July 10, 2008
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If you don’t think the recent discovery of the DNS cache-poisoning flaw is bad news and needs to be addressed as soon as possible, let me repeat what Paul Mockapetris, DNS’ (Domain Name System) inventor, had to say about this … Continue reading
June 29, 2008
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I was setting up Windows Server 2008 on a test system today to get a better grip on Microsoft’s just released Hyper-V virtualization when I ran into a completely unexpected problem: I couldn’t set up the system’s initial password I … Continue reading
June 11, 2008
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Some day soon, you may go in and turn on your Windows PC and find your most valuable files locked up righter than Fort Knox. You’ll also see this message appear on your screen: “Your files are encrypted with RSA-1024 … Continue reading
June 2, 2008
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A friend of mine recently brought to my attention that the South Florida Sun-Sentinel recently decided to ‘investigate’ local school teachers on Facebook. Like far too many Facebook pages, some of the teachers were, shall we say, indiscreet about what … Continue reading
May 23, 2008
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Surrender now! All your base are belong to us. Exterminate! Exterminate! Well, that’s probably not what Cisco’s chief security officer John Stewart meant when he told attendees at an Australian security conference that malware is growing so fast that, “If … Continue reading
May 21, 2008
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You have a laptop in your bag, an iPod Touch in one pocket, and a mobile phone in another, but what does your poor dog have? Nothing! This cannot be allowed to continue! Dogs have digital needs too! So, it … Continue reading