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Mozilla releases version 2.0 of its license  04 January 2012 
Source: InfoWorld - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Mozilla announced Tuesday the release of version 2.0 of the Mozilla Public License (MPL), which provides compatibility with the Apache and GPL licenses, opening up a wider body of code for reuse by the Mozilla project.
 
Finding the Cleanup Crew After a Messy Hack Attack  30 December 2011 
Source: NY Times - Posted by Dave Wreski   
In the messy world of computer security breaches, Kevin Mandia is something like the Wolf. Mr. Mandia has spent his entire career cleaning up problems much like the recent breach at Stratfor, the security group based in Austin, Tex., that was hacked over the Christmas weekend.
 
Tech luminaries we lost in 2011  29 December 2011 
Source: Computer World - Posted by Dave Wreski   
It's been a rough year for the IT industry. The death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in October grabbed international headlines. But we also lost other major figures from almost every area of technology, including Xerox PARC founder Jacob E. Goldman, who died in late December. Here's one last look at some of the people who made a big difference.
 
The 7 Coolest Hacks Of 2011  28 December 2011 
Source: Dark Reading - Posted by Alex   
Some hacks are epic not merely for their significance in IT security, but for their sheer creativity and novelty. They're those in-your-face hacks that both entertain and educate, and crack those things we take for granted in our everyday lives.
 
Go Daddy’s SOPA Entanglement  25 December 2011 
Source: ZDNet Blogs - Posted by Dave Wreski   
It’s one thing for congresscritters who wouldn’t known an Internet Protocol (IP) address from a domain name to support the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), it’s another thing entirely for a top Internet domain registry company like Go Daddy to support SOPA. I mean Internet companies may not know anything about the First Amendment—something like far too many Congressmen come to think of it–but Go Daddy should certainly know their Internet technologies and what their customers would think of Go Daddy fouling up their Internet.
 
Windows 8 picture password is 'Fisher-Price toy' says father of 2-factor authentication  23 December 2011 
Source: Network World - Posted by Anthony Pell   
The Windows 8 feature that logs users in if they touch certain points in a photo in the right order might be fun, but it's not very good security, according to the inventor of RSA's SecurID token.
 
Manning faces hacker who told authorities of leak suspicions  22 December 2011 
Source: Washington Post - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Pfc. Bradley Manning, in a military courtroom Tuesday, faced for the first time the man he apparently thought was a kindred spirit but who instead told authorities that the soldier had carried off one of the largest intelligence leaks in U.S. history.
 
Security tips from a legendary hacker  20 December 2011 
Source: CBS News - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Kevin Mitnick was once the "most wanted" computer hacker in the world. After being nabbed by the FBI and doing his time, Mitnick became one of the good guys, helping businesses understand and address information security weaknesses and threats.
 
Criminals Make Sure You’re Never Really Alone, Even In Self-Check-out Lanes  15 December 2011 
Source: dar - Posted by Alex   
Multiple media outlets including Wired reported, have reported that criminals have tampered with the credit and debit card readers at self check-outs in more than 20 supermarkets operated by California-based Lucky Supermarkets.
 
Amplicate scores among Comodo users reflects success of online community-building  14 December 2011 
Source: Comodo Inc. - Posted by Administrator   
COMODO internet security reviews from real world computer users colletion by Amplicate. Anti virus and Internet security rating and comparison by Amplicate social media report.
 
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