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Roll Call (zip): An employee in and out board and a secure instant messaging system. With Roll Call, you only need to remember to change it when you leave your desk, not when you return. When you click your mouse or type on your keyboard for the first time after being away from...; Tags: Desk, Secure Instant Messaging, Westbrook Software; Software downloads 2008-03-27

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Stolen: Google employees' personal data: Stolen: Google employees' personal dataCould be worse...Having them stolen isn't as bad for reputation as losing them... yes, I'm looking at you, British Home Office...RE: Stolen: Google employees' personal dataWow, they can't even secure their own data yet they want you to trust them with your email, documents, and health...; Tags: Social Security, Operational accounting, Google Inc., Google Employee, personal data; Discussion threads 2008-07-04
Samsung SGH-T339 (T-Mobile): Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-T339Several months after it came out with its HotSpot @Home service, T-Mobile introduced two new Wi-Fi-equipped cell phone, the Nokia 6301 and the Samsung SGH-T339. Though the features between the two phones are largely similar, the SGH-T339's red flip design calls more attention to itself. Call quality...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, WIRELESS, T339, Samsung SGH-T339, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., T-Mobile, phone; Product reviews 2008-07-03
Getaway day: How to secure your laptop for holiday travel: Getaway day: How to secure your laptop for holiday travelNot for Vista Home Premium!Why not tell people that this does NOT WORK encryption radio button grayed out in Vista Home Premium - only suckers who paid for M$ for the Ultimate or business/enterprise editions!RE: Getaway day: How to secure your...; Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), laptop computer, holiday travel, TrueCrypt, Getaway day, Getaway; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Apple caught neglecting iPhone security: Apple caught neglecting iPhone securityApple doesn't really care.I believe that Apple puts security of its products at the bottom of the list, with cool design at the top. All this stuff just proves me right, that sure they have a neat casing and a touch screen, but underneath it...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, security, iPhone security; Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Apple caught neglecting iPhone security: If you're waiting on iPhone 2 to standardize your business on the awesome new device (yeah, I'll be on line to buy one), you might want to pay attention to the conspicuous absence of iPhone security patches over the last four months. As WaPo's Brian Krebs reports,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Krebs, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?: Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?I only had a quick look at the spreadsheet so I may be wrong. However it looks like this is bug counting exercise with a bit of 'how long were we exposed?' thrown in....; Tags: Patches, patch-counting nonsense, security metric, Mozilla Corp., nonsense, security; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!: Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!Airport SecurityI'm fairly sure if anyone was to see me naked... their eyeballs would no longer function anyway. I say go ahead, it's more a punishment for them than me. But I can certainly understand why many people would find...; Tags: airport security, body scanners!, scannerS!, Nate; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?: In partnership with indie security consultant Rich Mogull left Mozilla has launched a valuable Security Metrics Project that could help to -- we can only hope -- put an end to the silly notion that patch-counting helps to determine a product's security posture. The idea is...; Tags: Mozilla Corp., Rich Mogull, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Getaway day: How to secure your laptop for holiday travel: It's getaway day and as we prepare to hit the road, trudge through airport security and snag that car rental, spare a thought for the valuable data that travels with you on that trusty old laptop. According to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute, more than...; Tags: Laptop Computer, Richard Stiennon, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4: Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, vision, computer; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
News to know: Searching Silverlight; IE 8; Dell; Google vs. YouTube: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Silverlight content searchable, too Ryan Stewart: Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael Cot LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Mobile, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, UNIX, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Everest Dictionary (zip): Everest Dictionary is a great free dictionary. If you are here probably you've heard of it. It contains 37 dictionaries and there are more to come. Besides the dictionaries, Everest also has a Text Translator, an Instant Translator, a Pronunciation Agent, a Game to help you learn a foreign language...; Tags: Dictionary, Free Soft, Everest Dictionary, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-07-03
PC Health Optimizer Free Edition (exe): PC Health Optimizer is a unique set of over 12 maintenance tools to improve system performance and security. This suite of utilities will identify and eliminate problems with one click. It corrects problems in many areas of your computer including hard disks, memory, registry and more. Besides giving your computer...; Tags: Suite, PC, Computer, Retina-X Studios, PC Health Optimizer, Productivity, Internet, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-03
Antivirus vendor introducing virtual keyboard for secure Ebanking: Antivirus vendor introducing virtual keyboard for secure EbankingThe price of securitySecurity always has a price: any image of security is associated with an assumption of security. At best, that assumption matches the true security. In reality, I believe it always falls slightly short.Someone who uses this may decide...; Tags: Keyboards, virtual keyboard, security, eBanking, keyboard, antivirus; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergency: Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergencyThere are no engineersTheir parents made sure they went into business and got MBAs due to the wonders of globalization!Too many chiefs, not enough indians.-MWhy not just drill for more oil?I think it is simply amazing how everyone in Congress is standing around...; Tags: Food & Beverage, Total Cost, food; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Antivirus vendor introducing virtual keyboard for secure Ebanking: Kaspersky's most recent product launch of the Kaspersky Internet Security 2009, is featuring a virtual keyboard "a secure pop-up that enables logins, passwords, bank card details and other important personal information to be entered safely to prevent the theft of confidential information" aiming to protect users from keyloggers, and consequently...; Tags: Bank, Antivirus, Virtual Keyboard, Malware, Kaspersky, Ebanking Malware, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-02
WordPress, Gears, and the converging browser/desktop: I had a good conversation today about the browser/desktop hybrid and where the converging is going to happen. Will it be more on the desktop side or will it be more on the browser side? I think we've seen the original browser-based development model win out as more and more...; Tags: Wordpress, Blogging, Web Browser, Desktops, Web Browsers, Hardware, Internet, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-02
What is the best method for picking up an iPhone 3G on July 11th?: What is the best method for picking up an iPhone 3G on July 11th?Going EarlyI have a pretty decent sized AT&T Wireless store a quick walk down the street from my place. I'm guessing since it isn't in the busier parts of town it won't have a ton of traffic...; Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, 3G, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
PCI-DSS 1.1 points to outdated OWASP Top 10: OK, I'm not going to freak out about this too bad... I've already pointed out enough problems with PCI, but I did find it morbidly entertaining. My good friend Jeremiah Grossman pictured at right blogged today about the PCI-DSS 1.1 section 6.5, which covers "prevention of common coding vulnerabilities in...; Tags: XSS, PCI, Security, Storage, Hardware, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-02