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Aligning Linux Distributions With Presidential Hopefuls

Linux Today  Wed, 01/18/2012 - 21:06

The VAR Guy: "If the candidates did run Linux, which distribution would they choose? At the risk of offending various groups of people, here are my answers, for better or for worse."


 

Honda Data Breach Triggers Lawsuit

InformationWeek Internet News  Wed, 06/01/2011 - 10:25

The class action suit accuses Honda of putting 283,000 customers at risk, in part by waiting two months to inform them of the data exposure.

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Cookiejacking Attack Steals Website Access Credentials

InformationWeek Internet News  Thu, 05/26/2011 - 09:45

All Internet Explorer users on all versions of Windows are at risk from zero-day attack that can steal any website cookie, allowing an attacker to impersonate their victim.


 

RIP Eucalyptus. Ubuntu Standardizes on OpenStack

Linux Today  Thu, 05/12/2011 - 03:02

Netstat -vat: Eucalyptus might survive in the short term, but it's long term future is at risk.

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Google Chrome 12 Protects Against Malware

Linux Today  Thu, 04/07/2011 - 02:16

eSecurityPlanet: On the security side, Chrome 12 is introducing new protection for users to help mitigate the risk of malicious downloads.


 

Delay in disclosing SSL theft put Iranian activists at risk, say...

Digg / Tech Industry News  Thu, 03/24/2011 - 11:03

Security company Comodo's decision to delay disclosing the theft of digital certificates put the lives of Iranian activists at risk, a researcher charged.


 

10 geek sins that will get your geek card revoked

Digg / Tech Industry News  Thu, 10/21/2010 - 14:45

Here are 10 of the worst transgressions for any geek. Doing any one of these will put your geek credentials at risk.

Do two of them and your geek card immediately gets revoked.


 

What Your Office Photocopier Knows About You

Digg / Tech Industry News  Mon, 09/20/2010 - 05:49

Copy machines do save images of each photocopy or fax made...unless security settings are enabled. This can become a risk.

Also get green copying tips.


 

Why the risk of running as root is overblown

Linux Today  Sun, 08/01/2010 - 12:04

TuxTeam: "“Don't run as root” is an oft-repeated mantra of *nix security. While I agree 100%, it's not as big on the desktop as some would think."

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Why I like Oracle's $90 ODF Plugin

Linux Today  Fri, 04/23/2010 - 05:03

An Antic Disposition: "At the risk of pouring oil on the fire, let me say that I think this is an exciting development for ODF."