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HP

Web Servers Getting Naked, For Weight Savings 101

Posted by timothy from the community-standards dept.
1sockchuck writes "Cloud computing is causing servers to get naked. HP today announced a 'skinless' server optimized for customers packing thousands of servers into cloud or HPC environments. This follow the lead of SGI/Rackable, which ditched the cover when it introduced bare bones servers for its CloudRack (previously discussed here). HP says the skinless design makes servers far lighter, which is apparently an issue when shipping them by the rackload."
Security

New Exploit Uses JavaScript To Compromise Intranets, VPNs 87

Posted by timothy from the criminal-enterprises-deal-in-cache dept.
redsoxh8r writes "Security researcher Robert Hansen, known as Rsnake, has developed a new class of attack that abuses a weakness in many corporate intranets and most browsers to compromise remote machines with persistent JavaScript backdoors. Threatpost reports: 'The attacks rely on the long-term caching policies of some browsers and take advantage of the collisions that can occur when two different networks use the same non-routable IP address space, which happens fairly often because the amount of address space is quite small. The bottom line is that even a moderately skilled attacker has the ability to compromise remote machines without the use of any vulnerability or weakness in the client software.'"
Government

Is Arizona's Internet Voting System Safe Enough? 171

Posted by timothy from the bear-alternatives'-problems-in-mind dept.
JMcCloy writes "Kevin Poulsen, senior editor at Wired News, asks readers 'Is internet voting safe?' and has a poll at the end of the article. So far, 32% responding actually think that internet voting is worth it, risks and all. It is scary how easily people can be persuaded to trust a system that is so vulnerable." The system described, used in Arizona in last year's election process, isn't just checking a box and clicking a button, but Poulsen lays out some scenarios by which it could be subverted.
Security

Hacker Jeff Moss Sworn Into Homeland Security Advisory Council 139

Posted by Soulskill from the different-kind-of-expertise dept.
Wolfgang Kandek writes "Hacker Jeff Moss, founder of computer security conferences DEFCON and Black Hat, has been sworn in as one of the new members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) of the DHS. Moss, who goes by the handle 'the Dark Tangent' says he was surprised to be asked to join the council and that he was nominated to bring an 'outside perspective' to its meetings. He said, 'I know there is a new-found emphasis on cybersecurity, and they're looking to diversify the members and to have alternative viewpoints. I think they needed a skeptical outsider's view because that has been missing.'"

Comment Ugh... (Score 1) 141

by Cam42 (#26909721) Attached to: Is the Bar of Soap Tomorrow's Smarterphone?
Can you imagine "hey man, that's a cool phone" "yeah check out the touch screen!" *holds up phone* *Phone switches to camera mode* "Oh crap." *Next day* "Hey man, wanna take a picture of this cool rock?" *turns phone down 90Degrees* *phone switches to text mode* "Oh, great" Thanks, guys. This is exactly what I want to happen.
The Courts

Mozilla To Join EU Suit Against Microsoft 422

Posted by timothy from the judges-make-the-best-software-decisions-of-all dept.
CWmike writes "The European Commission (EC) has granted Mozilla the right to join its antitrust case against Microsoft, a spokesman said Monday. If the charges stick, Microsoft could be forced to change the way it distributes IE, as well as pay a fine for monopoly abuse. Mitchell Baker, Mozilla's chairperson, said in a blog over the weekend that there isn't 'the single smallest iota of doubt' that Microsoft's tying of IE to Windows 'harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces consumer choice.'"

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