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Getting started with AppleScript

Getting started with AppleScriptAppleScript is a major security hole[url=http://macscan.securemac.com/security-advisory-applescripttht-trojan-horse/] Security Risk: Critical [/url]Tell application "Finder", select "Trash", JUMP IN. ntntNonZealt is a major security hole...NonZealt is a major security hole because he can run a Trojan Horse application made from any programming language that does all the things he listed...

Tags: Scripting languages, Viruses and worms, AppleScript, security hole, major security hole, security

Discussion threads 2009-01-02

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Staff are causing security breaches by using their own mobile phones says survey

Duh. Data theft is easier than ever before.I used to work in a facility where you surrendered every electronic item at the gate. When inside, you picked up your laptop and in-house cellphone and went to work. No iPhones or Blackberries, no USB sticks, nothing. Our laptops had some effective...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, survey, mobile, phone, security, security breach, Fidel Castro, Apple iPhone, Data Theft, cell phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business

What a BS conclusion ...Are you serious or just plain delusional???Using a server is not using cloud computing. In fact, any decent professional company would never even think about anything "cloud" except for basic web hosting.Let me just give you the top two most logical reasons why real companies...

Tags: Games, information technology, game, HTTP, crowdsourcing, Web, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-09-06

IE8 outperforms competing browsers in malware protection -- again

Well the credibility of the test is extremely...suspect since the winner is also the sponsor, why even print it. Well I guess according to these resultsNon-IE users are more gullible than IE users, but otherwise IE and Firefox are statistically tied.Another MS "study" proves that MS is...

Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Common-sense, IE8, malware protection, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malware, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Major security holes in popular XML libraries

Major security holes in popular XML librariesOpen Source SecureSo much for Open Source software being secure. I thought that with all those developers looking at the code it was ment to be more secure than closed software.Superior peer-reviewed software... strikes out again. Of course the fanboys will somehow manage to...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, Blogging, software, XML Library, Major security, XML, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Is it time to dump Adobe's Flash player?

Is it time to dump Adobe's Flash player?Yup it's time to do soI have disabled flash in both firefox and IE and only enable them when opening youtube. Unlike flash, Silverlight runs in a sand boxed environment. Remember Vista was hacked last year in that hacking contest? Vista was hacked...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Is It Time, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash, Novell AppArmor, Adobe Systems Inc., IS IT, IE8

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

News to know: Cisco; Kindle DX; MySpace; Microsoft

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: Cisco's third quarter: Better than expected; Sales down; Economic recovery 'eventual' Andrew Nusca: Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Amazon Kindle, MySpace, Notebooks, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-07

Verdict: Windows 7 - Like Vista, just a bit easier to use and less annoying

Verdict: Windows 7 - Like Vista, just a bit easier to use and less annoyingAs always, you are right on. Though, there will be mass migrations to Win7.Partially because all of the driver problems at least for new hardware have been solved as Vista blazed the way. Also, XP is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tablets, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, LIKE VISTA

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

Sharepoint's DisneyWorld Style Strategy

Dennis Howlett thinks the promise of Enterprise 2.0 is years away and feels Dion Hinchcliffe's ROI value accrual model is more evangelizing hand waving than evidence of any substantial uptake. From my perspective I think we're at a point where many of the...

Tags: Strategy, Environment, Microsoft SharePoint, Enterprise 2.0, Dennis Howlett, Business World, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Google flags entire Web as

Google flags entire Web as Google Giggles!!!http://evilfingers.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-is-malicious.htmlRE: Google flags entire Web as I was wondering what the hell was going on?It is ok now.RE: Google flags entire Web as i'm trying to recall anything of this order of of magnitude affecting millions of users worldwide that Microsoft did. uhm, aside...

Tags: Channel management, Viruses and worms, SEARCH, SECURITY, Google Inc., entire web, beta, Microsoft Corp., Web

Discussion threads 2009-01-31

Mac OS X Malware found in pirated Apple iWork 09

Mac OS X Malware found in pirated Apple iWork 09Not to sound too crass..but anyone who uses illegally obtained software deserves what they get.How can this be? OS X is super duper secure!Seems that's not the case. As I've been saying for quite some time.It is a feature...iMalware.Just download the...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Apple Mac OS, Mac-user, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., malware, Apple iWork, Mac OS X Malware, Apple iWork 09, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

MD5/rogue CA attack: The sky is not falling

Guest post by John Viega Today there’s been a lot of buzz about the clever new attack on public key infrastructure from Alex Sotirov and a team of researchers.   In the attack, the bad guy ends up with his own Certification Authority CA that is...

Tags: Certification, Certification Authority, Computer Associates International Inc., Attack, MD5, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-31

iGeneration 2008 in review

I started on this blog, a nervous and precarious young man, and remain somewhat a young man. To be honest, I'm surprised I've been here this long, let alone seconded onto another blog. Still, it's been an interesting year and I'll run through some of them in a minute. So...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Blog, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Post, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Blogging, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-12-18

As attacks escalate, MS readies emergency IE patch

As attacks escalate, MS readies emergency IE patch1 point and 1 questionHehe, the #1 complaint about the monthly patch schedule is that ABMer's claim that MS sits on critical patches. This is the second time that MS has reacted quickly to a threat thus making the ABMer's point moot. I...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, SECURITY, UAC, Protected Mode, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., patch management, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2008-12-16

In the "What the hell were they thinking" department...

In the "What the hell were they thinking" department...Why Not? How much money did it cost?If the lights and eveything are bought and paid for, the workers doing the decorating already on payroll, what's the actuall cost?Plus given a time of uncertainty, a little hope in the form of the...

Tags: Grinch

Discussion threads 2008-12-14

In-depth look at Windows 7

In-depth look at Windows 7How much ?That will be the question with W7, especially for home users. If M$ think that they can stiff me for 4 x licences (4 PCs at home) then they need to go away and have a serious rethink on pricing. Say $129 for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

States bear down on security breaches

States bear down on security breachesThis makes me sickState and local governments, including the state of Nevada, routinely post all sorts of personal information on the internet in the clear, and without encryption. I just went browsing through the Nevada court system case files, and there is lots of...

Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, security, security breach

Discussion threads 2008-10-16

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UACSo I don't have to wait for Windows 7?The need to wait or upgrade to Windows 7 is looking more dim for Windows Vista users. Microsoft just yesterday announced their intention to improve the user experience for UAC in Windows 7. But with third...

Tags: SECURITY, Web browsers, EXPLORER, UAC, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A

There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...

Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-06

New Facebook goes live, old Facebook dies

New Facebook goes live, old Facebook diesAlready used to it.What's the big deal? I'm already comfortable with the new interface... it's so very similar to the old I don't know what I'd even complain about...I'm just glad facebook pages don't look like all the crappy myspace pages.RE: New Facebook goes...

Tags: Social networking, WTF, NOW IT, Facebook, New Facebook, Friendster Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-15