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Are all engineers secretly terrorists?: Two Oxford dons have published a paper which claims that engineering and terrorism share a common mindset. (The lead author is Diego Gambetta, right.) Personally I can see a closer relationship between being being an Oxford sociology professor and having your head...but I digress. (Someone needs a lesson...; Tags: Hacking Tool, Terrorism, Engineer, 9/11 Commission, Hacking, Homeland Security, C/C++, Security, Government, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-31
N.Y. to install security cameras in subways: N.Y. to install security cameras in subwaysHark is that the sound of a foodfight comingI hope they do install the cameras. Then the police can profile the bad guys without getting caught. Seriously I think this is a good thing. Why not? It is proven that...; Tags: NY Subway, Hark, 9/11 commission, subway, camera, security camera, security; Discussion threads 2005-08-24
Privacy threats hide in security bill: Privacy threats hide in security billThe idea of creating all this accessorymay not be provable as unconstitutional. But it looks that way. Certainly looking from 'here, while the congress is 'over there , is a great theme. They can only be thankful that as persons under the law,as well...; Tags: security, 9/11 commission, government; Discussion threads 2004-10-18
Feds order airlines to divulge passenger details: Feds order airlines to divulge passenger detailsFunny how they're not nearly as eager to investigate 9/11!Absolutely disgusting. Isn't it a tad ridiculous the extent to which the feds are going needlessly profiling Americans while they have yet to make a real effort to catch the guy that supposedly started this...; Tags: 9/11 commission, passenger detail, Well Folks, security, government; Discussion threads 2004-09-21
Overzealous security: CLEARly an issue: Overzealous security: CLEARly an issuethe terrorists have wonclearly the terrorists have won and they need not do anything more in the u.s.. we drove the ussr into bankruptcy during the cold war and won without firing a shot. all the terrorists need to do is to pass around bits and...; Tags: Homeland security, 9/11 commission, security; Discussion threads 2004-06-18

The security trade-off: The security trade-offAnother "expert" without a clue???Is it just me or does anyone else understand that the best "security" is having friends instead of enemies at every turn? Don't get me wrong, I know there are times when people simply can't see everything eye to eye, but if you...; Tags: Schneier, security, 9/11 commission, government; Discussion threads 2004-05-04

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VMworld is bringing out the vendors: Planning for an announcement is a challenging task. Large suppliers know that just about whatever they do will be picked up by the media and presented to the world. Smaller vendors have a much more difficult time getting heard. So, picking the right place and time for an announcement is...; Tags: Supplier, Announcement, VMworld, Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack: In the wake of the recent malvertising attacks where malicious flash ads were appearing at trusted web sites, evidence from multiple vendors and researchers indicates that spammers and malware authors have once again switched tactics, and are one again abusing legitimate services such as Google's Picasa and ImageShack. Whereas the...; Tags: Technique, Spammer, Malware, Google Picasa, Attack, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Comcast sues FCC over net neutrality ruling: Comcast is suing the Federal Communications Commission over the agency's move to sanction the cable giant over blocking peer-to-peer Internet traffic from BitTorrent. According to the Wall Street Journal, Comcast filed the lawsuit on Thursday. Comcast said it will comply with the FCC order, but is suing...; Tags: FCC, Comcast Corp., Net Neutrality, Federal Government, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Comcast challenges FCC authority: I don't have time to review this right now, but I wanted to get it up ASAP. Comcast is appealing the FCC decision on network management, even though it plans to comply. Here's the message I received: In connection with its filing today in the...; Tags: FCC, Commission, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Management, Sales Force Management, Federal Government, Internet, Networking, Sales, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list: Microsoft today announced plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) to cover worm holes affecting Windows users. All four bulletins in September's Patch Tuesday will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. A "critical" rating is used to rate a vulnerability that can...; Tags: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Google's incomplete EULA climbdown: While the world and his dog seem satisfied with the way Google's lawyers hastily red-lined the hated Clause 11.1 of the Chrome EULA, others may not be so pleased. This from the Spanish version: 11. Su licencia del Contenido 11.1 Conservará los derechos de...; Tags: Google Inc., EULA, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-09-04
IE8's "best" feature broken: stick with Firefox: The plug-ins, the add-ons, the "download and use with" programs. So many people have been on about the "porn mode" InPrivate feature, the coloured tabs and the accelerator features, but what seems to be missing from the blogosphere is the entire gallery of additional software for the product. ...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, IE8, Internet Explorer 8, Web Browsers, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Wireless networking finally hits the ceiling: With the advent of multiple input multiple output MIMO technology that's used in Draft N (and some later 802.11g) products, wireless range isn't as big an issue for new networks as it has been in the past. But if you're running an older 802.11g network as I am in a...; Tags: Network, IEEE 802.11g, Ceiling, Wireless Networking, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Public Relations, Networking, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Sean Portnoy; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Red Hat acquires Qumranet: I just received a press release telling me that one of my clients, Qumranet, has been acquired by Red Hat.This was not entirely unexpected. Here's what the release said Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., Qumranet Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Analyst: Google Chrome 'SOA ready': There's been plenty of excellent commentary about Google's new Chrome browser provided by my colleagues here in the ZDNet community, so I'm not going to go into any nitty-gritty here. But to look at it from an enterprise perspective, Chrome may help lay the groundwork for a...; Tags: Google Inc., Client-server, SOA, Web Browser, Computing, Dave Linthicum, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Web Browsers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-09-04
BREAKING: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops: Sony said today that it is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide due to faulty parts that could trigger overheating. The recall involves 19 models in the Vaio TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008. The laptops are being recalled because improperly placed wires near...; Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Recall, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Chrome's new EULA drops wide-ranging claims to user content: I think Chrome is awesome. It's at least 10 times faster to start up than Firefox on my XP laptop. Unlike some of my peers at ZD, I don't have a problem adopting it as my default browser. Chrome's EULA definitely raised some eyebrows thought with its ...; Tags: Google Inc., EULA, Chrome, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Live Demonstration on Sept. 4th: Disaster Recovery with VMware Site Recovery Manager and Dell EqualLogic PS Series: Join Dell to discover how the PS Series virtualized iSCSI SAN and VMware Infrastructure 3 enable simple, affordable disaster recovery using Dell EqualLogic Auto-Replication and VMware Site Recovery Manager. This one hour live Webcast on Thursday, September 4th at 11:00 am ET / 8 am PT will...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, VMware Inc., Disaster Recovery, Data Management; Webcasts 2008-09-04
Cloud Studio (zip): Cloud Studio is a cross-platform visual tool designed to make the development of applications for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) more convenient. Developers or someone responsible for applications deployment can effortlessly create and destroy instances, manage security groups, keypairs, and allocate and assign IP addresses. Studio also supports Amazon Simple...; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Cloud, Cloud Studio, Productivity, Security; Software downloads 2008-09-04