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Conficker Detection Breakthrough From Germany 0

Submitted by nandemoari on Wednesday April 01 2009, @10:01AM

nandemoari writes "Tillmann Werner and Felix Leder, two German researchers from the Honeynet Project, figured out that the malware tries to patch the same security flaw (MS08-067) that it previously exploited. The binary patch NetpwPathCanonicalize — used by the Conficker/Downadup worm — works quite a bit differently, meaning that network scanners are able to pinpoint the existence of the malware. The Honeynet Project released a proof of concept scanner that contains tools and information on containing the Conficker/Downadup worm. Enterprise-class scanners from Tenable, McAfee, Nmap, Ncircle and Qualys are also available."

IBM Buys Linus Torvalds 0

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Anonymous Coward

on Wednesday April 01 2009, @09:29AM

Anonymous Coward writes "IBM CEO, Samuel Palmisano, announced at 12:01 am EDT that IBM has completed the purchase of Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds for $4.6 Billion in cash and stock. This unprecedented human purchase by a corporation is being met with shock and surprise within the Linux and IT communities. Palmisano said that IBM was the "highest bidder" in a bitter battle for Torvalds."

Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time-> 0

Submitted by Slater on Friday September 28 2007, @04:35PM

Slater writes "This is a list of the Top 50 Dystopian Movies of all time, ranked according to an average of both Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB scores. There have been several similar movie lists but I found this one to be quite thorough and detailed. I'm only recommending this because I along with several other buddies found out about some pretty cool films.. even though we're huge fans of this genre."
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Windows admin resources for seasoned Linux admins

Submitted by Psiren on Friday June 08 2007, @08:05PM

Psiren writes "In six months or so my colleague is planning to leave and I will take over responsibility for the Windows servers. I have been a Linux/Unix sysadmin for many years, and have of course managed Windows machines in that time, but never to any great depth. I have worked closely with my colleague over the last few years to integrate our Windows and Linux systems as much as possible, so I am familiar with the basics, but am also well aware of the significant differences between the two. I am interested in finding resources that will be useful to help me in this transition. Recommendations for decent admin books for Windows Server 2003 would be a good start, especially those written from the more technical standpoint. Useful websites are generally a google away, but if you have any favourites I'd appreciate some links. Any other advice (other than "Don't do it!") is welcome."

Atlantis launched without incident->

Submitted by

forkazoo

on Friday June 08 2007, @08:02PM

forkazoo writes "Space.com is reporting the successful launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. There were no major incidents or problems during the launch, except that there was some concern about the weather at the two European abort landing sites. The weather cleared up and the launch was pretty much perfect. I watched on the live NASA TV stream."
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MIT team demonstrates wireless power transfer->

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tuomas_kaikkonen

on Friday June 08 2007, @07:51PM

tuomas_kaikkonen writes "MIT team demonstrated the wireless electricity based on using coupled resonant objects. Two resonant objects of the same resonant frequency tend to exchange energy efficiently, while interacting weakly with extraneous off-resonant objects. They were able to light a 60W light bulb from a power source seven feet (more than two meters) away; there was no physical connection between the source and the appliance. The work has been reported in the June 7 issue of Science Express, the advance online publication of the journal Science."
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Creator of MS Word banned from casinos and WSOP

Submitted by

L. VeGas

on Friday June 08 2007, @07:48PM

L. VeGas writes "Richard Brodie, Microsoft employee number 77, creator of Microsoft Word 1.0 and professional poker player, was banned from all Harrah's casinos yesterday for winning at video poker, a game both impossible to cheat and impossible to overcome the house advantage. Since the World Series of Poker is held at the Rio, a Harrah's property, this meant he would be unable to play in the upcoming tournament. Thanks to massive public support, they have relented, and now Brodie will be playing, and I can once again live vicariously throught him."

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo DNS records hacked->

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Yaron Orenstein

on Friday June 08 2007, @07:11PM

Yaron Orenstein writes "I wanted to point your attention to a very interesting story we have found two days ago and just published. The DNS records of three of the top world Internet companies Google, Microsoft and Yahoo has been hacked. I have published the whole story in English here: http://www.thecoils.com/2007/06/08/google_microsof t_yahoo_dns_hack/"
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NYC Mayor Pushes Traffic Fee Proposal

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Anonymous Coward

on Friday June 08 2007, @06:34PM

Anonymous Coward writes "NEW YORK (AP) — Traffic congestion and devastating pollution are among the "inconvenient truths" of our age and could be eased by imposing pay-to-drive fees on Manhattan motorists, Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a legislative panel Friday. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070608/ny_traffic_fee.html ?.v=1"

Court: Cops Can Steal and Lie to Conduct Searches->

Submitted by

Spamicles

on Friday June 08 2007, @05:59PM

Spamicles writes "Police officers faked a car jacking in order to search a car that was suspected to be used in drug trafficking. They discovered drugs and arrested the owners of the car. A lower court ruled that the warrant-less search and seizure violated the Fourth Amendment and that the drugs could not be used as evidence. This ruling was overturned today."
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