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The source of the problem (Anatomy of an animated cursor attack)

The source of the problem Anatomy of an animated cursor attackNext? Check boxes, Ok buttons, DT Icons, shortcuts, menus, etc....Why would anyone buy MS CRAP!Microsoft wants to rule the world!If you have ANYTHING to do with software (SAP. IBM and even HP) Microsoft is out to get you! They will...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, cursor attack, animated cursor attack, anatomy, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-06

Additional Resources

News to know: iPhone; DNS patch; Online privacy; VMware; Vista

Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: A Modest Privacy Proposal Richard Koman: Congress looks at next-gen ad networks Techmeme: iPhone reviews Matthew Miller: MSM Apple iPhone reviews are up and may just have saved me some cash ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, DNS, Online Privacy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., HP iPAQ 910, 3G, Domain Names, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Late breaking news: Microsoft investigates reports of Office Word 2002 SP 3 exploited in the wild

From Bill Sisk, security response communications manager for Microsoft: Microsoft Security Advisory (953635) Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution Published: July 8, 2008 Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3....

Tags: Attacker, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Nathan McFeters

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...

Tags: Security, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

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...

Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Attack, Security, Nathan McFeters

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: ...

Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Attack, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Intel will be inside DreamWorks' animated flicks

Intel on Tuesday formed an alliance where Dreamworks Animation will use its visual computing tools to produce movies in stereoscopic 3D. Dreamworks Animation is making its films in 3D beginning with Monsters vs. Aliens right due in March 2009. Dreamworks Animation will convert its systems to Intel-based...

Tags: DreamWorks SKG, Intel Corp., Home Entertainment, Semiconductors, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-08

$1 Million prize offered for cracking an encryption algorithm

It's 2008, and companies perhaps rich on VC money to waste in a guerilla marketing tactic for generating viral buzz, still talk and act as the utopian "unbreakable encryption" algorithm is the panacea of security, or the "Hackers Hell: Privacy That Can't Be Compromised" as they pitch it. ...

Tags: Passphrase, Malware, Encryption Algorithm, Encryption, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products

Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus productsNo matter what you do---You'll never get rid of virus.This could even be a threat to the United Nations.Oh the Humanity!ntYou know it's pretty bad when AV vulnerabilities are found......by [url=http://secunia.com/advisories/19284/]hacks like me[/url].RE: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus productsParsing error can occur in...

Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, AV company, vulnerability, antivirus

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...

Tags: Antivirus Product, Antivirus, Vulnerability, Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Twitter's holiday battle with spammers

Guest post by Adam J. O'Donnell, Ph.D., of Cloudmark, on Twitter's holiday weekend spam attack and methods the microblogging site might use to combat it. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Network, Spammer, Messaging, Twitter, Attack, Adam J. O'Donnell, Spam, Social Networking, E-mail, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Microsoft warns of "active, targeted" ActiveX control attacks

Microsoft warns of "active, targeted" ActiveX control attacksAn activeX attack. WHAT a suprise...NTActiveX exists?Truly amazing. I'd have assumed that, after nearly 15 years of holding the title of "worst exploit ridden API ever designed," people might actually learn not to use it.This is a threat to big business...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., ActiveX, attack, ActiveX Control

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Microsoft warns of "active, targeted" ActiveX control attacks

Microsoft has issued a pre-patch security advisory to warn about "active, targeted attacks" against an ActiveX control for the  Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access. The skinny: An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page,...

Tags: Vulnerability, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Corp., Attack, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Microsoft Office, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Pediatric market opened to statins

Pediatric market opened to statinsPediatric market opened to statinsI hope this article is a joke of some sort. I can't imagine an 8 year old having to take a statin drug. I have to ask the question, what has changed since we were kids to today that is...

Tags: statin, Pediatric

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Twitter as a PayPal killer? Umm, not so fast

* Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest Editorial by Dan Glass  A recent blog proclaiming that Twitter could soon become a rival to PayPal made me shudder in fear. The blog author postulated that Twitter could offer a method to...

Tags: Payment, PayPal, Twitter, Operational Accounting, Security, Finance, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Pediatric market opened to statins

Yes, if you have to give your kid a statin at 8 to prevent a future heart attack I think there is something wrong with your parenting. But should the kid pay for it with an early death? When it can be prevented? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Recommendation, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Servers, Security, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Icahn: Ballmer would do a deal if Yahoo's board goes; Microsoft confirms

Icahn: Ballmer would do a deal if Yahoo's board goes; Microsoft confirmsThe only way Icahn could "save" GM would be to buy up shares cheap, andthen sell them to Toyota for double the money.... matchnow which one is the Match and who is the striker They are both very incendiary...

Tags: Corporate governance, Micro$oft, board, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Confirms, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

News to know: Open Office; Google; Security metrics; IT jobs

Notable headlines: Dana Blankenhorn: What could Open Office do with a business model? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex. Gallery right Paul Murphy: Internet abuse and Cloud Computing An IT productivity horror story ...

Tags: Job, Security, Google Inc., Power Management, Information Technology, Photograph, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Emoticon Maker (exe)

The Emoticon Maker is a free program that allows you to make your own emoticons from pictures and graphics. It can be used to create cool new emoticons from your own pictures and animations. The program is easy to use with a very simple interface. Making emoticons is very quick,...

Tags: Emoticon, Sherv.NET Free Emoticons

Software downloads 2008-07-07

Natural Calculator (exe)

Natural Calculator is an easy and handy tool used for different mathematical computations: Handy 'paper' data display; Numbers with any quantity of digits and preset calculation precision; Computations with the following number-types: scientific, integer, fraction, and complex; Calculation precision, angular measure, and result view can be set on default for...

Tags: Mouse, Window, Computation, Denis Gordenin, Construction, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-07-07