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Comment Re:Aardvark huh? (Score 1) 167

I liked Aardvark, sure there were the "let me Google that for you" questions but all in all it was quite interesting. Unfortunately, within 3 months of Google buying them, nothing was going on, the admins disappeared and nothing new was happening. Looks like Google bought them, stripped the tech they wanted and left it to rot.
Security

Submission + - Sony compromised, again (washingtonpost.com)

Konsalik writes: The hacker group LulzSec on Thursday posted information it took from Sony Entertainment and Sony BMG on its site, called the LulzBoat.

Lulz Security said it broke into servers that run SonyPictures.com.

The information includes about a million usernames and passwords of customers in the U.S., the Netherlands and Belgium and is available for download and posted on the group’s site.

Android

Submission + - Motorola CEO criticises open Android store (computerworld.com.au)

angry tapir writes: "Motorola's CEO blamed the open Android app store for performance issues on some phones. Of all the Motorola Android devices that are returned, 70 percent come back because applications affect performance, Sanjay Jha, CEO of Motorola Mobility, said during a webcast presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Technology conference."
Databases

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Verifying Security of a Hosted Site

edi_guy writes: I'm getting ready to launch a small commercial website that will contain customer information in a MySQL database that will be run by a web-hosting service. While I have good experience with SQL databases from a programming point of view, I'm not an expert on securing them. Given all of the publicity around break-ins and data theft on a seemingly daily basis, it seems prudent to review this now rather than later.

What are suggestions on resources that would help verify that both myself and my hosting service are following best practices on securing a database backed website?

Comment Re:Like Skype? (Score 1) 199

Exactly! The whole "Google voice to replace skype" argument is void if you live outside the US (95.5% of the world). Also this whole "OMG WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM SKYPE CAUSE MICROSUCK0RZ" is really annoying. Too many /. articales spent on this pointless debate. As long as skype does what it does now, I am happy and will continue to use it.

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