Schneier on Security: Back Doors Won’t Solve Comey’s Going Dark Problem
At the Aspen Security Forum two weeks ago, James Comey (and others) explicitly talked about the "going dark" problem, describing the specific scenario they are concerned about. Maybe others have heard...
View Article[Медийно право] [Нели Огнянова] : Има ли нужда БНР от посредници до...
Вече стана дума за петте програми, които се появиха на сайта на БНР с марката Digital radio. Въпросът е какъв е интересът на българското обществено радио да плати за програми с търговска марка Digital...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Rapid Pirate Site Blocking Mechanism Introduced By Portugal
In concert with rightsholders and Internet service providers, Portugal has just introduced a mechanism which enables the streamlined blocking of 'pirate' sites. Set to go into effect during mid-August,...
View ArticleLWN.net: Friday’s security updates
CentOS has updated java-1.6.0-openjdk (C5; C7: multiple vulnerabilities). Debian has updated openafs (multiple vulnerabilities) and xmltooling (denial of service). Fedora has updated libuser (F22:...
View ArticleLWN.net: A leadership change at FFmpeg
FFmpeg leader Michael Niedermayer has announced his departure from the project. "I hope my resignation will make it easier for the teams to find back together and avoid a more complete split which...
View ArticleSchneier on Security: HAMMERTOSS: New Russian Malware
Fireeye has a detailed report of a sophisticated piece of Russian malware: HAMMERTOSS. It uses some clever techniques to hide: The Hammertoss backdoor malware looks for a different Twitter handle each...
View ArticleSANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green: Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco...
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View ArticleSANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green: froxlor Server Management Portal...
The froxlor Server Management Panel islightweight server management software. Your Handler on Duty was unaware of foxlor, if diary readers are users, feel free to comment or email regarding your user...
View Articleyovko.net: Смешен плач
Заглавието е напълно достатъчно за коментарите, които последваха фалита на „Преса“ и „Тема“. И не искам да бъда груб, нито да злорадствам, но… Сериозно ли!? Някой е отишъл да работи […]Оригинален линк:...
View ArticleSchneier on Security: Schneier Speaking Schedule
I'm speaking at an Infoedge event at Bali Hai Golf Club in Las Vegas, at 5 PM on August 5, 2015. I'm speaking at DefCon 23 on Friday, August 7, 2015. I'm speaking -- remotely via Skype -- at LinuxCon...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: BitTorrent Inventor Granted P2P Live Streaming Patent
BitTorrent inventor Bram Cohen has earned a spot in the Internet hall of fame already, but he is not yet done with disruptive peer-to-peer technologies. This week Cohen was granted a patent for his...
View ArticleSchneier on Security: Friday Squid Blogging: Russian Sailors Video Colossal...
It tried to steal their catch. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.
View ArticleBackblaze Blog | The Life of a Cloud Backup Company: Upgrading Your OS:...
Thinking about upgrading to Windows 10? Anytime you upgrade your OS there are potential pitfalls. So before you start installing Windows 10 do the following to ensure a smooth upgrade! Windows 10 was...
View ArticleLWN.net: Mozilla criticizes browser-selection change in Windows
Mozilla has launched a multi-pronged campaign to challenge a recent change in Windows that has the effect of overriding users' choice of Firefox as the default web browser. Mozilla CEO Chris Beard...
View ArticleLWN.net: OpenSSL: License Agreements and Changes Are Coming
At the OpenSSL blog, Rich Salz has announced the project's decision to migrate away from the "rather unique and idiosyncratic" OpenSSL license to the Apache 2.0 license. In order to make the change in...
View ArticleLauren Weinstein's Blog: Windows 10’s New Feature Steals Your Internet Bandwidth
A couple of days ago I discussed a number of privacy and other concerns with Microsoft's new Windows 10, made available as a free upgrade for many existing MS users: Windows 10: A Potential Privacy...
View ArticleSANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green: Tech tip follow-up: Using the...
In follow up to yesterdays discussion re invoking OS commands with Rs system function, I wanted to show you just a bit of how straightforward it is to then use the resulting data. After grabbing the...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: YouTube Games Copyright Law To Avoid License Fees, IFPI Says
Music industry group IFPI says that artists are not being paid fairly for the use of their music and the blame for that can be laid at the feet of services such as YouTube and Soundcloud. IFPI says...
View ArticleLWN.net: Real-world use of Linux multipath TCP
LWN looked at the Linux multipath TCP implementation back in 2013. That code remains out of tree, but it now seems that it is being used in some Samsung phones in Korea. "This service enables...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Bitdefender Blocks Anti-Piracy Website as Malware
Rightscorp, the piracy monetization company that works with Warner Bros and other prominent copyright holders, has had to deal with its fair share of setbacks recently. The company is publicly...
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