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Heise Security: Encrypting hard disk housing cracked "vendor prominently advertises the product's strong 128-bit AES encryption on its packaging and web page. In practice, however, the hard disk data is only encrypted using a primitive XOR"
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 08:06:12 #

Security Fix: Hackers Hijacked Large E-Bill Payment Site
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 08:04:07 #

Security Net Biz: SquirrelMail Malformed HTML Mail Message Script Insertion
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 08:03:38 #

Viruslist: Wardriving in Copenhagen, Denmark
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 07:57:49 #

Computer World: Mozilla to pull antiphishing feature from Firefox 2.0 at Google's request "browser protection relies on an older blacklist protocol"
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 23:33:53 #

ZDNet Blog: Asking a paranoid question "has the usual RF protection for key components, but also appears to feature connections to memory that run parallel, have the same length, are radio accessible"
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 23:29:24 #

c|net: Apple deletes Mac antivirus suggestion
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 09:01:49 #

Computer World: Virtually every Windows PC at risk, says Secunia "More than 98% of Windows computers harbor at least one unpatched application"
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 09:00:37 #

Forbes: The Day The Web Went Dead
Posted: 03 Dec 2008 08:54:08 #

ZDNet Blog: Apple iPhone customers gain free VPN service
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 19:48:04 #

Security Focus: FFmpeg Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 19:45:18 #

c|net: '60 Minutes' report - How online gamblers unmasked cheaters
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 08:08:39 #

The Standard: BitTorrent - Register report on protocol change is "utter nonsense"
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 08:03:35 #

arstechnica: Antivirus programs unreliable during critical coverage gap
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 08:03:25 #

Forbes: Metadata - An Invisible CAPTCHA "Soon you may not need to squint at distorted letters to prove your humanity"
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 08:03:16 #

ZDNet Blog: AlertPay hit by a large scale DDoS attack
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 07:46:02 #

Wired: Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web
Posted: 01 Dec 2008 20:26:21 #

The Register: Bittorrent declares war on VoIP, gamers
Posted: 01 Dec 2008 20:07:57 #

Heise Security: Another vulnerability in VLC media player
Posted: 01 Dec 2008 20:00:03 #

Heise Security: Apple recommend anti-virus software "Apple have for the first time publicly recommended anti virus software in a quietly released Tech Note"
Posted: 01 Dec 2008 19:59:36 #

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The Register: Microsoft preps IE 8 for the web-challenged
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 23:34:24 #

Slashdot: Google Was 3 Hours Away From DOJ Antitrust Charges
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 23:31:56 #

Groklaw: Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 23:27:53 #

BBC News: Amazon launches music downloads "Online retail website Amazon has launched a UK music download service"
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 09:03:23 #

BBC News: The net and the real cost of free "One service I never really tried seriously is Pownce, and now I'll never get the chance as the company has been bought by Six Apart and is going to be shut down"
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 19:50:42 #

BBC News: Call for ban on anti-crime device "The government is being urged to bring in rules banning a new anti-social behaviour device which emits a high-pitched noise"
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 07:49:29 #

webmonkey: Handbrake Still the Best DVD Converter, Now Handles Any Video Format
Posted: 27 Nov 2008 08:31:38 #

Wired: Back to the Garage - How Economic Turmoil Breeds Innovation
Posted: 26 Nov 2008 08:50:19 #

BBC News: Apple made to drop iPhone advert "The advert boasted the new 3G model was really fast and showed it loading internet pages in under a second."
Posted: 26 Nov 2008 08:48:57 #

Wired: iPhone Developer May Be Bribing Reviewers
Posted: 25 Nov 2008 17:35:22 #