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- Major online ad site hacked, serving up exploit cocktail
- One more reason to use FirefoxUse Firefox with AdBlock Plus and a simple filter of *media-servers.net* and the problem is solved.I am not sure that they are "major" as I did not have a filter for them.AgreedYet, I bet the web hosts will STILL complain about it. RE: Major online...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Confession, online advertising, Microsoft Windows, Ryan
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Apple finally patches musty old Java for Mac vulnerabilities
- Apple finally patches musty old Java for Mac vulnerabilitiesDisgusting behaviour by AppleBy not updating Java, they have not only left millions of users exposed, but they have left users dependent on Java unable to access certain web pages. They should, absolutely, let Sun maintain the Java updates.I say this...
- Tags: Programming languages, patch management, Java, Apple Inc., response time, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes
- Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holesThis is clearly Microsofts problemThey should never have bailed out Apple.Good thing....OSX is not Susceptible. Only Windows users should update. No one in the world could ever use these against a Mac, its just impossible. RE: Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holesWhere's...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Digital music, Digital media, Java, security, OSX, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
- Mozilla patches a dozen Firefox vulnerabilities
- Mozilla patches a dozen Firefox vulnerabilitiesRyan this is yesterdays news.This site is really slipping to the point where I may have to make it >IT OBSOLETE
- Tags: Patches, Web browsers, patch management, Mozilla patch, Firefox Vulnerabilities, Mozilla Firefox, Ryan, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- So long and thanks for all the fish
- So long and thanks for all the fishGood Luck!Good luck with your career Ryan. Your blog has been fun - particularly in the early years. Now browser apps are continuing to become progressively richer, and desktop apps are almost all becoming Internet connected. It's kind of nice when people start...
- Tags: Blogging, Universal Desktop, Ryan, fish, blog
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- Apple
- AppleHe kinda looks like Ryan Stiles...He kinda looks like Ryan Stiles, I keep expecting a John Wayne impression. :P
- Tags: Ryan, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-13
- Brightcove adds some new leadership talent
- Brightcove adds some new leadership talentHi Ryan,Hey Ryan,Thanks for the kind words. Hope all is well.Brightcove 3 really does rock. There is a lot more now for developers to dig into to really leverage everything they have built, and I hope the Flex, Flash, ActionScript, AIR and AJAX communities...
- Tags: Brightcove, leadership talent, Ryan, leadership
- Discussion threads 2009-01-12
- Why did Microsoft wait 7 years to fix SMBRelay attack flaw?
- Why did Microsoft wait 7 years to fix SMBRelay attack flaw?Sour over mis-predicting the patches this month?First off, does anyone proof-read these posts? Multiple typos/grammatical errors make it look like this was rushed out... Anyway.Mentioning the token-kidnapping issue makes me wonder if Ryan is sour that his patch prediction (on...
- Tags: SECURITY, Patches, Viruses and worms, anti-MS people, NTLMv2, Admin Access, Microsoft Corp., vulnerability, SMBRelay, SMBRelay attack flaw, Ryan, attack flaw
- Discussion threads 2008-11-12
- Social network security threats: How to avoid becoming a victim
- Five tips that can help users spot malicious threats via social networks. by Jennifer Leggio
- Tags: Security, Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jennifer Leggio, Google Inc., Facebook, Codec, Video, Worm, Web Browser, Ryan, Corporate Communications, Cyberthreats, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Internet
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
- Google Android vulnerable to drive-by browser exploit
- Google Android vulnerable to drive-by browser exploit"somewhat limited"?[i]A successful attacker will have access to any information the browser may use, such as cookies used for accessing sites, .....However, they can not control other, unrelated aspects of the phone, such as dialing the phone directly[/i]At least if my phone was dialing,...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Ryan, Google Inc., browser exploit, Google Android, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-27
- Gmail outage the latest cloud stumble; Where's the offline synching?
- Google's Gmail outage on Monday was the latest stumble for nascent cloud computing services, which are becoming the lifeblood for small businesses and startups. The Gmail outage--along with Amazon's stumbles of late--raises a few key questions: Where's the offline synchronization capability? Can we depend solely on the Web? Is Microsoft's...
- Tags: Software, Google Inc., Google Gmail, Backup, Microsoft Corp., Outage, Service, MobileMe, Ryan, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- Mobile RIAs - getting more exciting thanks to Nokia and Symbian
- Mobile RIAs - getting more exciting thanks to Nokia and SymbianIs this Universal Desktop according to Adobe?I'm done; I'm handing in my ZDNet readership decoder ring as this dribble is the last straw.Flash Lite is an utter joke and if you spent as much time writing it Ryan as you...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Nokia Corp., Symbian Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Ryan, Flash Lite, Apple Inc., mobile
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Welcome (back) Ryan Naraine; Zero Day's line-up revamped
- You may have noticed a familiar byline over at our Zero Day security blog--Ryan Naraine. His addition completes a revamped line-up for our security blog. Ryan is now an evangelist for Kaspersky Lab, a security vendor. He joins Nate McFeters and Dancho Danchev, two real-world security researchers...
- Tags: Dancho, Dancho Danchev, Larry Dignan, Nate McFeters, Ryan, Security, Security Blog
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- War of words over alleged Firefox vulnerability
- War of words over alleged Firefox vulnerabilityInteresting...I don't know, but I suspect...I suspect the Mozilla guy is right this time. Since the just-fixed vulnerability dealt with exactly this issue, I find it hard to believe that the team did not test this very thing. I am betting that...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Ryan, vulnerability, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- Don't dawdle on Microsoft latest batch of patches
- If you're like most folks you are taking your time installing Microsoft's latest round of security patches. However, you may want to get your rear end in gear. Specifically apply MS08-001, which was released on Jan. 8. That patch fixed a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) processing...
- Tags: Patch Management, Immunity, Microsoft Corp., Worm Attack, Ryan, Stewart, Cyberthreats, Patches, Security, Viruses And Worms, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
- After the hello, goodbye and thanks
- After the hello, goodbye and thanksBest of Luck!ntA modified traditional Irish blessingMay the information superhighway rise up to meet youMay the ACL be always at your backThe powerboost shine warm upon your wiresThe load balancers fall soft upon your last mileAnd until we ping againMay QoS hold your packets in...
- Tags: SECURITY, Ryan, buffer-overflow
- Discussion threads 2007-12-14
- Mozilla patches Firefox latest protocol handling bug; other items
- Mozilla has issued a patch for Firefox that fixes the "jar:" protocol handler issue. In an advisory on Monday, Mozilla said: The jar: URI scheme was introduced as a mechanism to support digitally signed web pages, enabling web sites to load pages packaged in zip archives...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, XSS, Mozilla Corp., Ryan, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- Latest QuickTime bug leaves XP, Vista vulnerable
- Security researchers say that a new QuickTime flaw has gone public and leaves XP and Vista vulnerable to attack. According to Secunia, the latest QuickTime bug "can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system." A working exploit is public and the vulnerability has been...
- Tags: Apple QuickTime, Microsoft Windows XP, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, Secunia, Ryan, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-11-26
- Three different approaches to browser applications on the desktop
- Three different approaches to browser applications on the desktopRyan are you sure about this?"Microsoft's strategy is a unique one. The idea of browser applications on the desktop doesn't really exist right now. I've heard whispers of a Silverlight desktop runtime that would provide that functionality but for right now, Windows...
- Tags: Desktops, Web browsers, desktop, browser application, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- Flash Player supports H.264 video
- Flash Player supports H.264 videoVideo SupportHello;this is great news, how about Flash Lite? It would be great to have some codec support for the mobile market too. Regards,JoniPhone?Something about support for ACC and H.264 makes me think about the iPhone and Apple... :)Flash on the iPhone coming soon?Update across al...
- Tags: Digital video, Digital media, Content Owners, H.264, H.264 Video, Adobe Systems Inc., Flash Lite, Ryan, Macromedia Flash Player, MPEG-4
- Discussion threads 2007-08-20
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