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- Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle
- On July 7, the day before the release of the patch for the now infamous DNS design flaw, hacker Dan Kaminsky with the help of Black Hat conference organizers invited reporters to a press conference to "discuss the massive multivendor patch being released this Tuesday." "A synchronized...
- Tags: Black Hat, DNS, Conference, Dan Kaminsky, Thomas Ptacek, Domain Names, Patches, Security, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Researchers pooh-pooh Mac OS X Leopard security
- The first independent reviews of the security enhancements in Mac OS X Leopard are in -- and they're not entirely pleasant for the folks in Cupertino. First up is Heise Security's takedown of the new application-based firewall in Leopard, which Apple promises will specify the behavior of...
- Tags: Firewall, Apple Macintosh, Network, Leopard, Thomas Ptacek, Firewalls, Apple Mac OS X, Network Security, Apple Mac OS, Security, Operating Systems, Networking, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
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- Entellium executives arrested by FBI for making up revenue figures
- Software as a service company Entellium's future is uncertain after its CEO and CFO were arrested by the FBI for inflating sales to land venture capital. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release that CEO Paul Thomas Johnson, 40, and Parrish Jones, 39, were...
- Tags: Revenue, Entellium, FBI, Revenue Figure, Federal Government, Operational Accounting, Corporate Governance, Government, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- IBM: Beats earnings target but...
- IBM said that it will beat Wall Street's earnings estimates for the third quarter, but there were enough nuggets disclosed to raise a few eyebrows. First, the headlines. IBM statement said it would report earnings of $2.05 a share, a good 3 cents better than estimates. Revenue,...
- Tags: Revenue, Earnings, IBM Corp., Thomas Weisel, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Poker sites fight to get domain names back from Kentucky
- This is a novel legal strategy. And so far it's working. Last month, in an effort to preserve the state's monopoly on legal gambling, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear sued to have 141 online gambling sites' domains transferred to the state's control. According to the Washington Post, a big...
- Tags: Kentucky, Domain Name, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Valleywag, Consumerist sites announce layoffs
- A source close to Gawker Media informed me a moment ago that popular sites Consumerist, Valleywag and NSFW Fleshbot will may be shuttered will lose most of their editorial talent. "Nineteen jobs will be cut," my source says, with a formal announcement from Gawker Media coming later...
- Tags: Layoff, Gawker Media, Site, Consumerist, Workforce Management, Team Management, Human Resources, Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Salesforce.com: Worries emerge
- Salesforce.com on Friday was downgraded from a buy to a sell by UBS analyst Heather Bellini because software as a service companies are likely to face the same headwinds as larger applications vendors. Meanwhile, Salesforce.com is targeting larger enterprises and that means it faces a slower buying cycle. ...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Panel: How to sell SOA governance to a skeptical audience
- Panel: How to sell SOA governance to a skeptical audiencePanel: How to sell SOA governance to a skeptical audienceGood stuff. SOA is like recycling. Get people on board with the general idea and its benefits to the whole, then make it really easy to do, then only start...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), cloud computing, Web services, skeptical audience, SOA governance, SOA
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Apple lifts iPhone NDA to dull Android's edge
- Responding to a crescendo of criticism from the developer community, which saw books canceled, long time fans lose enthusiasm, and some calls for defections to Android, Apple finally relented Wednesday: We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement NDA for released iPhone software. ... The NDA has created too...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Android, Tools & Techniques, Management, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Fans to build own radio as Slacker takes on iPod
- Fans to build own radio as Slacker takes on iPodWow, just heard about these guysAs it turns out I just found an ad for these guys right up there when looking for "internet Music-on-Demand" at google. There were just a few links Prior to this company's URL though. ...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, Microsoft Zune, Slacker, Apple iPod, radio
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- First Intel MID now available for $699
- First Intel MID now available for $699Too expensiveI'd rather use my phone. My HTC Mogul ($199) would only need more memory to be a fully functional browser given the new Opera browsers available. Plus my phone lasts a full day on a charge.The MID will be the telephone,...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Web browsers, Intel Corp., phone
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- CIOs not taking a shine to Chrome
- Most members of a silicon.com CIO jury say they're not even testing Google's Chrome--choosing to stay with Microsoft's Internet Explorer. In silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury poll, the respondents revealed they were still steering clear of the application, with 10 out of 12 saying their IT teams are not...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Director Of Information Technology, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Strategy, Internet, Management, Chrome, Google, browser, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Firefox, CIO Jury, Julian Goldsmith, silicon.com
- News items 2008-09-30
- Go West young IT worker!
- Go West young IT worker!Greeley, not SouleNo one disputes that Greeley made the phrase famous:Greeley's editorial in the New York Tribune in 1865 was addressed specifically to young civil servants in Washington, D.C. who were complaining that the government didn't pay them enough, given the high cost of living in...
- Tags: Soule, Greeley
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Startup essentials: Dr. Pepper, coffee and accessories
- One of my Irregular chums started a GoogleGroup thread about what you need in a job that requires you work from a home office. The same can be said for the 1-3 person startup. The conversation immediately became a discussion of the merits or otherwise of different coffee making facilities...
- Tags: Dr., Beverage, Accessory, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- News to know: Debate Hub, Clickjacking; RIM's Q2; Twitter; Slingbox goes HD
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled ‘Debate Hub' as social, political destination Former Google product manager ‘disappointed' by T-Mobile G1 ...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., CNET Networks Inc., Matthew Miller, Twitter, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Security, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled 'Debate Hub' as social, political destination
- If you love using your gadgets -- and you're fired up about this year's election -- have I got a site for you. Less than 24 hours before the first debate, C-SPAN, the cable network known for airing non-stop, unfiltered coverage of government proceedings, has unveiled its...
- Tags: Site, Twitter, C-SPAN, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Marketing, Internet, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- Thomas case reveals obscene penalties for P2P downloaders
- Thomas case reveals obscene penalties for P2P downloadersDamagesIt is invalid to assume not only damages from downloading the songs, but making them available for download by other users. While it may be difficult to discover the true value of damages to the record label, the actual value should be...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), obscene penalty, downloader, P2P downloader, P2P
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- Thomas case reveals obscene penalties for P2P downloaders
- <Update>Further note from Ray Beckerman from Recording Industry v The People on the issue of whether MediaSentry's downloading would suffice for the distribution charge see Investigator Downloading section below: "There still has to be sale or other transfer of ownership, or rental, lease, or lending. And the dissemination has to...
- Tags: Distribution, P2P, RIAA, Verdict, Judge, Investigator Downloading, Thomas, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- RIAA loses $222K verdict against Jammy Thomas
- RIAA loses $222K verdict against Jammy ThomasHer turn nowI hope she turns around and files a MULTI MILLION dollar suit against the RIAA. If "offering a copyrighted work to the public" is a crime, then we must by definition force the closure of all public libraries. . .This poor...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, RIAA, Jammy Thomas, verdict
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- RIAA loses $222K verdict against Jammy Thomas
- The $222,000 verdict against Jammy Thomas for copyright infringement by P2P is no more. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis dismissed the verdict PDF, saying it was based on the faulty "making available" theory of distribution. Thomas will face a new trial, in which the RIAA will have to prove...
- Tags: Distribution, P2P, RIAA, Verdict, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
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