LWN.net: Linux Mint downloads (briefly) compromised
The Linux Mint blog announces that the project's web site was compromised and made to point to a backdoored version of the distribution. "As far as we know, the only compromised edition was Linux Mint...
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Медийно право : Apple vs FBI, отговорността на лидерите
Много голям отзвук в интернет има отвореното писмо на изпълнителния директор на Apple Тим Кук до потребителите на компанията. То е в отговор на настояването за достъп до iPhone, който е използван...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Meet the ‘Pirate’ Journalist Hunted By the Music Labels
In 2012, TorrentFreak obtained an IFPI presentation which revealed how the labels had tracked down a music journalist who they claim had been leaking pre-release music. This week we spoke to 'ALEKO'...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Software Piracy Hurts Linux Adoption, Research Finds
New research suggests that software piracy has a detrimental effect on the adoption of Linux desktop operating systems. Piracy is one of the reasons why Windows has been able to maintain its dominant...
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View ArticleThe diaspora* blog: diaspora* version 0.5.7.0 released
As scheduled, a new minor release following the new release schedule is now released. Over the past six weeks, we have managed to collect 82 commits made by 6 contributors for this minor release....
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Source Code in TV and Films: From 1980 UFO movie “The Return” — part of the…
From 1980 UFO movie “The Return” — part of the scrolling code supposedly determining the time & place in the Universe one would have to be to see a particular constellation formation.
View ArticleErrata Security: The disingenuous question (FBIvApple)
I need more than 140 characters to respond to this tweet:If you were a crime victim and key evidence was on suspect's phone, would you want govt to search phone w/ warrant?— Orin Kerr (@OrinKerr)...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 02/22/16
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Deadpool' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Creed' 'Victor Frankenstein' completes the top three. Source: TF, for the latest info on...
View ArticleGattaNegra's days: Shitty Service (Части за прахосмукачка от ЧУЖБИНА)
Следващите в класацията са Zelmer. Винаги съм била доволна от дистрибутора Densi, понеже уредите им не са супер скъпи и ако ми трябват консумативи – винаги са на линия. Прецаках (аз ли няма!) поредната...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Copyright Holders Move to Block vKontakte, Russia’s Facebook
Social networking giant vKontakte is facing the prospect of being blocked by ISPs in Russia after copyright holders took a complaint to court. According to a local anti-piracy outfit, vKontakte - which...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi: Webfoot games for Raspberry Pi
It’s an excellent time to be a Raspberry Pi gamer. After last Monday’s blog post about some great games that are available for Raspberry Pi, Dana Dominiak of Webfoot Games got in touch last week to...
View ArticleLWN.net: GNU C Library 2.23 released
Version 2.23 of the GNU C Library (glibc) has been released. The headline feature this time around seems to be Unicode 8.0.0 support; there are a number of API changes, performance improvements and...
View ArticleBeyond Bandwidth: Six Ways to Modernize Your WAN
Society has moved beyond smoke signals and carrier pigeons, but given the ever-changing demands on your business, your network may still be in need of some modernization. Businesses are rapidly moving...
View ArticleAWS Security Blog: How to Translate HIPAA Controls to AWS CloudFormation...
In my previous post, I walked through the setup of a DevSecOps environment that gives healthcare developers the ability to launch their own healthcare web server. At the heart of the architecture is...
View ArticleLauren Weinstein's Blog: FBI vs. Apple: A New Crypto Commission to Be Ignored?
As new revelations dribble forth regarding the FBI vs. Apple iPhone case, calls are rising in various quarters (both in tech and government) for the creation of Yet Another Commission of Experts to...
View ArticleAWS Official Blog: Announcing the AWS Pop-Up Loft in Tel Aviv
The AWS Pop-up Lofts in San Francisco and New York have become hubs and working spaces for developers, entrepreneurs, students, and others who are interested in working with and learning more about...
View ArticleLWN.net: Security advisories for Monday
Arch Linux has updated chromium (code execution) and thunderbird (multiple vulnerabilities). Debian has updated chromium-browser (multiple vulnerabilities), didiwiki (unintended access), and xdelta3...
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Errata Security: Band-Aids over Basics: Anti-Drone Bill Revisions Compound...
Glossing over fundamental legislation flaws in favor of quick fixes only serves lawyers and lobbyists. In this guest post, friend of Errata Elizabeth Wharton (@lawyerliz) highlights the importance of...
View ArticleAWS Security Blog: Register for and Attend This March 2 Webinar—Using AWS WAF...
As part of the AWS Webinar Series, AWS will present Using AWS WAF and Lambda for Automatic Protection on Wednesday, March 2. This webinar will start at 10:00 A.M. and end at 11:00 A.M. Pacific Time...
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