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French hacker gains access to Twitter's admin panel

French hacker gains access to Twitter's admin panelHigh value targetsPeople security is no joke.. when you build a service.. build it based on security or atleast with security in mind. Its open source.. ask some security experts to comment... but make sure it included.It may not be 100%... but...

Tags: Hacking, security, admin panel, Twitter, people security

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

The Seven Deadly Myths of Software Security

With the reality of software security vulnerabilities coming into sharp focus over the past few years, businesses are wrestling with the additional risk that poor security introduces. And while the risk is becoming clearer, methods to defend applications from attack remain murky. Further clouding the picture, the responsibility for application...

Tags: Software, Risk, Business, People Security, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Security, Strategy, Management, Software/Web Development

White papers 2009-03-24

Redefining Software Security Audit

Regulatory compliance, high-profile breaches, and the growth of organized electronic crime have made security and privacy non-negotiable business requirements. While in the past security may have been assumed, customers and auditors are now probing businesses about their security posture. It has become clear that one cannot protect the business without...

Tags: Software, People Security, Tools & Techniques, Security, Management

White papers 2007-06-07

Additional Resources

Will Chrome netbooks really be competitive?

Too crippledBoth Windows and Linux netbooks offer much more functionality and flexibility than the Google Dumb Terminal.No thanks...Google is going to have to start heavily marketing thisfor this to even have a chance. And that marketing strategy had better convince a distrusting public why they should trust both the cloud...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating systems, Chrome OS, netbook, Chrome, operating system, Google Inc., Win 7

Discussion threads 2009-12-03

Will Chrome netbooks really be competitive?

Acer, which last quarter overtook Dell to become the world's second-largest PC manufacturer, is known as an aggressive company. So it's little surprise that the company's chairman, J.T. Wang, vowed this week that Acer would be first to release a netbook using Google's Chrome OS sometime in the middle of...

Tags: Google Inc., Acer Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-12-03

Patch Tuesday heads-up: MS to fix 'critical' IE, Office security holes

I never understood the point of Patch Tuesday...I never understood the point of Patch Tuesday. Why not just release the patches as people need them, then let the user decide if & when to patch their own machines?Isn't the point of a Windows Update Server, so sysadmins can control...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Office, patch management, Patch Tuesday

Discussion threads 2009-12-03

Google promises faster Web with launch of Public DNS

Google DNS? LMAO!So Google wants yet another way to track users to sell that information to advertisers and whomever they call "partners" which includes the groups that purchase ad space and flood their ad network with malware links? No thanks. After witnessing OpenDNS's tracking information being sold...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Advertising & Promotion, Web, Section 11, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-12-03

Psystar pulls Mac-clone line from online store

Very importantApple gives me the freedom to decide on a (actually, the only) complete computer with matched, very well designed and integrated hardware and software, that I know will work productively and reliably and virus free for years. And Apple, being the sole vendor of this package, offers a good...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, linux user, online store, Apple Inc., Linux, Psystar, security

Discussion threads 2009-12-03

New privacy, shmivacy - Facebook photo tagging still a big fail

This silly article is a big fail[i]Yet users have absolutely no control over what photos are uploaded. If they are tagged, they may not have an immediate opportunity to log in and click ?remove tag? or may be unaware that the function to do so exists.[/i]If you are tagged in...

Tags: tagging, photograph, Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Harvard study: for healthcare, IT doesn't seem to matter

AgreeThe problem ?is mainly that computer systems are built for the accountants and managers and not built to help doctors, nurses and patients,?That totally nailed the problem. Yes, I work in healthcare and that is exactly the problem. The systems are written, installed and maintained by IT folks who are...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, HEALTHCARE, patient, health care, tool, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Patch time for FreeBSD users as Zero-Day exploit is published

See if you get that type of transparency and responsiveness from MSNot gonna happen.Microsoft provides quite a bit of information in their patch reports.[i]See if you get that type of transparency and responsiveness from MS[/i]Have you ever read a patch report from Microsoft? I doubt it.HeySomeone on ZDNet actually notices...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Patches, setuid, zero-day bug, FreeBSD, Linux, Microsoft Corp., BSD

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

5 security threats to watch in 2010

Everyday Internet users will be a key target for cybercriminals looking to get people to download their malware, while the proliferation of social sites will lead to an increase of possible fraud cases. SINGAPORE--Everyday Internet users will be a key target for cybercriminals looking to get people to download...

Tags: Security Threat, Symantec Corp., Malware, Cyberthreats, Internet, security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Kevin Kwang ZDNet Asia

News items 2009-12-02

Pondering a rogue cloud

Our future[i]Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain plays the contrarian when it comes to cloud computing: Is the cloud really the backbone of the future we want?[/i]I will [u]never[/u] consider storing personal files on anything even remotely considered "The Cloud".The amount of privacy concerns here are mind boggling. Yet, so many...

Tags: Virtualization, Patches, cloud computing, benefit

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Are you using Joomla! yet? Why the heck not?

And how does Google Sites compare with this?Google Sites is available to both Gmail and Google Apps users.Good work!! And of course you should pay somebody to host it, so as to not waste tax payer money hosting it yourself.And, of course, you can run Joomla on a reliable platform!...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, cloud computing, Joomla, Google Inc., Google Sites, Joomla!

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Koobface botnet enters the Xmas season

X ThisThanks for the info Dancho and Happy X Year everyone! Did everyone have a good Xgiving day?Not enough space for 'Christmas'?Wow.Seriously, who cares?It seemsyou don't.Good luck when watching YouTube videos, if you ever do.MarkXmas has like, been used forever...as an accepted shortening of the term. Get over it!History excerpt...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Koobface Botnet, Christ, Jesus, Xmas

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Exploit published for FreeBSD local root vulnerability

But I thoughtthat Unix was impenetrable, that the superior design would prevent vulnerabilities, and that if a vulnerability was discovered that the same superior design would make it impossible to exploit?Isn't that was the Unix zealots tell us all the time?The fact is that this bug highlights one of the...

Tags: Operating systems, FreeBSD, Unix, ACL, security, setuid

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

"Black Screen of Death" problems seem to be little more than scattered cases

As is typical with most Windows "issues".[i]It seems we can all stop panicking now. In fact, there was little to panic about in the first place.[/i]They're completely blown out of proportion.RE: Black Screen of Death" problems seem to be little more than scatteredThe only reason it was blown out of...

Tags: black screen, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Microsoft investigating 'black screen of death'

RE: Microsoft investigating 'black screen of death'Here we go...it's Vista all over again.It could...I don't know if this has happened in safe mode, it would be hard to test. But I don't believe there is anythign you can turn off or change to fix it either. From what I've seen,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Win 7, black screen, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

XP's usage share down, Win 7, Firefox & IE8 up

Now, if only ....the original Amazon.com $50 price comes back CRITICAL MASS will be achieved (IE: more than 4%).Way to goCongrats Win 7, and Firefox!Hopefully we can put XP to rest for good now and move on with our lives.DOWN WITH XP DOWN WITH XPHopefully XP will see its death...

Tags: Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Vista STILL, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, Microsoft Corp., Win 7

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Pimp my iPhone: Apps for storing, editing and reading files

iPhone streamingHello: These are pretty impressive applications. I've seen a few before and after a very in depth research we worked on something more advanced then created an iPhone broadcaster. I don't know if you ever seen this working. We are now trying to integrate it with other iPhone applications...

Tags: Smart phones, Digital music, DropBox, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-12-01