Errata Security: About the systemd controversy…
As a troll, one of my favorite targets is "systemd", because it generates so much hate on both sides. For bystanders, I thought I'd explain what that is. To begin with, I'll give a little background.An...
View ArticleSANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green: ISC StormCast for Monday, August...
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View ArticleTorrentFreak: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 08/31/15
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Mad Max: Fury Road.' 'San Andreas' completes the top three.Source:...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi: Joker: a Raspberry Pi + Python joke machine
Today is a public holiday here in the UK, and Pi Towers is silent and still. Clive’s in a field “with no network (not even mobile),” he specifies, just in case someone were tempted to try and make him...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Court Orders Italian ISPs to Block Popcorn Time
Italian Internet providers must block access to Popcorn Time, the Criminal Court of Genoa ordered today. The order affects three domain names including those of the most used forks. Whether the...
View ArticleSANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green: Detecting file changes on...
Microsoft releases often interesting tools to help systemadministratorsand incident handlers to investigate suspicious activities on Windows systems. In 2012, they released a free tool called FCIV(File...
View Articlexkcd.com: Car Model Names
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View ArticleBeyond Bandwidth: Attracting the Eye of Millennials: The Workforce Engagement...
I am a millennial in every sense of the word. Not only was I born in the appropriate time frame, between 1982 and the early 2000s, but I am a glass-half-full, rose-tinted-glasses kind of gal. I have...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Yandex Demands Takedown of ‘Illegal’ Music Downloader
Russian search giant Yandex has ordered U.S-based Github to take down a tool that allows downloading of MP3s from its music streaming service. Yandex, which has 60% of the local search market and has...
View ArticleLWN.net: Security updates for Monday
Debian has updated drupal7 (multiple vulnerabilities) and iceweasel (multiple vulnerabilities). Mageia has updated audit (MG4,5: unsafe escape-sequence handling), firefox (MG4,5: multiple...
View ArticleMatthew Garrett: Working with the kernel keyring
The Linux kernel keyring is effectively a mechanism to allow shoving blobs of data into the kernel and then setting access controls on them. It's convenient for a couple of reasons: the first is that...
View ArticleSchneier on Security: Using Samsung’s Internet-Enabled Refrigerator for...
This is interesting research:: Whilst the fridge implements SSL, it FAILS to validate SSL certificates, thereby enabling man-in-the-middle attacks against most connections. This includes those made to...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Torrenting “Manny” Pirate Must Pay $30,000 in Damages
A Florida man has been ordered to pay $30,000 for sharing a copy of the Manny Pacquiao documentary "Manny" via BitTorrent. The filmmakers accused the man of being a prolific pirate and won the case by...
View ArticleLWN.net: ownCloud Contributor Conference Announcements
The ownCloud Contributor Conference 2015 (August 28-September 3 in Berlin, Germany) started off with some big announcements, including the publishing of the User Data Manifesto 2.0, the creation of the...
View ArticleSANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green: Gift card from Marriott?, (Tue,...
Always nice when the spammers are so forthcoming to send their latest crud directly to our SANS ISC honeypot account. The current incarnation Subject: Re: Your complimentary 3-night stay giftcard...
View ArticleSANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green: Encryption of "data at rest" in...
Over in the SANS ISC discussion forum, a couple of readers have started a good discussion https://isc.sans.edu/forums/Encryption+at+rest+what+am+I+missing/959 about which threats we actually aim to...
View ArticleAnchor Cloud Hosting: Is Your Website Ready for Click Frenzy 2015?
With Click Frenzy happening again on November 17th, and online sales trends continuing to climb, it is once more predicted to break online sales records—as well as any participating websites that...
View ArticleSANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green: ISC StormCast for Tuesday,...
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View Articlelcamtuf's blog: Understanding the process of finding serious vulns
Our industry tends to glamorize vulnerability research, with a growing number of bug reports accompanied by flashy conference presentations, media kits, and exclusive interviews. But for all that...
View ArticleВелоеволюция: Вело-преброяване 2015
През май и юли 2015 г. приключиха първите етапи на изследване на велосипедните потоци в София, което сдружение „Велоеволюция“ провежда. Най-интересното от изследването можете да намерите тук....
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