Attack Code Published for Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Software | Why You Should Apply For The TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield | Rising from the dot-com ashes, Autotrader files for $300M IPO | Weigh in on the upcoming launch of Tesla's Model S | Microsoft's Mystery Tablet Event: Dawn of a New Microsoft?

Attack Code Published for Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Software

Posted by PCWorld
Attack code for two actively exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft software, one of which has not yet been patched, was integrated into the open-source Metasploit penetration testing framework.
One of the vulnerabilities is identified as CVE-2012-1875 and is located in Internet Explorer. Attackers can exploit it to execute malicious code by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted Web page or opening a Microsoft Office document that has a malicious ActiveX control embedded into it.
Microsoft addressed the security flaw on Tuesday as part of its MS12-037 security bulletin, but according to security researchers from antivirus vendor McAfee, the vulnerability had been actively exploite[...]
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Why You Should Apply For The TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield

Posted by TechCrunch
TechCrunch Disrupt is one of the most anticipated technology conferences of the year, and Startup Battlefield (Click here to apply) is the very heart of the event. Some 30 companies, chosen from hundreds of applicants, launch their products on the Disrupt stage before a live and online audience in front of a panel of expert judges. After the demos, pitches and a tough round of questions, TechCrunch’s editors, working with the VCs, seasoned entrepreneurs, and product experts, select six companies for a final, drama-filled round on the third and final day of Disrupt. Only one Battlefield contender can take home a $50,000 check and the coveted Disrupt Cup[...]
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Rising from the dot-com ashes, Autotrader files for $300M IPO

Posted by VentureBeat
Autotrader, a company founded right before the dot-com bust in the late 90s, filed to go public today and hopes to sell $300 million in the offering.
Autotrader was founded by Cox Enterprises Inc. in 1997 and helped bring the automotive industry into the Internet age. The company focuses on creating savvy car-buyers with its Kelley Blue Book brand and the Autotrader.com website. Autotrader.com provides listings of used cars, which users can search by location, price, and model, as well as portals for selling your car, trading your car, finding dealers, getting loans and insurance, and a number of other tools. Kelley Blue Book helps with the research-phase of buying a car, providing informati[...]
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Weigh in on the upcoming launch of Tesla’s Model S

Posted by Gigaom
Customer rides of the Model S Beta
What do you think? Will you buy one? Why or why not? Take our survey and we’ll compile and send you the results![...]
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Microsoft's Mystery Tablet Event: Dawn of a New Microsoft?

Posted by PCWorld
If Microsoft announces a Windows 8 RT tablet today, the software giant may actually be trying to reposition itself in a whole new way for the post-PC era[...]
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