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Source: Tech Week EU - Posted by Dave Wreski
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One of the more advanced rootkits to have hit town in recent memory has got security researchers across the globe in a tizz, even though it hasn’t even been finished. |
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Source: H Security - Posted by Dave Wreski
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a new version of its HTTPS Everywhere browser extension for Firefox that now supports encryption on even more web sites. The US digital rights advocacy organisation says that version 3.0 of its Firefox add-on, which automatically redirects users to more secure HTTPS connections when accessing certain web pages, now supports an additional 1,500 sites, more than twice as many as previous stable releases. |
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Source: eSecurity Planet - Posted by Anthony Pell
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It's no secret that Google's Android mobile operating system has had its share of security flaws. But what is less well-known is that the U.S. government's National Security Agency (NSA) is among the teams working to improve Android security. |
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Source: Information Week - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Going once, going twice: The new NetWeird toolkit can be used to infect Apple OS X systems, converting Macs into zombies ready to do your botnet bidding, with prices starting at just $60.
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Source: The Atlantic - Posted by Anthony Pell
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If I've seemed a little bleary-eyed and inattentive this week you can blame Jim Fallows. Late on Tuesday night I read his post about gmail, which linked to Mat Honan's piece for Wired about the destruction of his (Honan's) digital life. I was then up most of the night implementing Jim's advice about improving my computer security. This is by no means the first warning Jim has issued. |
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Source: The Register UK - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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Most Linux distributions have a significant focus on security. This does not mean they are necessarily ready for production out of the box. Tools like SELinux, excellent firewall options, and robust access controls can make Linux exceptionally secure. |
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Source: Wall Street Journal - Posted by Dave Wreski
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They say the cloud is the future of computing. All your data and software programs, now known as web apps, will reside in the cloud and the computer itself will act as a “dumb” screen. Google is already moving in that direction with Chrome OS, while Microsoft and Apple are working hard to tightly integrate cloud services in their upcoming versions of Windows and Mac OS X, respectively. |
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Source: InfoWorld - Posted by Anthony Pell
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Bigger lesson learned from Flame: Multiple layers of security needed, so when one technology fails, a second or third may succeed |
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Source: IT World - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Life is full of trade-offs, and many times they are not palatable for every side. Such was the trade-off proposed by Fedora developers this week to solve the upcoming obstacle of UEFI secure booting on Windows 8-certified machines. |
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Source: SD Times - Posted by Dave Wreski
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On March 9, 1977, Bill Joy compiled the first version of Berkeley Systems Distribution Unix, known as 1BSD. This version was just an add-on to an existing Unix, however. Two years later, he released 2BSD, which added two new programs from his repertoire: vi and the C Shell.
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