A vulnerability in software, typically in the operating system, that enables an attacker to compromise the system. See vulnerability.
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- Spam report: Old school techniques are back; companies on alert
- An old school spamming technique among Internet bad guys - using images to hack their way into a system or spread viruses - is back. Google's e-mail security services team reported Spam trends for the third quarter in a blog post today and, among the findings was...
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Condemning what the market does worse
- Agree, but unfair comparisonI do agree with most of what you are saying, but feel compelled to take issue with the following:You said "Few deny the Obama Administration has mangled the health care debate. On my personal blog I have compared this to how the Bush Administration handled Hurricane Katrina."The...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- PicaSafe 2.0 build 213 (Windows)
- Encrypting files is easy, but is it convenient enough for everyday use? If you have a collection of digital photos, storing them in an encrypted archive surely cuts down on unauthorized access. But, this way of storing the pictures restricts legitimate access, making it much slower and overall much less...
- Software downloads 2009-06-18
- PlayStation Home virtual world hacked
- Hackers are using a combination of DNS redirection, software vulnerabilities and the open-source Apache Web server to exploit holes in Sony's new PlayStation Home virtual world, according to a Telegraph report. The hack is allowing developers to customize their PlayStation Home experience beyond...
- Blog posts 2008-12-22
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman's recent statements regarding his dislike of "cloud computing" didn't surprise me in the least, given what I understand about his software preferences. In fact, I think this is less about Stallman's worry about the security implications of cloud computing, and more about his desire for a software ecosystems that adheres...
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Can a case be made against the Palin e-mail hacker?
- Can a case be made against the Palin e-mail hacker?What was done was wrong. Period.Hacking is hacking. I sure hope a case can be made against this persons.As much as I can't stand the thought of Sarah Palin being a heartbeat away from running this country, and no children...I'm NOT...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- FCC: Verizon Wireless a big 700 Mhz auction winner; Now what?
- FCC: Verizon Wireless a big 700 Mhz auction winner; Now what?time to open your wallet and pay respectsince the spectrum is sold, you have to bow and pay the usage fee to the MAN.RE: FCC: Verizon Wireless a big 700 Mhz auction winner; Now what?[i]Google didn’t win any licenses.[/i]ROTFLMAO!! I...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Router Backdoors: Hacked by Chinese Part 2?
- We all remember code red, right? Come on, you know you were hit with it..., ok, here's an image just in case you forgot: PCPro News out of the UK has written a story that I classify as xenophobic and unfair. PCPro spoke with the...
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Making Web 2.0 Safe for the Enterprise: TOS àla PBWiki
- Just in case you might be tempted to excuse Google for what some commentators just consider sloppy language (or over-reaching on my part) in its terms of service for its on-line apps, here's an example of how to do right by accepted corporate standards for security and privacy: the terms...
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Today's Debate: HIPAA, end it or mend it?
- Today's Debate: HIPAA, end it or mend it?Moot PointWhat happened to my rights?I don't think Hillary is the difference hereI think any President is going to mandate standards of care, including standards of record-keeping, which are interoperable and electronic.There are two sides in every business transaction, and one is the...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- New MySpace copyright tech turns heads, raises brows
- New MySpace copyright tech turns heads, raises browsSo why not block the uploaders IP address?Could they sneak in on a WiFI hot spot? Sure, but for the vast majority thats more effort than its worth.A hack alreadyRotate the film clip 90 degrees, upload, ask viewers to tip the screen...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-12
- Is privacy important?
- It was a routine weekend ceremony. President Bush was signing a postal reform bill into law on December 20th; a bill which, among other things, reinforced protections of first-class mail from searches without a courts approval. However he added an addendum (technically a "signing statement"), one that was not discussed...
- Blog posts 2007-01-08
- Ideal DRM
- Ideal DRMoh gawd more GPL digs"a format backed by people who take a dim view of intellectual property" - thats a load of **** - The most theives of IP as you call it are from the proprietory world as your employer will atest (which company has been caught with...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-21
- Cringley, MacTel, and nutty theories
- When Apple first announced its MacTel decision Robert Cringley started to spend a lot of time looking for the long term smart in Apples otherwise inexplicable decision. As a result he first used his PBS pulpit to announce what I thought was a fairly nutty conspiracy theory...
- Blog posts 2006-12-14
- TinyURL.com: The next YouTube? Perhaps not $1.6B's worth, but...
- TinyURL.com: The next YouTube? Perhaps not $1.6B's worth, but...I don't think soThere are many sites offering this kind of service, with nothing really to differentiate them except that some let you enter a more descriptive name instead of some hex code. Can you see a radio announcer giving a tinyurl...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-04
- With IE 7, green means go for legit sites
- With IE 7, green means go for legit sitesSounds like Opera 9.1's Fraud Protectionwhich uses TrustWatch to verify sites.Microsoft and it's continuing saga of innovations . I do recall an extension that does the same on Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer 6 , and it goes by the name of...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-13
- Microsoft changes Vista license terms
- Microsoft changes Vista license termsThe coupon is for OEM versions.They are not going to upgrade you from OEM to Retail. You will be locked to the motherboard that shipped with the system.Oh yeah, until they employ the "changable"clause in their EULA and press ahead after suckers have already -...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-02
- FBI shuts down self-help boarding pass site
- A new entry in annals of stupid programmers. Christopher Soghoian, a graduate student at Indiana University's School of Informatics, posted a program on his website to create fake airline boarding passes, The Washington Post. He says he was exposing a security flaw. The government says he's assisting terrorists. ...
- Blog posts 2006-11-01
- Symantec and McAfee should stop crying about Vista
- George Heron who is the Chief Scientist at McAfee spoke out in this commentary on why he thinks "Microsoft is wrong on Vista security". McAfee has been in full scale attack mode along with rival Symantec and even posted a full-page ad in the Financial Times...
- Blog posts 2006-10-10
- Data retention bill expected next week
- Data retention bill expected next weekI have BIG problems with this witch-hunting and mandating worthless legislaDon't these people have better things to do than to be screwing around with mandating ISP on data retention -- IN THE NAME of child pornography? I am not supporting CP, I refuse to swallow...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-21
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