Tags | Domains | Searches | Statistics | Options | Advanced Search
|
Tags | Domains | Searches | Statistics | Options | Advanced Search |
TECH.BLORGE.com - Aug 31, 2008
Hackers at the recent DEFCON conference demonstrated Internet flaws even more shocking than the recent DNS vulnerability. A design error that’s been known, has been exploited and probably has been used by government …
TECH.BLORGE.com - Aug 25, 2008
Red Hat belatedly revealed that its infrastructure servers were hacked into. Packages compromised included those used to sign its Fedora Project packages. PC World carried the story; one thing to note is the way the …
Also tagged: linux
TECH.BLORGE.com - Aug 24, 2008
Losing your precious laptop, or having it stolen is probably always in the back of your mind, especially if you rely on it for work. While there’s a slew of products and software available that can track your laptop if …
Also tagged: software, open source
TECH.BLORGE.com - Aug 22, 2008
A government contractor has lost a memory stick with personal data on 84,000 prisoners. It’s the latest in a string of major data losses the government has suffered in the past six months. Jacqui Smith, the minister …
Also tagged: legal
TECH.BLORGE.com - Aug 22, 2008
Mozilla has introduced several new features into its newest version of Firefox, many of which are welcomed improvements. One change that people aren’t to happy with, is the new security features that inhibit visitors …
TECH.BLORGE.com - Aug 20, 2008
A federal judge has thrown out the gagging order imposed on three students who uncovered serious security loopholes in Boston’s subway ticketing system. It’s too late for a security conference where they planned to …
TECH.BLORGE.com - Aug 15, 2008
Airports have been intensely focused on providing better security for their customers ever since 9/11 and a seeming increase in terrorist activity. While that’s encouraging since most people value their lives, it also …
Also tagged: technology
TECH.BLORGE.com - Aug 12, 2008
Boston’s transit bosses have gained a temporary restraining order banning three MIT students from giving a presentation explaining how they were able to hack the city’s subway system. But public record rules mean the …
TECH.BLORGE.com - Aug 12, 2008
PayPal is supposed to be the easy way to pay and get paid for sales, services and products exchanged over the internet. As an American writer for a blog owned by an Australian, it seemed like the easiest way to get …
TECH.BLORGE.com - Aug 9, 2008
Both Google and Yahoo announced recently ways to let its users “opt-out” of receiving targeted advertising on both their respective networks and across the internet at large. Why the move so quickly? Both companies are …