Comment: Re:just use virtual machines (Score 1) 464
Actually it can even be read by economists, which isn't a good thing.
+ - New Java Exploit Spotted in the Wild->
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wiredmikey writes "Security researchers have discovered new zero-day Java vulnerability being targeted in the wild.
According to FireEye, the exploit was found on a server in China, and if it successfully attacks a given endpoint, the payload that is delivered is hosted on the same server. They were able to successfully exploit a test machine against latest version of Firefox with JRE version 1.7 update 6 installed.
On Monday, the Metasploit Exploit team at Rapid7 said they had developed a working exploit that they say enables a successful attack against a fully patched Windows 7 SP1 with Java 7 Update 6.
Once again, it’s wise to remove Java if it isn’t absolutely needed in your environment. Most home users have little need for the software these days, and most experts agree the risk outweighs the reward when it comes to installing it. If you must have Java installed, be sure to be relentless about patching Java with the latest security updates."
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According to FireEye, the exploit was found on a server in China, and if it successfully attacks a given endpoint, the payload that is delivered is hosted on the same server. They were able to successfully exploit a test machine against latest version of Firefox with JRE version 1.7 update 6 installed.
On Monday, the Metasploit Exploit team at Rapid7 said they had developed a working exploit that they say enables a successful attack against a fully patched Windows 7 SP1 with Java 7 Update 6.
Once again, it’s wise to remove Java if it isn’t absolutely needed in your environment. Most home users have little need for the software these days, and most experts agree the risk outweighs the reward when it comes to installing it. If you must have Java installed, be sure to be relentless about patching Java with the latest security updates."
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+ - Samsung and Apple have a parts deal that they don't want damaged->
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ToriaUru writes "Samsung and Apple don't want to damage the parts business that they have. Samsung is the sole supplier of Apple-designed chips that power the iPhone and iPad."
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+ - MPAA and RIAA Budgets Severely Slashed
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jones_supa writes "Despite the ever increasing threat of online piracy, tax records reveal that in a period of three years the major Hollywood movie studios cut their payments to the MPAA in half. As a direct result the budget of the movie industry group reached a new low of $49.6 million, causing wage and legal fee payouts to plummet. At the same time it can be discovered how the latest RIAA tax filing shows that their revenue has also reached a new low. In just two years the membership dues from music labels have been cut in half and have now sunk to below $30 million a year. While the two organizations have not yet received their final blow, they are definitely in a downward spiral."
+ - VMware to Join OpenStack Foundation->
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hypnosec writes "OpenStack Foundation, backed by virtualization players like Rackspace, Red Hat and IBM, is going to get a unexpected new member – Vmware. According to a post on the OpenStack Foundation Wiki, the agenda of the Board of Directors meeting on August 28 includes the Gold membership of VMware as one of the topics. VMware is not the only one applying for Gold membership as Intel and NEC are also standing in line for their memberships as well."
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Comment: Re:Disappointing (Score 1) 439
You should move to Sweden. 30 cm of snow over night isn't uncommon and when it goes on snowing for a couple weeks it get gets old pretty fast.
Even the polar bears seems to have moved to better conditions.
I don't actually hate the winter but it would be nice if instead of like 6 months winter every year we could have 4 months every other year.
Comment: Re:Is this a problem? (Score 1) 402
Well, I work from home a lot on rather data intensive projects and a 5 Mb/s connection would bring an end to that.
I would mean I would either have to move closer to my office or commute 300 kilmeters a day (round trip) neither is acceptable (I'm at the office perhaps 2-3 days a week).
High bandwidth means freedom of living the life you want to for many people. I live in area where I can see 1 other house and I can actually make out if someone is home if using binoculars and that's just about how crowded I would like my living area to be.
My lifestyle would not be possible for me without high bandwidth.
Comment: Re:God forbid... (Score 4, Funny) 266
Agreed, I'm pretty well paid and treated like a real person at my workplace, hence I hardly ever steal and keep my illegal porn operation small enough to not tax the company servers way to much.
+ - UK To Offer PCs For £98, Internet For £
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Sam writes "The UK government wants to offer low-cost computers as part of a 12-month trial during Race Online 2012. The scheme, which aims to reach out to the 9.2 million adults that are not yet online, 4 million of whom are considered socially and economically disadvantaged, aims to "make the UK the first nation in the world where everyone can use the web." Prices will start at £98 ($156.01) for a refurbished PC, with subsidized Internet connections available for as little as £9 ($14.33) a month or £18 ($28.65) for three months. The cheap computers will run open-source software (think Linux) and will include a flat-screen monitor, keyboard, mouse, dedicated telephone helpline, delivery, and even a warranty. The cheap Internet packages will use a mobile dongle to help people access the web.
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Comment: Re:AI solver (Score 1) 122
Today the Donkey Kong highscore, tomorrow The World!
Sincerly
MrMarkie
Lead Developer, SkyNet Deveolment Team
Comment: Re:Too little, too late... (Score 1) 406
What's 2012 then?
Lunch break?
Comment: What if (Score 5, Insightful) 185
What if they didn't put that database on a server facing the internet?
Could that be a good idea?
Or maybe they should just return all their computers since they can't be trusted to use them securely...
Let the flames begin.
+ - Operation Payback and Hactivism 101->
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Orome1 writes "While individual acts of hacktivism are inconvenient, something else happens when hacktivists group together — they commonly perform a DDoS attack. Techniques have advanced to automate the process, making the attacks more powerful and thus more able to bypass security controls — the effect, however, remains the same. Let us take a look at the recent Operation Payback which has gained notoriety in the past few months."
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Comment: Re:I can't believe anyone is surprised (Score 1) 464
I live in Sweden too and I do not see to horror of people finding out how much money I make and what property I own.
People who want to do bad things will find these out anyway so I don't see any reason for secrecy.
And it's actually kinda handy when taking down braggers who say "I make this and that much", one flick of the phone and you can say for sure "no you don't, you make this and that much" :)
+ - Twitter Denies Censoring WikiLeaks->
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Stoobalou writes "Twitter has denied that it has censored WikiLeaks by preventing posts relating to it from from appearing in its Trends side bar.
A minor storm kicked up over the weekend as conspiracy theorists alleged that the micro-blogging site was deliberately keeping the whistle-blowing site out of the Trends ranking, which is supposed to point out hot topics to Twitter users.
Late last night Twitter's communications director Matt Graves issued a statement which attempts to explain the apparent anomaly between the amount of traffic relating to WikiLeaks and the Cablegate leaks, and the non-appearance of these topics in the Trends listing."
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A minor storm kicked up over the weekend as conspiracy theorists alleged that the micro-blogging site was deliberately keeping the whistle-blowing site out of the Trends ranking, which is supposed to point out hot topics to Twitter users.
Late last night Twitter's communications director Matt Graves issued a statement which attempts to explain the apparent anomaly between the amount of traffic relating to WikiLeaks and the Cablegate leaks, and the non-appearance of these topics in the Trends listing."
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