinel/news/local/lake/~3/Yz_nzPrLZhk/story01.htm

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