Comment Linux more user friendly ? (Score 1) 3
Or was it just because commercial Unix were not admin friendly ?
Comment Which Verizon proccess did he used ? (Score 1) 104
I'm working for Verizon (Business, not Wireless), but I would like to know which process did he used to order the devices. When I have to order legitimate devices or training, it's always a highly complex process that must be validated by up to ten people including one vice-president, checked by auditors in different countries and must be exactly filled otherwise will be rejected (in one of the last steps of course)... a nightmare and really time consuming !
So I'm really impressed by what he did !
Researchers Bypass IE Protected Mode 91
Trailrunner7 writes "A new paper from researchers at Verizon Business identifies a method through which an attacker can bypass Internet Explorer Protected Mode and gain elevated privileges once he's successfully exploited a bug on the system. Protected Mode in Internet Explorer is one of a handful of key security mechanisms that Microsoft has added to Windows in the last few years. It is often described as a sandbox, in that it is designed to prevent exploitation of a vulnerability in the browser from leading to more persistent compromise of the underlying system. In their research, the Verizon Business team found a method that, when combined with an existing memory-corruption vulnerability in the browser, enables an attacker to bypass Protected Mode and elevate his privileges on the compromised machine (PDF). The technique enables the attacker to move from a relatively un-privileged level to one with higher privileges, giving him complete access to the logged-in user's account."
Comment Re:Microsoft ? Hum... not sure ? (Score 1) 2
Hum... I've just noticed I have a second different search plugin, and the second one is from Microsoft. But I confirm that I have automatic updates turned off.
Comment Microsoft ? Hum... not sure ? (Score 1) 2
I've just noticed this extension also on a windows VM that was not updated for a while, and it is enabled on Firefox and IE.
And in IE, the published is "(not verified) Sigot, Inc", which is the same publisher as the PdfForge Toolbar.
So, I am note sure microsoft is the one to blame for this.
So, I am note sure microsoft is the one to blame for this.
Nero Files Antitrust Complaint Against MPEG-LA 247
hkmwbz writes "German technology company Nero AG has filed an antitrust complaint against the MPEG-LA, the company that manages the H.264 patent pool. Nero claims that the MPEG-LA has violated the law and achieved and abused 100% market share, by, among other things, using 'independent experts' that weren't independent after all, not weeding out non-essential patents from the pool (in fact, it has grown from the original 53 to more than 1,000), and retroactively changing previously-agreed-on license terms."
Comment Re:Tangental question... (Score 1) 136
Just use mod_proxy_balancer (included in Apache) either to load-balance sessions between the two servers using session tracking, or to to use a server as a backup with the parameter "status=+H" (only available for the latests Apache versions).
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.3/mod/mod_proxy_balancer.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.3/mod/mod_proxy_balancer.html
Comment Re:In progress.. (Score 1) 182
No, I'm George Bush, and now I can say to Microsoft guys: Mission accomplished !
Comment In progress.. (Score 1) 182
Only 40%, which is already "a success", but they can improve this score, and this would become a triumph !
Submission + - French Judge tells ASUS to refund pre-installed XP (racketiciel.info) 3
Racketiciel writes: "An French user asked for a refund after buying a ASUS computer
that came with Windows XP and other softwares pre-installed. ASUS tried to
apply a procedure which cost more money to the consumer that they
will give back ... The court ruled in favor of the user
who received back 130 Euro (~200 $) for the softwares.
Here is
the ruling (PDF, French).
In France, this is the fourth victory for refund during last two years,
and
many persons are now starting procedures (in French).
Two French associations (AFUL
and April) published
a press
release on this victory the same day a important hearing happened."
Proposed IPv6 Cutover By 2011-01-01 398
IO ERROR writes "An internet-draft published this month calls for an IPv6 transition plan which would require all Internet-facing servers to have IPv6 connectivity on or before January 1, 2011. 'Engineer and author John Curran proposes that migration to IPv6 happen in three stages. The first stage, which would happen between now and the end of 2008, would be a preparatory stage in which organizations would start to run IPv6 servers, though these servers would not be considered by outside parties as production servers. The second stage, which would take place in 2009 and 2010, would require organizations to offer IPv6 for Internet-facing servers, which could be used as production servers by outside parties. Finally, in the third stage, starting in 2011, IPv6 must be in use by public-facing servers.' Then IPv4 can go away."
Feed Apple to use Sun's ZFS in Leopard (theregister.com)
A file system loved by all
Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz may have let the cat out of the bag on Apple's plans for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard's file system.
