Technology Updates: 04/27/09

Safend, today announced a new release of Safend Encryptor, a hard-disk encryption solution that is a component of the Safend Data Protection Suite.

http://safend-security.blogspot.com/2009/04/safend-announces-safend-data-protection.html

 

VMware, Inc. today announced VMware vSphere™ 4

http://vmware-software.blogspot.com/2009/04/vmware-unveils-industrys-first.html

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. today announced a new high-end Power-1 series of Power-1 11000

http://checkpoint-security.blogspot.com/2009/04/check-point-introduces-new-high-end.html

 

WatchGuard Technologies today unveiled its new operating system for WatchGuard security appliances – WatchGuard Fireware XTM

http://watchguard-guardsite.blogspot.com/2009/04/watchguard-sets-new-standard-for.html

 

eEye Digital Security today announced the general availability of Blink Server 4

http://eeye-security.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-eeye-blink-server-4-edition-to.html

 

ZyXEL Communications Inc , today announced a high-end addition to its already powerful line of Unified Threat Management (UTM) products, the ZyWALL USG2000.

http://zyxelguard.blogspot.com/2009/04/zyxel-introduces-high-end-unified.html

 

FaceTime Communications today introduced FaceTime Insight™,

http://facetime-security.blogspot.com/2009/04/facetime-introduces-powerful.html

 

Marshal8e6 has today announced the acquisition of Avinti

http://8e6-security.blogspot.com/2009/04/rss-feed-of-news-from-marshal8e6.html

 

Virtual Graffiti, Inc

http://www.VirtualGraffiti.com

 

ParagonHost

http://www.ParagonHost.com

All the week’s news and views about Security, 04/16/09

All the week’s news and views about Security, 04/16/09

Botnets: Reasons It’s Getting Harder to Find and Fight Them
http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal192072

 

The perpetual proliferation of botnets is hardly surprising when
one considers just how easy it is for the bad guys to hijack
computers without tipping off the users.Read full story
http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal192072

Senior Editor Ellen Messmer covers security for Network World.
E-mail Ellen mailto:emessmer@nww.com .

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URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration

 

I’ve recently upgraded Apache and PHP on my VPS, and one of the unpleasant surprises was that some scripts which tried including pages from remote sites (I know, not the most secure approach, but there were reasons for that) got broken.

allow_url_fopen

Traditionally, all the websites Google finds suggest that you double-check that your php.ini config has the allow_url_fopen enabled:

allow_url_fopen = On

Well, in my case it was enabled, but scripts were still broken. The really weird thing was that the upgrade procedure didn’t include changing the php.ini in any way, so it was fully working before and I kind of expected it to continue working.

allow_url_include

After some quick research, I’ve found out that PHP 5.1 introduced a new security option to accompany the allow_url_fope, and this was exactly the option which broke my scripts:

allow_url_include = On

PHP 5.1 , by default is allow_url_include = off ! – Turn this to On and Bingo!

There you have it, hope it helps you next time you come across this problem!

 

Norstar Feature Codes

Feature Codes  
     
Feature  0 Speed Dial  
Feature  1 Send Message 
Feature  2 Ring Again 
Feature  3 Call Conference
Feature  4 Call Forward 
Feature  5 Last No. Redial 
Feature  60 Page- General 
Feature  61 Page – Sets 
Feature  62 Page – External Speakers
Feature  63 Page All 
Feature  64 Line Pool 
Feature  65 View Message 
Feature  66 Voice Call 
Feature  67 Save No. 
Feature  68 Class of Service
Feature  69 Priority Call 
Feature  70 Transfer 
Feature  74 Call Park 
Feature  75 Group Pickup 
Feature  76 Directed Pickup 
Feature  77 Call Duration Timer
Feature  78 Dialing Pause 
Feature  79 Exclusive Hold  
Feature  82 Call Camp  
Feature  83 Privacy on Lines
Feature  84 Redirected Line 
Feature  85 Do Not Disturb 
Feature  86 Background Music on Speaker
Feature  88 Block Voice Call
Feature  801 Call Queuing  
Feature  802 Group Listen 
Feature  803 Display Date & Time
Feature  811 Caller ID Info 
Feature  812 View Call Log 
Feature  813 Manual Call Log
Feature  815 Deletes Call Log Items
Feature  871 Night Service 
Feature  # Cancels a Feature
Feature  *0 Button Inquiry 
Feature  *1 Erases Feature 
Feature  *2 Programs Autodial Key
Feature  *3 Programs Feature Key
Feature  *4 Program Speed Dial
Feature  *6 Ring Type 
Feature  *7 Contrast Display
Feature  *80 Ringer Volume  
Feature  *81 Move Lines 
Feature  *82 Dialing Mode  
Feature  *84 Call Log 
Feature  *85 Assign Call Log Password
Feature  *89 Release  
     
Voice Mail    
Feature  980 Leave Message 
Feature  981 Open Mailbox 
Feature  982 Norstar Voice Mail Directory Number
Feature  983 Transfer 
Feature  986 Interrupt  

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