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Bullseye on Google: Hackers expose holes in GMail, Blogspot, Search Appliance: Bullseye on Google: Hackers expose holes in GMail, Blogspot, Search ApplianceThe more widely something is usedthe more likely to become a target of hackers. Good thing not many run Linux.Firefox/NoScriptFolks,Install Firefox and NoScript add-on--it strips out the JavaScript exploits.Also, don't leave yourself logged into Gmail from your browser--a good...; Tags: E-mail providers, search appliance, Google Gmail, Google Inc., Blogspot, Bullseye; Discussion threads 2007-09-25
Google corporate blogs, Blogspot down briefly: Trying to do just a smidge of research on Google's YouTube ad experiment and discovered Google's official blogs are down.Anyone else getting this? I get the same thing on Blogspot.Update 11 a.m. ET: Google blogs have returned. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.Update 2 p.m. ET: Blogger confirmed the outage....; Tags: Google Inc., Blog, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-22
53.4 mln blogs by year-end 2005: Perseus reports in MediaPost that there are currently 31.6 mln hosted blogs that were created on services like BlogSpot, LiveJournal, Xanga, and MSN Spaces. There were 10 mln created in Q1 2005 alone. The 31.6 mln is expected to grow to 53.4 mln by the end of 2005. Perseus notes...; Tags: PERSEUS, Blogspot; Blog posts 2005-06-07

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Kaspersky's Malaysian site hacked by Turkish hacker: Kaspersky's Malaysian site hacked by Turkish hackerHackers Gone Wild?Hey - you beat me to the story - but I've been working on a piece on these guys as well. There is a very nationalistic thread through all the hacks they've done, whether it's the NeTDevilz, or the AyYildiz Team....; Tags: SECURITY, Malaysian site, Kaspersky, Turkish Hacker, Turkish; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move along: NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move alongThe fact that Nvidia is not telling us...the whole story tells us the whole story. If it wasn't "that bad", they wouldn't be afraid to come forward with all the facts. This is typical behavior for a corporation, if the news is...; Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, store owner, NVidia Corp., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Open source college revolution?: Open source college revolution?Blackboard NG "Next Generation"Keynote speaker Blackboard CEO Michael Chasen demonstrated the power and direction of Blackboad NG at today's afternoon session of Blackboard World '08 in Las Vegas.TRULY a Next Generation product that makes any institution's 'learning' go everywhere.+ It will now wrap Moodle & Satai.+ Courses...; Tags: Angel Learning, Moodle & Satai, open source; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Yahoo! SearchMonkey Developer Challenge illustrates diversity: Back in May Yahoo! opened up their SearchMonkey platform, and kicked off a competition in which developers could put SearchMonkey through its paces. The whole Yahoo! open platform initiative continues to grow apace and largely unchallenged by Google and Microsoft, with BOSS rolling out earlier this month,...; Tags: Developer, Yahoo! Inc., StumbleUpon, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Psystar.com offline ...: Psystar.com offline ...It's dead, Jim.Nolo connecte.Psystar sold more than Apple clonesWhat would give Apple the right to terminate their entire web site because of one product they sell? If I object to something on Amazon's site do I have that same right?The Digg EffectntIt's up.I can get to it at...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Psystar.com, Psystar, Apple Inc., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?: Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?Comparison to democracy very apt.When I look at the modest level of education, intelligence, and self-centered approach to life of many of my fellow citizens, the fact that I live in a democracy seems scary.But what would we have instead - the fabled...; Tags: Wiki, network, Wikipedia, social networking; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Look who's running VMWare now: Look who's running VMWare nowPaul Maritz Running VMWareHi, Mary Jo,I recall Paul Maritz being one of Microsoft's most capable technical managers. I met him at a PDC just before his departure and found the breadth of his technical knowledge astounding.--rjhttp://oakleafblog.blogspot.comRE: Look who's running VMWare nowWasn't Paul Maritz in charge of...; Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, VMware Inc., Paul Maritz; Discussion threads 2008-07-08
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
Google trying to take privacy seriously: Google trying to take privacy seriouslyRE: Google trying to take privacy seriouslyThe whole thing is a legal can of worms which I did not see American judges opening. I hope this will be overturned for it has very serious implications all over the world.While the state may potentially be the...; Tags: SECURITY, Google Inc., privacy; Discussion threads 2008-07-05
Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail's CAPTCHA broken by spammers: Breaking Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail's CAPTCHAs, has been an urban legend for over two years now, with do-it-yourself CAPTCHA breaking services, and proprietary underground tools assisting spammers, phishers and malware authors into registering hundreds of thousands of bogus accounts for spamming and fraudulent purposes. ...; Tags: CAPTCHA, MSN Hotmail, Google Gmail, Yahoo! Inc., Spammer, HIP Character, E-mail Providers, Internet, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software: Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security softwarenot suprisedI ran across this also during our research, can only imagine how many browsers visited Sony's site and became infected...If Sony or anyone else running old ASP websites read this, please inspect your code with the tool MS released: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954476Thanks...; Tags: Game players, Programming languages, Sony Corp., SQL Injected, Sony Playstation, SQL, security; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
PCI-DSS 1.1 points to outdated OWASP Top 10: OK, I'm not going to freak out about this too bad... I've already pointed out enough problems with PCI, but I did find it morbidly entertaining. My good friend Jeremiah Grossman pictured at right blogged today about the PCI-DSS 1.1 section 6.5, which covers "prevention of common coding vulnerabilities in...; Tags: XSS, PCI, Security, Storage, Hardware, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Blizzard introducing two-factor authentication for WoW gamers: Password stealing malware targeting popular MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft for instance, has become so prevalent, that video game developers are taking their authentication model a step further, by introducing two-factor authentication into play. And while marketable, is the new authentication layer actually useful in a real life situation?...; Tags: Password, Two-factor Authentication, World Of Warcraft, Malware, Gamer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Games, Cyberthreats, Security, Personal Technology, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-02
McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failures: McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failuresI get slammed for pronouncing the name wrong, but McAfee is the bestMcAfee is the only true voice on security. I have never once seen a computer with their AV software installed that has be overrun with viruses. If this is...; Tags: SECURITY, McAfee Inc., HackerSafe; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Obama resisters claim campaign to silence blogs: On the battlefield that is Blogger, a fight is raging, apparently, between pro- and anti-Obama bloggers. Some pro-Clinton, anti-Obama bloggers are reporting that, all of a sudden, their blogs are being flagged as spam – and Google bots have dutifully blocked the bloggers from updating their sites. Simon Owens reported...; Tags: Google Inc., Blog, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Has Google demoted FeedBurner?: Has Google demoted FeedBurner?It's not Feedburner......it's Google as a whole. Have you noticed? Customer service doesn't exist. Not for Gmail, not for Calendar, not for Analytics, and not for Feedburner. I have had a very serious bug in Calendar (a deleted event not clearing from my iCal subscription, despite...; Tags: Sergey Solyanik, Feedburner, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
Linux's dirty little secret: Linux's dirty little secretNice commercial! How much did it cost you?Strange, you publish it under the heading of "Dirty Little Secret"."Upload, design and build dynamic multimedia training courses. We charge a small fee to deliver the courses to the students online. For a few dollars per student, you...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Ubuntu, package manager; Discussion threads 2008-06-30