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- Tim O'Reilly's code of (mis)conduct
- Tim O'Reilly's code of misconductI'm not sure I agree.What O'Reilly says is that these people have bad characters in the first place. The anonymity creates an environment that these people abuse. However, anonymity protects all of us from other wierdo's and guarantees freedom of speech since the consequences will not...
- Tags: Blogging, Criminal Activity, Network TV, blogger, Tim O'Reilly, Internet
- Discussion threads 2007-03-30
- Soaring malware levels hint at criminal activity
- Soaring malware levels hint at criminal activityMessage has been deleted.With MS buying Claria,there's no question about the criminal element in spyware.This falls into the "Gee, ya think?" category nt..Wow ... Brilliant Article!Alice Lander and Graeme Wearden certinly have a flair for the obvious!It's not criminals-- it's Linux trolls!Aw, come on......
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Linux, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, malware, Microsoft Corp., criminal activity, software
- Discussion threads 2005-07-05
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- The case of the fake money-mules: Inside the URLZone Trojan network
- Security EvangelistHi, boy I sure wish people would stop using the word Evangelist in the wrong way. An Evangelist is someone you preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ, not a secular title at all. Wikipedia recently removed the secular definition and Webster is researching it. Evangelist is from the Greek...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Banking, E-business/E-commerce, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Personal finance, SECURITY, network, trojan horse, online banking, bank, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Modern banker malware undermines two-factor authentication
- Ok, ill buy that..Yes Two-factor authentication doesnt help avoid the already infected. Now what the bank SHOULD have one other than the user having a fully patched system and AV if hes on Windows is when the website detected that there was activity from another IP address - represented another...
- Tags: Financial services, Security administration, bank, two-factor authentication, banker malware
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- EC reveals details of Intel antitrust breaches
- investigation should be expandedThis does not surprises anyone since Inhell had M$ as a mentor.I'm wondering if M$ had sabotaged AMD too, through delays and poor code quality on AMD systems.here we go aggainOnce aggain MS haters launch another crusade aggainst their percived devil.... regardless of the fact that the...
- Tags: Corporate law, Intel Corp., Intel antitrust, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Let me say it again: Stop sharing music!
- They're being bankrupted because they choose......to be bankrupted. I believe both defendants are being offered manageable settlements to this day. Only their "principles" prevent them from doing so.When you don't like the price......of a product, that doesn't give you the right to steal it. Gee, I want a Ferrari...
- Tags: Ferrari, RIAA
- Discussion threads 2009-08-17
- Fed's RFIDiocy pwnd at DefCon
- Do you even read your own stuff?From your quote:". . . will be releasing a $50 kit at the end of August that will make reading 125-kHz RFID chips ? the kind embedded in [b]employee access cards[/b] ? trivial." emphasis addedAnd yet you go and say that this is a...
- Tags: WPA2, passport, RFID, pwnd, RFIDiocy, RFIDiocy pwnd, security, DefCon, Federal Reserve Board
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- First-ever arrest of domain-name thief involves Clippers' Madsen
- In the first-ever U.S. arrest of a domain-name thief, New Jersey state police have arrested a man suspected of stealing the domain name P2P.com. In an unusual celebrity twist, Donald Gonclave then sold the domain name to L.A. Clippers forward Mark Madsen on eBay for $110,000,...
- Tags: GoDaddy, Domain Name, Albert Angel, Domain Names, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- The Twitter hack: Let's not start blaming Google or the cloud
- The Twitter hack: Let's not start blaming Google or the cloudOf course not. You would not want any of your funding pulled...Will you be this generous with Microsoft?When MS has security issues, it's always 'MS stinks." I hardly ever hear ZDNet writers claiming the user is at fault. ...
- Tags: Twitter, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., security, security issue
- Discussion threads 2009-07-15
- $1.9m verdict is unconstitutional, Thomas-Rasset says
- $1.9m verdict is unconstitutional, Thomas-Rasset saysRasset should just pay the fine because...Jammie Thomas-Rasset should just pay the fine because I have heard that the RIAA is very close to gaining control of the U.S. Justice Dept., and they plan to raise the penalty for infringement of even one song to...
- Tags: NOW IT, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, RIAA, CD
- Discussion threads 2009-07-06
- China's porn obsession not just a coverup for political repression
- The thing that stinks - to Western noses - about this whole Green Dam story is the idea that China wants to go to all this trouble, to the point of having a serious showdown with the U.S. over it, over porn. I mean, porn ... if people want it,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Pornography, Government, Vertical Industries, TVs, Benefits, Healthcare, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Apple's secret society
- Apple's secret societyI think people......have the right to know if he was bumped ahead on a waiting list just because he has money or if he legitimately waited his turn.They do not give livers, or other healthy organsto a person who has one removed due to cancer, so chances are...
- Tags: Benefits, Financial accounting, Apple Inc., secret society
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Free AV from Microsoft: It's about time
- Free AV from Microsoft: It's about timeNo thank you"Morro will work by routing all of a users Internet traffic to a Microsoft datacenter"Umm, no. There are way too many privacy implications here.thats scary i know Microsoft will say how safe and Anonymous this would be, but currently I already...
- Tags: Rootkits, Data centers, AVG, Microsoft Corp., Free AV, Morro, Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- FTC shuts down notorious botnet ISP
- The Federal Trade Commission FTC has shut down a U.S.-based Internet Service Provider for recruiting, hosting and actively participating in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content. Pricewert LLC (also known as 3FN and APS Telecom) was shut down by a district court...
- Tags: Internet Service Provider, Server, Bot, FTC, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- Worse and worse
- Worse and worseNot Unusual. And No Problem.Oh wait. Someone has a political agenda out here.Tip of the Iceberg, to coin a phraseIts much worse than anyone thinks. I spent 3 months researching an article on all the latest science and each one of 8 new (2-3 years) developments indicates it...
- Tags: Kozmcrae
- Discussion threads 2009-05-31
- Pushdo / Cutwail: A Study of the Pushdo / Cutwail Botnet
- The Pushdo botnet has been with it since January 2007. The botnet is also known as Pandex or Cutwail. Not only is Pushdo responsible for a huge amount of spam activity, it also is one of the primary conduits for other criminal gangs to spread their malware creations. As a...
- Tags: Trend Micro Inc., Threat, Malware, Botnet, Pushdo Component, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2009-05-22
- Craigslist becomes political pinata
- If you're a pol who wants to garner some headlines there's one easy route to news coverage: Kick Craigslist. Now it's South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster's turn (Techmeme, statement, letter to Craigslist). McMaster has informed Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster see his reply that he has to remove...
- Tags: South Carolina, Craigslist, McMaster, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- Our brilliant kids are bored
- Our brilliant kids are boredSmart kids are bored, but is this really the explanation?Smart kids have always been bored because American schools do not recognize the difference in the learning paces of children. Fast learners are not challenged by a school curriculum designed for the lowest common denominator. They...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Smart Kid, OKC, brilliant kid
- Discussion threads 2009-04-15
- Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston College
- Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston CollegeAre "they" sure it was Linux?It could have been DOS. ;-)RE: Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston CollegeChris writes another blog where he whines about how linux doesn't get any respect. And there is good reason why it doesn't....
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Boston College, illegal activity
- Discussion threads 2009-04-15
- UK government to collect Facebook data?
- The UK government is currently proposing new measures to keep details on communications between British users on Facebook. Updated: see below. Facebook on the other hand have criticised the intelligence services, saying they were "excessive" and "overkill", according to sister-site ZDNet UK. It's not...
- Tags: Facebook, U.K., Social Networking, Government, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
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