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Submission + - Malicious javascript can change router DNS.

Submitted by

aonic

on Tuesday February 20, 2007 @02:33PM

aonic writes: "Apparently the security scare du jour is that a website with malicious javascript can change the DNS settings on your router. In theory this allows for phishing attacks to happen, once your dns is compromised. Suddenly www.bankofamerica.com resolves to something besides the BofA website.

Solution from TFA? "Change your router password!"

Uh, duh?"

Submission + - Open vs. Closed Source Security

Submitted by

ChelleChelle

on Tuesday February 20, 2007 @02:29PM

ChelleChelle writes: "Which is more secure — open or closed source systems? It's a question sure to start a heated argument among any group of developers. But why bother to argue if you don't know all the facts? This article takes a close look at this debate and defines its essential elements."

Feed Aussies Ban Old-Style Bulbs (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Tuesday February 20, 2007 @02:12PM

Australia decrees a nationwide replacement of incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient flourescents, one step, it says, in the battle against global warming. By the Associated Press.

Submission + - Pentagon to Cyber Attackers - bombs away!

Submitted by

PoconoPCDoctor

on Tuesday February 20, 2007 @01:59PM

PoconoPCDoctor writes: "I almost fell off my chair while reading a story in Network World reporting this worrisome scenario...

"In the event of a massive cyberattack against the country that was perceived as originating from a foreign source, the United States would consider launching a counterattack or bombing the source of the cyberattack.... But he noted the preferred route would be warning the source to shut down the attack before a military response."

I would hope that they are really, really, REALLY certain that they have identified the correct geographical source of the cyber-attack. Also, even if the source of the attack can be absolutely verified without any chance for error (which I doubt), if the cyber-terrorists are located in a populated area — does the order to bomb still go through, regardless of probable loss of innocent life?"

Submission + - HD DVD Cracking Software Released

Submitted by

fattmatt

on Tuesday February 20, 2007 @01:58PM

fattmatt writes: "Newsfactor.com reporting on commercial HD cracking software now available from Slysoft for the masses... Blue Ray on the way..."

Submission + - The Insanely Great Songs Apple Won't Let you Hear

Submitted by

FunkeyMonk

on Wednesday January 24, 2007 @11:38PM

FunkeyMonk writes: "Slate.com has an article by Paul Collins explaining that the iTunes music store has thousands of tracks that you can't buy in the U.S. From the article:
The iTunes Music Store has a secret hiding in plain sight: Log out of your home account in the page's upper-right corner, switch the country setting at the bottom of the page to Japan, and you're dropped down a rabbit hole into a wonderland of great Japanese bands that you've never even heard of. And they're nowhere to be found on iTunes U.S.

The article goes on to mention a few workarounds if you want to purchase foreign tunes. But this brings up a good point — why shouldn't iTunes be the great mythical omniscient music repository where all the world's music is available instantly? Is this a case of **AA greed, or simply a marketing decision?"

Submission + - DRM Relief - Only for the Elite

Submitted by

freepay

on Wednesday January 24, 2007 @11:05PM

freepay writes: "According to The Daily Pennsylvanian (the student newspaper at the Ivy-League University of Pennsylvania, January 24, 2007), all students anywhere with .edu email addresses and Windows will soon get free access to music through Ruckus Networks, which has 2.1 million Microsoft-DRM-protected songs. Those with (free at U Penn) Ruckus registration will also get free TV shows and movies. Movies can only be downloaded on campus, even by paid users.

Ruckus promotes itself as a legal way for college students to get free or very low cost downloads. It is not available at any price to the general public.

Problem: Industry grants special relief to a large elite (college students, some professors, staff, and former students) to help it get away politically with forcing unworkable DRM on everybody.

http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/stor age/paper882/news/2007/01/24/News/For-Missed.Tv.Sh ows.Ruckus.Has.It.Covered-2671063.shtml
http://www.upenn.edu/computing/music/faq.html
http://www.ruckusnetwork.com/"

Submission + - European Playstation 3 launch date set

Submitted by

op8

on Wednesday January 24, 2007 @10:30PM

op8 writes: "According to the BBC it looks like the Playstation 3 is set to launch in Europe on March 23. Hope this mean Australia too."

Feed Researchers Go Molecular in Design of a Denser Chip (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Wednesday January 24, 2007 @10:12PM

Although the chip is modest in capacity — with 160,000 bits of information — the bits are crammed together so tightly that it is the densest ever made.

Submission + - Pope Condemns Sex and Violence in Videogames

Submitted by EdgeNinjaX on Wednesday January 24, 2007 @09:34PM

EdgeNinjaX writes: Pope Benedict XVI speaks out against the media, particularly mature videogames. Read all about it here.

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