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Submission + - Most Global Energy Organizations Suffered a Breach (net-security.org)

Submitted by Orome1
Orome1 writes: More than 75 percent of global energy organizations surveyed admit to having suffered at least one data breach over the last 12 months. Furthermore, 69 percent of organizations feel a data breach is very likely or likely to occur over the next 12 months, according to a survey by Q1 Labs and the Ponemon Institute. The survey polled 291 IT and IT security practitioners in utilities and energy companies with an average of 11 years of experience; the work of participants in the study involves securing the organization’s information assets, enterprise systems or critical infrastructure.
EU

Submission + - EU copyright term extension (kluwercopyrightblog.com)

Submitted by airfoobar
airfoobar writes: Bad news from Denmark. According to an official press release, the Danish government has changed its position and now endorses the European Commission’s proposal to extend the term of protection for sound recordings. Since Denmark was part of a fragile blocking minority in the European Council, there is a danger now that the EU Presidency (Hungary) will try to push through the proposal within a matter of weeks.
Crime

Submission + - The True Scale of the Insider Threat (net-security.org)

Submitted by Orome1
Orome1 writes: UK employees are likely to either maliciously or accidentally disclose confidential information about their employers to unauthorized personnel. A LogRhythm survey of 3000 UK workers revealed that 37 percent of people have shared privileged company information with their friends and family, while 21 percent of laptop/desktop-owning respondents stated that they have transferred company data to their personal computer, even though more than half of these devices – 58 percent – were shared with, or could at least be accessed by, other people.

Submission + - Getting L33t Into The Oxford English Dictionary (bit-tech.net)

Submitted by arcticstoat
arcticstoat writes: A few net-speak acronyms such as LOL and OMG to the Oxford English Dictionary last month, but could we ever see l33t-speak (complete with numbers) or ROFLcopters in the OED? Actually, yes we could. In this interview with OED principal editor Graeme Diamond, he reveals the selection criteria for new words and discusses the potential for words such as 'l33t' to get into the dictionary."'L33t is obviously a respelling and a contraction [of elite]," says Diamond, "so it would be a separate entry, and yes it is familiar to me, so I think it's something we would consider for inclusion."
Linux

Submission + - linux: pwning computers and devices after 20 years (like-a-boss.org)

Submitted by dmbkiwi
dmbkiwi writes: 2011 is the 20th anniversary of the first release of the Linux kernel by Linus Torvalds. Since that time, the linux kernel, together with the GNU tools and a whole host of software has been developed by enthusiasts and professional programmers into an operating system that runs on tiny embedded systems right up to the world’s fastest supercomputers.
Data Storage

Submission + - Panasonic's 100GB Blu-Ray arrives (pcauthority.com.au)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It's not unusual to hear of advances made in some research laboratory that could one day lead to unheard of advances in disc storage, like 1000GB optical media. But it's not so often that we see one of these mutant discs — costing a reported 10,000 yen, or approximately $112 — go on sale. Panasonic's BDXL Blu-Ray discs are re-writable and capable of storing 100GB, thanks to three storage layers. According to this story, it can take more than one and a half hours to fill a disc with a compatible drive.

Submission + - Advice on software for running a small library

Submitted by
yahyamf
yahyamf writes: "I've been asked to help setup software for managing a small library at a non-profit school in the middle-east for under-privileged children. The library has about 5000 books and will be run mostly by student workers. The requirements are low cost, ease of use and maintenance, and support for Arabic and English. Barcode printing and scanning capabilities would be great as well. I've looked briefly at koha, but is there anything else out there (both hardware and software) slashdotters can recommend?"

Comment Re:Fibre good because of less obvious reasons (Score 1) 159

by HornyBastard (#34184494) Attached to: Dutch ISP Demos Symmetric 100Mbps DOCSIS3
Same here in South Africa. Except for the last mile, which is still copper, most of the network has systematically been upgraded to fiber. Something that made newspaper headlines a few years ago. The Western Cape is South Africa's largest exporter of copper, but there is not a single copper mine in the Western Cape.

Comment Re:This kid did what exploit hunters do (Score 2, Insightful) 122

by HornyBastard (#33668930) Attached to: Aussie Student Responsible For Twitter Exploit

"This kid did what exploit hunters do, release code to the internet knowing it can be used for criminal purposes."

According to that logic, if i stab you in the face, the guy who sold me the knife is responsible.
This kid did not do anything wrong. All he did was let people know about the bug.

car analogy:
All he did was put a flyer in your window saying that if you switch on the headlights and the radio at the same time, your car will explode. He is now responsible if somebody else uses that knowledge to blow up a lot of cars.
Graphics

Submission + - Development GIMP Version 2.7 Review (inatux.com)

Submitted by superdude1516
superdude1516 writes: `Single Window` mode in the current development version of GIMP is so named because it allows you to attach GIMP's docks to the main window. It does not force you to have one singular window ... You can now use the Text tool to type right on to the image, instead of in a small pop-up text box ... There is another thing. GIMP 2.7 seems to always start in multi-window mode, even if the user closes GIMP in single-window mode...

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