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- Kaminsky and Ptacek comment on DNS flaw
- Well, well, well, what a day for security news! I got a chance to get the scoop word of mouth from Dan Kaminsky of IOActive (pictured above [image courtesy of quinnums]) and Thomas Ptacek of Matasano pictured below on the DNS flaw that's been all over the...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Congress looks at next-gen ad networks
- The Center for Democracy and Technology will testify Wednesday about the privacy concerns over ad networks like NebuAd, which has come under fire over a deal with Charter Communications to deploy user-tracking technology, ChannelWeb reports. "For years, Web sites have entered into agreements with advertising...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- 39% of adults said they had bought a cell phone in the previous year
- Cell phones have become a staple for many Americans, with 78% of adults now having one, up from 21% in 1996, according to Pew Internet Project. With many cell phone allowing users to have free or low-cost upgrades of phones every 24 months, decisions on new cell phone purchases periodically...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletins
- Microsoft announced 4 "Important" security bulletins today that cover 9 separate vulnerabilities. Of note were vulnerabilities reported in Windows DNS server and client, and within SQL Server. Briefly, the vulnerabilities involve: Cache poisoning and insufficient socket entropy flaws in Microsoft DNS Server A remote...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- A Modest Privacy Proposal
- The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on Privacy Implications of Online Advertising. Appearing before the committee headed by long-time Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) are lawyers for Google and Microsoft, as well as Facebook's chief privacy officer -- and Robert R. Dykes, the chairman...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Microsoft delivers 'important' patches
- Microsoft on Tuesday delivered nine important patches to fix vulnerabilities in SQL Server, Exchange Server, Vista and Windows Server. Among the details, which were previewed last week. CVE-2008-0085: A vulnerability in the way SQL Server manages memory page reuse. An attacker with database operator...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakes
- * Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest editorial by Aviv Raff Apple's Safari for Windows is a nice browser. It really is. It has slick user interface, some pretty cool features, and benchmarks show that it is really fast. But, saying that...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- ICANN says hijacking attack due to breach at their registrar
- As we commented on, ICANN, the group that manages top-level domain TLD naming systems for the web, recently had several of its domains hijacked by a Turkish hacking group. ICANN has now commented that the hijacking was due to a security breach at the registrar that manages those URLs. From...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- ICANN says registrar was hacked
- Two weeks after ICANN's own domains were hijacked by Turkish hackers, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers says it was its registrar -- not ICANN's servers themselves -- that were attacked. On June 26, a number of ICANN sites popped up with this message: ...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Web 3.0 - the future of social networking
- Note: re-posted after withdrawing post a few days ago; no changes made since then. I would put this very much on par with a past Scoble moment, as I've been lucky enough to see something which actually impresses me. I've seen a lot over my life, the...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- They don't all really need laptops, do they?
- I've been getting this question a lot lately from administrators, parents, and taxpayers. The question isn't malicious, but rather comes from folks with a vested interest in making sure that our technology dollars directly benefit students. Does giving teachers laptops directly benefit students? For people who aren't...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- AVG changes its stance on LinkScanner
- A few days ago I wrote a story about AVG's LinkScanner causing a massive amount of additional traffic on the net in the name of protecting customers... yeah. Well, here's a quote from the original article to give some background: Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to...
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- What are the alternatives to the iPhone 3G?
- What are the alternatives to the iPhone 3G?That is an easy onethe only alternative to owning an iPhone is death.[i]"Give me an iPhone, or give me death!"[/i]Funny, I'm wondering if there are any alternatives to the HTC Touch DiamondAs if the big, bulky, heavy nature of the iPhone wasn't bad...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products
- In what appears to be either a common scenario of "when the security solution ends up the security problem itself", or a product launch basing its strategy on outlining the increasing number of critical vulnerabilities found in competing antivirus products, the IT/Security consulting firm n.runs AG claims to have discovered...
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- 59% of cell-phone buyers ask an expert for advice
- The information-gathering process involved with buying a cell phone has a number of steps and stops: 59% ask an expert or a salesperson for advice; 46% go to one or more cell phone stores; 39% use the internet; 37% ask friends, family, or co-workers; 19% consult newspapers, magazines, or books;...
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Microsoft-Yahoo on again?
- Carl Icahn and Steve Ballmer announced plans today for Microsoft to acquire some or all of Yahoo if the current board was ousted in an upcoming election on August 1st. While they didn't come out and say it was a done deal, it does appear that Microsoft is still interested...
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Vista is "OK", says Ubuntu-converted teenager
- Vista is "OK", says Ubuntu-converted teenagerInteresting...I find this experiment very interesting. However, there are a couple observations here:1) This wouldn't really be a typical experience for a typical user. Ubuntu has to be installed and configured; would he have done this or been able to do this without...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- SIMORE dual SIM card -- FrankenBerry is ALIVE!
- Two weeks ago, I kvetched about my wretched existence of having to carry two separate mobile devices for Voice and Data use -- a regular 3G cellphone and my inseparable BlackBerry 8820. Apparently, I'm not alone in this situation: some of you told me that you even carry two or...
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Hardcore math at the speed of the Net
- From its inception, the Internet has been about connecting researchers and research institutions to each other (and, of course, about national defense). As the Web continues to explode, though, it's interesting to see how new generations of researchers work, collaborate, and criticize online. A particular example...
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Linux - Still chasing that elusive 1ò0market share
- Linux - Still chasing that elusive 1ò0market share.....Not buying less than 1%. 3% yes, 1% no. The problem is there is really no reliable way to count ALL the Linux machines out there, then determine which are server, super computer or desktop or embedded.Linux's strength in diversity creates a near...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
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