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Submission + - Metasploit Framework 3.0 RELEASED!

Submitted by

Metasploit

on Monday April 02, 2007 @05:49AM

Metasploit writes: "We are pleased to announce the immediate free availability of the Metasploit Framework version 3.0. Metasploit is a development platform for creating security tools and exploits. Version 3.0 contains 177 exploits 104 payloads 17 encoders and 3 nop modules. Additionally 30 auxiliary modules are included that perform a wide range of tasks including host discovery protocol fuzzing and denial of service testing.

HD Moore also gave an interview to Securityfocus to discuss what's new in release 3.0, the new license of the framework, plans for features and exploits development, and the links among the bad guys and Metasploit and the law. Here's a quote: "In the US, exploit regulation would kill research and lead to a degrading state of security for all US companies. Vendors patch because exploits are available, without "above ground" exploits that anyone can access, there is no motivation to patch flaws.""

Submission + - 1.7 Billion Digits of Pi on One CD ISO

Submitted by H0ek on Monday March 12, 2007 @08:37PM

H0ek writes: With March 14th coming up, and already one article about Pi day up, I figure it's time to expose the CD ISO of 1.7 billion digits of pi. This CD has a search tool (and source code) on it to allow you to find groups of digits, and a textfile that describes how to use the tools and links to the source of this material. This was mentioned a few years ago but it's time for the ISO to make rounds again. Want to prove your memorization skills? Here's your chance!

Submission + - 9th Annual Independent Games Festival Winners

Submitted by

Ryan Howard

on Monday March 12, 2007 @08:23PM

Ryan Howard writes: "Held on the 7th of March at this year's GDC, the 9th annual Independent Games Festival (fondly referred to as the Sundance of the games industry) has seen its acclaim reach the highest levels to date, and helped to promote a wealth of indie gaming delights. Gameworld Network was on hand to report from the festival, and has a nice three-page summary of the winners, along with some YouTubed gameplay videos to show the winning titles in action! From the article:

"Pocketing a tooth-achingly sweet $20,000 for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, the Bit Blot duo of Derek Yu and Alec Holowka (who attained a respectable level of infamy after their previous work on the hilarious, hyper-violent parody game, I'm O.K.) have caused nothing short of a sensation with their underwater, illusory adventure, Aquaria. Taking on the role of Naija, an isolated mercreature, players explore a hand drawn fantasy world teeming with surreal life in a uniquely fluid, mouse controlled, non-linear gaming experience.""

Journal Journal: Progress bars vs. OOP

Journal by SurturZ on Monday March 12, 2007 @08:16PM

It occurs to me that progress bars are antithetical to OOP. Displaying a progress bar correctly necessarily needs to go "deep" into any process, while OOP's encapsulation must stop this.

Feed 'NSFW' Is for Babies (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Monday March 12, 2007 @08:12PM

Susie Bright calls internet writers to task for labeling links as not safe for work. Is it time to drop the flag? In Sex Drive Daily.

Journal Journal: Perspective...Use it or lose it 9

Journal by Marxist Hacker 42 on Monday March 12, 2007 @07:12PM

With appologies to Richard Bach, of course:

Perspective- Use it Or Lose it

Submission + - Interview: Castlevania's future

Submitted by

ferricide

on Monday March 12, 2007 @07:11PM

ferricide writes: "The latest game in the Castlevania series, Dracula X Chronicles, will be released for the PSP later this year. Thanks to Game Developers Conference, GamesRadar was able to sit down and have a lengthy interview with Koji "IGA" Igarashi. It started out as a discussion of that game (a pack which contains a ground-up remake of the 1993 classic and a port of 1997's Symphony of the Night) but which became more wide-ranging, concerning the development philosophy and future of the entire series."

Submission + - Seagate's Encrypted Hard Drives on Route

Submitted by Yeah on Monday March 12, 2007 @07:10PM

Yeah writes: Seagate Technology LLC, the world's largest hard drive maker, announced Monday the first manufacturer to sell laptop PCs with its new built-in encryption technology.

Submission + - Bloggers spot more Yahoo copyright violations!

Submitted by

Viswam

on Monday March 12, 2007 @06:57PM

Viswam writes: "Indian bloggers spot more Yahoo copyright violations!
The search is on, and the search company is on the hot seat

March 12, 2007 (IDG News Service) — Yahoo Inc.'s problems with Indian bloggers over unauthorized reproduction of their content on its Indian portals may be just beginning. Bloggers claim they have identified more instances of their content being reproduced without permission on Yahoo's Indian portals. Yahoo's Indian subsidiary has yet to come up with an appropriate response that satisfies the bloggers. After bloggers complained about Yahoo India's unauthorized publication of recipes from a blogger called Su, the subsidiary apologized on Thursday. In a statement, it said it regretted any inconvenience caused by the inadvertent Yahoo's Indian subsidiary on its Malayalam-language portal. Yahoo did not refer to Su or her blog by name, and also blamed the mistake on its content provider Webdunia.com (India) Pvt. Ltd. A Malayalam-language version of the statement was posted by Yahoo on its Malayalam portal, but that did not satisfy the bloggers. The issue is not about Yahoo publishing her content without attribution, said Su reacting to Yahoo's statement in an e-mail Saturday. The bloggers, whose content she said was stolen, are fighting against Yahoo violating their copyrights, she wrote. Su has demanded a written apology from Yahoo for allegedly stealing her blog content. The blogger describes herself as a housewife from Kerala in south India in her blog. She said that her next step would be to take the dispute to court on a number of charges including copyright violation, if "Yahoo keeps on washing their hands off and tries to do a mockery of an apology." Bloggers in India are also compiling a list of content allegedly stolen from them by Yahoo's content provider, and posted to Yahoo's portals in India. The 12 incidents of copyright violation and content theft identified so far may be only be the tip of the iceberg, a blogger wrote Sunday. The content on Yahoo's seven Indian languages portals is provided by Webdunia.com under the express representation that Webdunia.com has all the necessary rights and authorization for all the content provided by them, Yahoo India said last week. Yahoo India did not comment on the most recent allegations by bloggers, but a spokeswoman said on Monday that the company is likely to issue another statement soon."

Journal Journal: Explained to me again... 2

Journal by DaytonCIM on Monday March 12, 2007 @06:53PM

why these me are allowed to retire? Why aren't they facing a Courts Martial?

Army Surgeon General Kevin C. Kiley abruptly stepped down under pressure from military superiors, the third top Army official forced out in the fallout from revelations of shabby treatment of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Submission + - Google Earth to be on the Apple iPhone

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 12, 2007 @06:50PM

An anonymous reader writes: According to Virtual World Times Google Earth will be on the Apple's iPhone. Given that published reports say the iPhone will be a closed system but Google Earth could be considered an open system it begs the question as to whether Google Earth holds an opportunity for developers to develop with the iPhone in mind. 30,000 developers are creating mashups and other stuff on top of Google Earth. Additional Google earth stats are at Virtual World Times

Submission + - Paypal and doubleclick in the sack together

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 12, 2007 @06:43PM

An anonymous reader writes: I was a bit surprised to discover some https sessions to doubleclick opening up when I typed in www.paypal.com into a browser. One I saw was to https://paypalssl.doubleclick.net./ I'm more than a little paranoid about ID theft, so this introduced quite a look over my shoulder feeling.

Submission + - Is computer science dead?

Submitted by warm sushi on Monday March 12, 2007 @06:30PM

warm sushi writes: An academic at the British Computing Society asks Is computer science dead? Citing falling student enrolments, and improved technology, British academic Neil McBride claims that off-the-shelf solutions are removing much of the demand for high level development skills: "As commercial software products have matured, it no longer makes sense for organisations to develop software from scratch. Accounting packages, enterprise resource packages, customer relationship management systems are the order of the day: stable, well-proven and easily available." Is that quote laughable? Or has the software development industry stabilised to an off-the-self commodity?

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