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- Transmeta to add antivirus feature to chips
- Transmeta to add antivirus feature to chipsHmm ... how does CPU detect a buffer over run?doesn't make much sense. The programmer would need to strongly type the code, the compiler would need to type safe the calls, the linker would need to tage the object code for the CPU to...
- Tags: Processors, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, antivirus, chip, CPU, buffer-overflow, Pax, buffer, Transmeta Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-05-17
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- Interview with the Vista Pwn2Own contest winners
- Interview with the Vista Pwn2Own contest winnersSo NO, we did not duplicate it on any other platform.What Nate states is this is a compiler issue with a polymorphism/name mangling bug. Therefore, it is not a Adobe coding issue. So my questions still remain:1) Have you duplicated this on...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), data execution prevention, Vista Pwn2Own, Nate, flaw, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- Security Update 2008-002 released
- Apple yesterday released Security Update 2008-002 (50.5MB) for Mac OS 10.4.11 and 10.5.2. The update, which appears in Software Update, is recommended "for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X." The previous 2008-001 Security Update is incorporated into this update and a restart is...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Security metrics: Is there a better way?
- A report arguing that the first year of Vista has been more secure--or at least has had fewer vulnerabilities--than XP and other operating systems has raised a ruckus. The issue raises a question about whether there are any metrics that could accurately capture whether an operating system is more secure....
- Tags: Operating System, Vulnerability, Metric, Functionality, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-25
- AMD has wider loss due to charge on ATI purchase
- AMD has wider loss due to charge on ATI purchaseThey can make it upby getting the EU to put business pressure on them and erode marketshare with a good ole antitrust. That's grown their market so far.RE: AMD has wider loss due to charge on ATI purchaseI sure hope...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Desktops, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Has Wider Loss, AMD HAS, ATI Technologies Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
- Office 2003 update blocks older file formats
- Office 2003 update blocks older file formatsIt's not the formats that are a security riskAs was pointed out by someone on another talkback board, file formats do not present a security risk. It's the programs that process the file contents that contain the risks. So when Microsoft says:...
- Tags: SECURITY, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Office 2003 Update, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003
- Discussion threads 2008-01-03
- Microsoft 'officially' announces XP SP3 public test build
- Microsoft 'officially' announces XP SP3 public test buildVista: No WOW, No How![url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140583-page,5-c,techindustrytrends/article.html#]FYI[/url]I am updating my VM XP to SP3 without any reservation whatsoever. More than good enough.ThanksXP SP3I have installed SP3 on a couple of machines, including my primary system at the office, and it seems to work...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-12-19
- Will Microsoft follow Google into the renewable-energy black hole?
- Will Microsoft follow Google into the renewable-energy black hole?No, MS does not care about the environment any more than they care aboutcustomers. They should just ignore the problem of global warming. As long as they are making lots of money, who cares?Microsoft Follow Google?What has Microsoft offered to the Consumer...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, NOW HERE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-27
- Is this bike made from spider webs?
- Is this bike made from spider webs?baked?"baked for four hours at 255 degrees Fahrenheit" - so will it melt down in the sauna?RE: Is this bike made from spider webs?Man, that is the coolest thing since CheezWhiz and escalators. No way would I ever be able to afford one, but...
- Tags: Channel management, bike, Web
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- Report: PDF files used to attack computers
- Report: PDF files used to attack computersWhoops!Thanks for the reminder article. I clean forgot to do this and probably would not have until it was too late! Maybe I'm naive or something, but I sure do wish people would quit trying to mess up other people's computers. I don't understand...
- Tags: attack computer, Adobe PDF
- Discussion threads 2007-10-28
- Memory randomization (ASLR) coming to Mac OS X Leopard
- Apple has announced plans to add code-scrambling diversity to Mac OS X Leopard, a move aimed at making the operating system more resilient to virus and worm attacks. The security technology, known as ASLR address space layout randomization, randomly arranges the positions of key data areas to...
- Tags: Application, Apple Macintosh, Disk, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., ASLR, Leopard, Apple Mac OS X, Security, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-17
- Gentoo pulls vulnerable server offline
- Gentoo pulls vulnerable server offlineHow can this be? Isn't UNIX da bomb when it comes to security?Two exploited Linux systems within a weeks time? I thought UNIX was impervious to exploits. Surely you must be spreading FUD :-)Does this disprove the "many eyes" theory?and if not, does this show a...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, operating system, Unix, Gentoo, Linux, exploit, server, vulnerable server
- Discussion threads 2007-08-17
- HTC Advantage image gallery 1 (HTC Advantage X7501)
- HTC Advantage image gallery 1 (HTC Advantage X7501)HTC AdvantageYou lost me . . . what was the point of the story?What the?Other than an Ad for this device who cares about the packaging, what was this about?It seems to me that what people want to know is how this device...
- Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Notebooks, keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-09
- Nine in 10 Americans say ban texting while driving
- Nine in 10 Americans say ban texting while drivingHows about hanging up while you aredriving too? I am getting tired of you morons running red lights and swerving and just being totally obnoxious on the road because of your stupid insecure need for a cell phone to talk about absolutely...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone
- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
- Free utility looks for missing security patches
- Free utility looks for missing security patchesSerious Privacy IssueFrom the article": The tool works by examining files on your computer (primarily .exe, .dll, and .ocx files) for meta information on specific software builds installed. After examining all the files on the machine, the collected data is sent to Secunia’s servers...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Web site development, Tools & Techniques, security, Secunia
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- 2007 Acura RL
- Photo gallery:2007 Acura RLThe 2007 Acura RL occupies an odd place among its competitors. As the top of Acura's model line-up, it should be the best the brand has to offer. But the cabin isn't particularly luxurious, the body style unremarkable, and the performance mediocre. However, it comes loaded with...
- Tags: Acura, Acura RL, CMBS, brake
- Product reviews 2007-06-27
- Putting HD video on your phone
- Putting HD video on your phoneI really don't get it.Are there really that many people that want to watch ANYTHING on a 2 or 3 inch screen in their PHONE?I suppose, heck people bought pet rocks. Sigh...HD video on a PHONE?I'm right along with No Axe To Grind on...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Texas Instruments Inc., phone
- Discussion threads 2007-06-25
- Pax Galaxia (dmg)
- Pax Galaxia is a fast paced and addictive real time strategy game, based on the board game Risk. You will be amazed at the strategic depth of this game, even if it is very easy to learn and play. You will have to conquer stars, break up, and force your...
- Tags: Strategy, Board, Pax Galaxia, Level Editor, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-06-11
- Is the US government a good model for SOA governance?
- Ive been meaning to surface one of Dana Gardners latest SOA BriefingsDirect podcasts, in which we were joined by Miko Matsumura, VP of marketing for webMethods (now Software AG/webMethods of course). Miko has a gift for translating complex SOA topics into mentally tangible metaphors, and the chat turned to an...
- Tags: Web Services, General, Business ROI
- Blog posts 2007-04-09
- Microsoft reveals more about Live Drive
- Microsoft reveals more about Live DriveAND what does this do ?"service can be mapped directly from PCs running the upcoming Windows Vista operating system."and why does anybody need it. i would not store anything that is personaly identifiable even on my own computer.and now - how much will it cost(what...
- Tags: Operating systems, MAC service, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., backup
- Discussion threads 2006-08-24
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