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Critical security alert issued for Tor: If you use Tor for anonymity/privacy on the Web, you might want to pay attention to this critical security announcement from project leader Roger Dingledine. According to the advisory, a known vulnerability in the Debian GNU/Linux distribution's OpenSSL package could allow an attacker to figure out private...; Tags: OpenSSL, Security Alert, Tor, Ssl/Tls, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-06-27
Google security alert: Universal Search scarier than Google Maps: Google security alert: Universal Search scarier than Google MapsPrivacy Issues...Check out this huge list of Google Street View Findings. This is definitely going to upset a few folks!http:\www.laudontech.comStreetViewstreetview.htmlWhat About LexisNexis?If you are not aware of how much information there is about you that is available to suscribers of LexisNexis,...; Tags: Government, Vertical industries, SECURITY, Recruitment & Selection, Google Inc., LexisNexis, security alert, Google Maps; Discussion threads 2007-06-02
Clone Cleaner Pro (zip): HCC is an easy-to-use program designed to find out and copy, move and remove duplicate files with same name, same size, same content on your local or network computers. With HCC you can easily reclaim disk space wasted by all the extra unnecessarily file copies and keep your files well...; Tags: Ability, Security Alert, HCC, Security; Software downloads 2007-01-15
U.S. pushes air security alert to red for first time: U.S. pushes air security alert to red for first timeThis works out well as election time is commingI certainly see a strong argument for raising the security level given what's going on. On the plus side, Karl Rove and his exceptional GOP re-election team can dust off the highly...; Tags: security, security alert; Discussion threads 2006-08-10
Skype posts "URI arguments" security alert, fix: Skype posts "URI arguments" security alert, fixThanksIs there any word on when a new Linux version?It's been quite a dry spell (October 2005).Thanks for the advisory Russell.; Tags: URI, security alert, Skype Technologies S.A., security; Discussion threads 2006-05-20

Skype posts "URI arguments" security alert, fix: Skype has just posted a security alert entitled SB/2006-001: Improper handling of URI Uniform Resource Identifier arguments. There's a fix already available. According to the alert: An attacker who constructs a Skype URL that is malformed in aspecific way can initiate the transfer of a single named file from...; Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., URI; Blog posts 2006-05-20
Small Business Webcast: Security Alert: How to Protect Your Business (Level 100): The bad news is there is a lot of bad stuff out there: malware, pirates, viruses, and more evil. The good news is that the industry, and Microsoft, has made great strides in its efforts to combat and prevent malicious software attacks. In this webcast the presenter discusses the dangers...; Tags: Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Security Alert, News, Malicious Software, Viruses And Worms, Cyberthreats, Security; Webcasts

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Automating peer review may do much more: It's important to note that this is a process which, because of the need for security, and the lack of data format standards, has not been computerized before. Getting it into templates makes many important things possible by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Acesis, XML, Open Source, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-11-22
Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business: This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-11-22
Microsoft is 5th most spam-friendly ISP: Spammers are abusing Microsoft's online services at such an alarming rate that a non-profit spam fighting group now lists Microsoft as the world's 5th most spam-friendly ISP Internet Service Provider. The latest update of Spamhaus.org's list of the world's worst spam networks shows Microsoft at #5 because...; Tags: Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-11-21
Verizon snoops peek at Obama's cell phone records: Nosy Verizon employees improperly accessed and peeked at Barack Obama's personal cell phone records, the company said in a statement acknowledging the privacy breach. In the statement, Verizon Wireless chief executive Lowell McAdam apologized to the President-elect and vowed that the errant employees will be disciplined. The...; Tags: Employee, Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Cell Phone, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Security, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-11-21
iPhone update kills 12 security bugs: Apple has released iPhone OS 2.2 with patches for 12 documented security flaws, some very serious. The vulnerabilities covered by the patch which also affect iPod Touch could allow remote code execution, information theft, software crashes and weakened encryption settings. The skinny on this...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Issue, SMS, Arbitrary Code Execution, Security Bug, Application Termination, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-11-21
Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool: Two new pieces of malware affecting Mac OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoors. Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple's Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Trojan Horse, Tool, Hacker Tool, Intego, OSX.Lamzev.A, Lamzev, Spyware, Apple Mac OS X, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X, malware, Trojan, backdoor, hacker, Adware & Malware, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk; News items 2008-11-21
Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks Customer: I recently had the opportunity to speak with Nick Portolese, Senior Manager of Data Center Operations for Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Nick's comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what...; Tags: Network, Environment, Network Security, Server, Virtual Machine, Tool, VMWare ESX, Nielsen Mobile, Altor Networks, Nielsen, Productivity, Data Centers, Ip storage, Networking, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-11-21
News to know: Dell; Army bans USB drives; Salesforce; Microsoft: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging' Sam Diaz: Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising. Unsealed court filing: HP's Hurd...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., USB Flash Drive, Internet, Open Source; Blog posts 2008-11-21
Under worm attack, US Army bans USB drives: Under sustained attack from what is described as a rapidly spreading network worm, the U.S. army has banned the use of USB sticks, CDs, flash media cards, and all other removable data storage devices, according to internal e-mail messages seen by Wired's Noah Shachtman. According to the...; Tags: Malware, USB Flash Drive, Worm Attack, USB, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-11-20
Amazon CTO: Cloud infrastructure keeps companies focused on innovation: On the night of the historic U.S. presidential election, news outlets across the country streamed live video of the news coverage on their Web sites. Obviously, the Web traffic that night, compared to others, was exponentially greater. But it's not as if news organizations went out and spent boatloads of...; Tags: Innovation, Amazon.com Inc., Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-11-20
News to know: Storm; Holiday gift guide;Lenovo malware; Dell: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm Gallery: Up close and personal: The BlackBerry Storm ZDNet's 2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Top...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Yahoo! Inc., T-Mobile, Malware, RIM BlackBerry, VUDU, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-11-20
Malware found in Lenovo software package: Computer maker Lenovo is shipping a malware-infected software package to Windows XP users, according to warning from anti-virus researchers at Microsoft. The malicious file was identified by Microsoft as Win32/Meredrop, a Trojan dropper that is used to install and execute multiple malicious executables on an infected computer....; Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Malware, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows XP, Tools & Techniques, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-11-19
Microsoft-hosted Online security-service for business users due in 2010: Microsoft's just-announced free anti-virus/anti-malware service, codenamed Morro, isn't the only new Microsoft security service in the works. There's a Microsoft-hosted security service for businesses in the pipeline, too, and it's due in 2010, according to a new Microsoft blog posting. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Blogging, Security, Internet, Mary Jo Foley, Service, Forefront; Blog posts 2008-11-19