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- Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled
- Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulledCan something be common and interesting too?[i]I find it interesting that Apple is more than happy to let its own employee, Alex Ionescu, discuss flaws in the Microsoft Windows Kernel, but not willing to allow another researcher to talk about Apple.[/i]Apple double standards...
- Tags: Apple Inc., encryption flaw, Black Hat
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
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- High-risk flaw dings Google Chrome
- no NoScript..No Google Chromethis is one of the reasons i don't want to get near this browser. Till Google wakes up and builds an add-on support for Adblock and NoScript, then and only then i might give it a try.Chrome wont even give me the Option to manually disable Scripting....
- Tags: Scripting languages, Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., JavaScript, NoScript, Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near you
- X-ray screening is badHow about we just have everyone strip naked and pass all our cloths and carry-ons through the scanner instead? There's no such thing as privacy in the Nazi-run American airports anyway.RE: Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near youI'm just going to ask for...
- Tags: Infirmary, Human x-ray machine, X-ray
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Zero-day flaw found in web encryption
- Bad oneBecause the bug is actually in the spec and because of an incomplete spec there is no obvious solution which will not risk breaking a lot of software.On the positive side, the vuln can only be exploited by someone on the network path (it is a man-in-the-middle attack), which...
- Tags: NETWORKING, SECURITY, Web, zero-day bug
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Zero-day flaw found in web encryption
- A zero-day flaw in the TLS and SSL protocols, which are commonly used to encrypt web pages, has been made public. Security researchers Marsh Ray and Steve Dispensa unveiled the TLS Transport Layer Security flaw on Wednesday, following the disclosure of separate, but similar, security findings. TLS and its...
- Tags: Web, Flaw, TLS, SSL, Zero-day Bug, Ssl/Tls, Network Security, Channel Management, Networking, Marketing, zero day, security, encryption, Tom Espiner ZDNet UK
- News items 2009-11-05
- New LoroBot ransomware encrypts files, demands $100 for decryption
- You forgot to mention....which OSs it affects! Or is it based on something multi-platform like Java?Look at the bigger size version of the screenshot, it's all in thereA lot of russian characters and...YES, you guessed it right, the word "windows" prominently displayed in red in the title.Who would ever thought...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, LoroBot, decryption, malware
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes
- RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakesI'll stick with XP until they stop supporting it, or until I need a new pc, in which case I'll probably get Home basic or Premium.With what Ultimate cost meI'm not switching. Gouge me once, shame on you. Gouge me twice...Thats...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Win 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-17
- E-reader devices: The fun is just starting
- E-reader devices: The fun is just startingKindle 3.0 and BeyondGood post, Larry.I agree that we're closer to the beginning of Kindle than the end. I finally looked at one recently and was amazed at how easy it was to navigate. Features such as the dictionary were really intuitive. Still, I...
- Tags: E-books, PDF Support, e-Reader, E-reader device, e-book, iRex
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- New alternatives to netbooks (and pricey laptops)
- New alternatives to netbooks and pricey laptopsDitto your comment!I think they missed the point...a 14" netbook?How about a better core for my P series? That's a netbook killer...How is a 14" notebook an alternative to a netbook$649 is an alternative to $299?14" is an alternative to 8.9"Honestly, you STILL...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-05-29
- D-Link router's CAPTCHA flawed, WPA passphrase retrieved
- It took only a week for the researchers at SourceSec to find a flaw in the CAPTCHA implementation of D-Link's recently introduced CAPTCHA in its routers, originally aimed to prevent DNS changing malware from automatically achieving its objective. According to SourceSec, the flawed...
- Tags: WPA, D-Link Systems, CAPTCHA, Passphrase, Router, Malware, Routers & Switches, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Network Technology, Networking, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- Windows 7 - The missing bits
- Windows 7 - The missing bitsProbably won't seean ISO mounter as that would offend the DRM community SecuRom et al. /tongue-in-cheekAnd could you imagine the grief MS will get the first time there is a flaw in their password app? As long as this is tied to the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., 7-zip, Microsoft Windows 7, Adobe PDF
- Discussion threads 2009-02-27
- An easy fix ignored
- An easy fix ignoredWhich points out the other obvious flaw...Who identified these CA's as being trustworthy in the first place? No one. They are self-appointed holders of our trust.This was the major criticism of the certificate process in the first place, and the fact that they continue to...
- Tags: Web browsers, SSL/TLS, Network security, Computer Associates International Inc., MD5, easy fix
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- With 256-bit encryption, Acrobat 9 passwords still easy to crack
- Following ElcomSoft's claim that despite the 256-bit encryption Acrobat 9 passwords are susceptible to more efficient brute forcing than Acrobat 8 passwords -- a claim that Adobe confirmed citing usability trade-offs and urged users to take advantage of its improved passphrase mechanisms -- ElcomSoft's Dmitry Sklyarov and Vladimir Katalov provide...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Password, Adobe Acrobat, Encryption, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- News to know: IE 8; Code name of the day; Facebook security; Office 2.0
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: A Microsoft Codename a day: Rouge Dancho Danchev: Hundreds of Dutch web sites hacked by Islamic hackers Twitter's "me too" anti-spam...
- Tags: Security, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Office 2.0
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- News to know: Open source court victory; Surveillance; SAP; VMware
- Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Police Surveillance: Go Snoop, Yourself Olympics Victor: NBC, Over YouTube Lessig blog: Huge and important news: free licenses upheld NYT: Ruling Is a Victory for Supporters of Free Software Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Open Source, SAP AG, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Defcon, 3G, Notebooks, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, PC, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp., IBM Corp., FireWire, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled
- Brian Krebs from the Washington Post "Security Fix" Blog reported that one of the talks slated for next week's Black Hat convention on a previously undiscovered flaw in Apple's FileVault encryption system has been canceled, the researcher citing confidentiality agreements as the reason he will not be speaking. ...
- Tags: Black Hat, Researcher, Apple Inc., Flaw, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- The more things change
- The more things changeBe productive with a touch only computer ?"The potential is amazing - you can imagine was well as I can, I think, what a 12″ iPhone replacement for the traditional laptop could do for user productivity"You are talking of home user or of business user ?Because i...
- Tags: Processors, Linux, Operating systems, Intel x86, PPC, GPU, Microsoft Windows XP, security
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router
- The Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router is basically the Draft N 2.0 version of the RangePlus WRT110 that we reviewed earlier this month. Bearing the same sleek, antenna-free design as the WRT110, the WRT310N offers two significant upgrades: Gigabit networking and Draft N 2.0 compliance. We are a little disappointed...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, router, Linksys WRT310N, RangePlus WRT110, Draft-N, Draft-N 2.0, Linksys Inc., wireless, network
- Product reviews 2008-05-29
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