Archive for August, 2006

Scott Granneman: LinuxWorld, virtually speaking

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Scott Granneman: LinuxWorld, virtually speaking
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Parent issue: To spy or not

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Parent issue: To spy or not
South Coast Today - Computer monitoring software, says Trinidad, should be a fallback option only. “(Spying) is never a good idea,” he said, since it represents a breakdown in trust and sends a message to your child that spying is acceptable. Only if the child is at

COMPUTER MONITORING SYSTEM TO PREVENT FLOODS IN BULGARIA
Sophia Echo - Bulgaria may introduce a four-million leva computer system to send early alerts and predict floods near rivers and in the coastal region. Nikolai Kalev from the State Agency for Civil Protection announced the plans of the Disaster Management Ministry

Power struggle
TMCnet - Because the downtown system is on a network linked to computer monitoring equipment, most customers don’t lose power when one cable fails. The system automatically reroutes electricity through other lines. But because all the cables are connected

Companies Step Up Electronic Monitoring of Employees
TechNewsWorld - The survey also showed that computer monitoring takes various forms including tracking content, keystrokes and time spent at the keyboard, the use of satellite global positioning systems to monitor cell phones, and the storing and reviewing of

The Finnish Line
Washington Post - Six men and women are riding stationary bikes, while Heikkila sits behind a computer monitoring their vital signs. Later, he has them scheduled for gym exercises and outdoor activities. This time of year most people hit the golf course, which has

Report clears Nelson polytech
Stuff - The commission said the NMIT had measured “student engagement” in the computer programme through attendance forms, supervision and a computer monitoring system. Students who wanted to access the internet were required to go to computing centres set

Top Dem Blasts Latest VA Data Loss

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

Top Dem Blasts Latest VA Data Loss
Senate minority leader calls for VA chief Nicholson’s resignation.

Bugtraq: Mambo CatalogShop Remote File Inclusion
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Vuln: Mambo CatalogShop Component mosConfig_absolute_path Remote File Include Vulnerability

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

Vuln: Mambo CatalogShop Component mosConfig_absolute_path Remote File Include Vulnerability
Mambo CatalogShop Component mosConfig_absolute_path Remote File Include Vulnerability

Microsoft warns game developers of security risk (Reuters)
Reuters - All too familiar with hackers looking to exploit security flaws in its software, Microsoft Corp. warned video game developers on Monday that their PC games are now a target for criminals.

Federico Biancuzzi: Application-level virtualization for Windows
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Microsoft fixes faulty security patch

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

Microsoft fixes faulty security patch
The “hotfix” is designed to address a problem in a patch for a flaw that is already being used by worms.

Bugtraq: Mambo com_cropimage 1.0 Component Remote Include Vulnerability
Mambo com_cropimage 1.0 Component Remote Include Vulnerability

Infocus: After an Exploit: mitigation and remediation
After an Exploit: mitigation and remediation

Could wiki format save patent review?
Also: BlackBerry and brethren carry security bull’s-eye. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.

England ready to roll under eye of Big Brother

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

England ready to roll under eye of Big Brother
The Sunday Times, UK - Aug 17, 2006IN HIS early days at Middlesbrough, one of Steve McClaren s players likened working under him to being in the bloody Big Brother house , a reference to …

Big Brother Housemates Guess Their Future Will their dreams come …
Entertainmentwise, UK - Aug 16, 2006The Big Brother house mates have had to get their brains into gear for their latest task well kind of. Big Brother has asked all …

Big Brother fame won’t last - Craig
Norwich Evening News, UK - Aug 17, 2006In fact Craig Coates’ face is so familiar that it seems incomprehensible that he doesn’t recognise me too; but that’s the Big Brother effect for you. …

BIG BROTHER 7 HAS BEEN A TV PLAGUE
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 8 hours ago… I didn’t like the way it was heading. Big Brother 7 has the same feelgood vibe about it, but at least Holland stopped at six. If …

Big Brother’s Jennie Turns On Aisleyne
Entertainmentwise, UK - Aug 16, 2006Things are getting nasty in the Big Brother house as Jennie asserts her right to not speak to Aisleyne. After the book launch party …

Big Brother Bets Approach Millions of Dollars
EOG.com, Virginia - 16 hours ago… Sports, one of the best offshore sports books, has already booked nearly one million dollars worth of action bet on tonight’s final episode of “Big Brother.”. …

Information for customers accessing Sophos sites by IP address

Friday, August 18th, 2006

Information for customers accessing Sophos sites by IP address
As a result of hardware upgrades to improve the resilience and scalability of our web servers, the small number of customers who access Sophos websites using an IP address may see error messages for short periods during the week beginning 15 May 2006 when attempting downloads.

Shows of note 

Friday, August 18th, 2006

Shows of note 
Benjamin Hierro Hierro’s paintings mix Cubism’s disruption of space and perspective with the visual richness and clarity of the still-life tradition. The results are fancifully imagined fruits, vegetables and animals that are impressively rendered but a tad too fantastic.

REID THRILLED BY ‘UNBELIEVABLE’ McCARTHY 
Blackburn midfielder Steven Reid believes Craig Bellamy’s departure has quickly been forgotten following the goalscoring exploits of new boys Benni McCarthy and Jason Roberts.

Lord Kilbracken 
John Raymond Godley, journalist and writer: born London 17 October 1920; DSC 1945; reporter, Daily Mirror 1947-49; reporter, Sunday Express 1949-51; succeeded 1950 as third Baron Kilbracken; married 1943 Penelope Reyne (one son, and one son deceased; marriage dissolved 1949), (one daughter), 1981 Susan Heazlewood (one son; marriage dissolved 1989); died Cavan 14 August 2006.

Survival of the fittest in finals, says Malthouse 
COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse believes the top-eight team carrying simply the freshest legs will hold the strongest finals hopes.

Exploit Prevention Labs Releases July Exploit Prevalence Survey 

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

Exploit Prevention Labs Releases July Exploit Prevalence Survey 
Exploit Prevention Labs ( http://www.explabs.com/ ), the leading developer of anti-exploit software, today released findings for its July 2006 Exploit Prevalence Survey(TM). Now in its third month, the Exploit Prevalence Survey is the first monthly survey to measure the top web-borne exploits based on real-world prevalence data. Results are derived from automated reports submitted by users of

Cardiff Researchers Discover Online Banking Security Problem 
Two researchers working within Cardiff University’s School of Computer Science, Professor Antonia J Jones and Joseph R Rabaiotti, together with a third independent researcher Stuart P Goring, have today released details of a problem with HSBC’s online banking system. The bank was informed of the issue prior to publication.

Major loophole in HSBC’s online banking security system discovered 
London, Aug 11 (ANI): If you an account with HSBC, then beware, for Cardiff University researchers claim to have found a major flaw with the bank’s online banking system.

3m HSBC accounts open to fraud 
Online bank accounts exposed to potential fraud because of glaring security loophole.

Password Software provides one-click access from USB drives. 
Dekart Password Carrier secure web form filler and password management tool provides one-click login to web sites from USB drives. Password Carrier provides phishing protection, keylogger protection, and strong password generation. Software installs on USB Drives, external hard disks, or flash memory cards, and information is encrypted in AES 256-bit algorithm certified by NIST. Protected by

The incredible disappearing sysadmin

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

The incredible disappearing sysadmin
CNN Money - The biggest winners, though, may be players like IBM ( Charts ) and Hewlett-Packard ( Charts ), which offer a complete package of all of the above - increasingly automated hardware, sophisticated monitoring software, and IT consultants who can design