A Web site or other entity on the Internet that uses an identity provider to authenticate a user who wants to log in. See identity metasystem and OpenID.
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- Can open source software stop IT failure?
- I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Does software piracy lead to higher malware infection rates?
- Yes it does, at least according to a recently released report by the Business Software Alliance BSA which basically correlates data on the known piracy rates for particular countries and their malware infection rates, using public sources. The rationale behind their claims is fairly simple - users...
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- SocialToo gives social networkers a false sense of security
- False SenseI think there is an innate false sense of security with social media after the initial exposure and use of a platform (FB, TWTR, LinkedIn etc.).Anything that adds an additional layer of "false sense" needs to be brought in the light, as you did... good post.If SocialToo "GETS IT"...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Do you really need Office? Really? If the Feds don't, do we?
- Sounds like these users could get by just fine with Wordpad.[i]That being said, how many of your teachers are doing this sort of thing? Teachers need to create content, no doubt about it, but that content should be online, accessible, collaborative, and reusable. You don?t need Office for that.[/i]The problem,...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- 4 reasons NOT to upgrade to Snow Leopard today
- AV software is not compatible.For companies and universities that use NAC, there are little to no AV products that are compatible. Prior to SnowLeopard, there were McAfee and Symantec/Norton. Right now about nothing works, screwing the NAC policies for folks.Oh wait, Mac's dont get viruses. LOL ...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- The ultimate guide to scareware protection
- Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...
- Blog posts 2009-09-13
- Thieves: Beware the iPhone
- For those smart enough to buy a real smartphone[i]Apple?s ingenious Find my iPhone feature[/i]LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!! There are many programs out there that don't require you to pay an annual Apple tax and came out [b]long[/b] before Apple even thought about including this type of functionality. Oops, I guess you can't get...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- Does Twitter's malware link filter really work?
- Today, researchers from F-Secure stumbled upon a long-anticipated feature in Twitter's fight against malicious abuse of its service - a malware URL filter preventing automatically registered or compromised legitimate accounts from tweeting known malicious links. Whenever a Twitter user is attempting to post a link to a...
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Adobe ships insecure version of Reader from official site
- Following reports by users of Secunia's Personal Software Inspector on a potential false positive for an insecure version of Adobe Reader, the company has found that Adobe is surprisingly shipping the insecure Adobe Reader 9.1.0 version from its official site, potentially exposing users to previously fixed flaws in the latest...
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- No Surprise - Firms selling off Indian centers
- The Wall Street Journal is reporting that major corporations are selling off their Indian IT and back office centers as part of belt-tightening moves. This really isn't a big surprise. Why? If well-designed and operated, these centers become assets of the firms they service. They would...
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Apple goes after business; watch out Palm, RIM, Microsoft
- Apple goes after business; watch out Palm, RIM, Microsoft@Sam DiazI think once Apple's contract with AT&T is expired and they can move to Verizon, Sprint, etc, will see more adoption to the iPhone. I've talked with a lot of people about it and almost all of them say they would...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Microsoft study debunks profitability of the underground economy
- Cybercrime, what cybercrime and millions of dollars in profits?! A newly released paper presented by Cormac Herley and Dinei Florencio at this year's Workshop on the Economics of Information Security 2009 entitled "Nobody Sells Gold for the Price of Silver: Dishonesty, Uncertainty and the Underground Economy" debunks...
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- 419 scammers using NYTimes.com 'email this feature'
- What do Burkina Faso and the New York Times have in common? As of recently, a peak of 419 scams promising you the Moon and asking you for advance-fees via emails sent through the NYTimes.com's 'email this feature' in order to successfully bypass anti-spam filters. The tactic...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- TIBCO takes PaaS plus integration capabilities to global enterprises via their choice of clouds
- Combining platform as a service PaaS with a built-in ability to integrate and manage hybrid cloud deployments, TIBCO Software today threw its hat in the cloud computing ring by taking its middleware and Java development and deployment platforms to new heights. Coinciding with the JavaOne conference and...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- RIM and Google: The Perfect Storm?
- RIM and Google: The Perfect Storm?Why not?That's the question to ask.Sounds like it could be a very complimentary 'marriage', but as with any lasting relationship it'll require more give than take on both sides to make it work.Just so long as one party doesn't stand to lose more than the...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-28
- Microsoft says EU antitrust deadline extended
- Microsoft says EU antitrust deadline extendedMicrosoft says EU antitrust deadline extendedWe can only hope Microsoft uses this extended time to slap the EU back into reality and make them realize that Microsoft did no harm to its competitors. Everyone was free to download a different browser. So there...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-16
- Scareware pops-up at FoxNews
- There have been numerous reports from affected users that a scareware variant of PersonalAntivirus and ExtraAntivirus has been poping-up at FoxNews.com during the last couple of days, through a malvertising campaign. This most recent case of malvertising (MSN Norway serving Flash exploits through malvertising; Fake Antivirus XP...
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- Twitter hit by multiple variants of XSS worm
- During the weekend and early Monday, at least four separate variants of the original StalkDaily.com XSS worm hit the popular micro-blogging site Twitter, automatically hijacking accounts and advertising the author's web site by posting tweets on behalf of the account holders, by exploiting cross site scripting flaws at the site....
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Is Windows 7 reliable enough to release now?
- Is Windows 7 reliable enough to release now?Share your hands-on experiences hereHave you installed build 7048 or later? How's it working out for you? Leave your hands-on impressions below.Also, did you know you can subscribe to this blog via e-mail? Just hit this link and fill in your details:Subscribe to...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-12
- Don't F: with our networks
- Don't F: with our networksGreat and handy toolsDon't blame the very useful flash drive. If you don't execute stuff on them, they can't do any harm. And after all, just how freaking [b]insane[/b] is it to execute any random crap you find on a removable storage device?Next thing...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-15
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