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Apple Patches Massive Holes In OS X 246

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 20, 2010 @05:23PM from the well-it-wouldn't-be-polite-to-patch-windows dept.

Trailrunner7 writes with this snippet from ThreatPost: "Apple's first Mac OS X security update for 2010 is out, providing cover for at least 12 serious vulnerabilities. The update, rated critical, plugs security holes that could lead to code execution vulnerabilities if a Mac user is tricked into opening audio files or surfing to a rigged Web site." Hit the link for a list of the highlights among these fixes.

Typing Patterns for Authentication 259

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday April 19, 2007 @09:12PM from the no-one-touches-like-you dept.

Kelson writes "NPR's Marketplace is reporting on a new authentication scheme. BioPassword tracks the way you type your password: how long each key is depressed, the time between keystrokes, and overall speed. When someone tries to log into your account, it compares the pattern to what it has on file. It only allows you in if both the password and patterns match. The technique has been around a while. World War II Morse code operators used it to determine whether a message was sent by an ally or an impostor."

Journal Journal: Free Bus Rides in Seattle Sunday for Earth Day

Journal by WillAffleckUW on Thursday April 19, 2007 @08:53PM

Dang, I wish I didn't have a U-PASS.

Oh well.

So, you got any fun events planned where you are, or are you all going to keggers for Free Trade Coffee like me Saturday night ...

Comment Government/Education (Score 5, Insightful) 660

by stdin on Saturday January 22, 2005 @02:45PM (#11442424) Attached to: Programming Until Retirement?

I'm a 30something programmer myself. I have worked for several tech companies in NorCal (startups that went nowhere), and after an 8 month stint of being unemployed I landed a programming job (mostly Perl no less) at a local CSU. Now I'm happy, I get lots of "perks" (Conferences, Training, etc.), and nobody busts my nuts when I "only" work 8 hours a day. I have good benefits, a good retirement & job stability (unless Schwartznegger screws me), and I work with good people who appreciate my work.

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