Microsoft bets on Windows XP disaster
Microsoft today used the hoary practice of predicting next year to drive another nail into Windows XP’s coffin. In an eight-item prognostication from several security professionals on its anti-malware and Trustworthy Computing teams, Microsoft forecast an increase in cybercrime that exploits unsupported software. Tags: Microsoft Windows XP more…Bots now running the Internet with 61 percent of Web traffic
With much trepidation, I must report that there is a pretty good chance that half the visitors to this story will not be human. According to a recent study by Incapsula, more than 61 percent of all Web traffic is now generated by bots, a 21 percent increase over 2012. Tags: Internet Industry News more…Zavvi threatens shoppers after accidental PS Vita deliveries
Online retailer Zavvi has warned customers to whom it accidentally sent a video games console that they could face legal action if they have not arranged the machines’ return. The UK firm mistakenly delivered PlayStation Vitas to shoppers who had ordered a £20 game released last month. Tags: Industry News Sony more…Anonymous hackers plead guilty to 2010 PayPal cyberattack
Thirteen people have pleaded guilty to charges they were involved in a 2010 cyberattack on PayPal for the eBay unit’s refusal to process payments for WikiLeaks. The hacktivist collective claimed responsibility for engineering the December 2010 distributed-denial-of-service attack in retaliation for the online payment processing company’s suspension of an account linked to WikiLeaks after the […] more…On snooping disclosures, AT&T wants to remain silent
AT&T wants to silence a shareholder proposal that it disclose the government requests it receives for customer information, rejecting a step that Google, Microsoft and other Internet companies have already taken. Tags: ATT Industry News more…Black hole found in the internet
Security experts have found a big black hole in the Internet which is now being used by someone to suck up personal data like a giant Dyson. According to Wired, two security researchers at the DefCon hacker conference demonstrated a massive security vulnerability in the worldwide internet traffic-routing system in 2008. It was a vulnerability […] more…Obama not allowed iPhone for ‘security reasons’
The troubled mobile phone maker BlackBerry still has at least one very loyal customer: US President Barack Obama. At a meeting with youth on Wednesday to promote his landmark healthcare law, Obama said he is not allowed to have Apple’s smart phone, the iPhone, for “security reasons,” though he still uses Apple’s tablet computer, the […] more…It’s Not a WikiLeak: Assange-Manning Chat Logs Surface on Army Website
In March of 2010, WikiLeaks was just weeks away from bursting onto the world stage with the first of its major leaks from intelligence analyst Chelsea (then Bradley) Manning: the “Collateral Murder” video showing a 2007 Apache helicopter attack that killed civilians and wounded children. Julian Assange, in Iceland, was in contact with Manning in […] more…Twitter Names Marjorie Scardino Its First Female Board Member
Twitter has appointed its first ever female board member. Marjorie Scardino, CEO of publishing and education outfit Pearson, will join not only Twitter’s board but its audit committee. The move deepens Twitter’s ties with the media world and diversifies a board that has been all male and mostly white for six years. Tags: Twitter Industry […] more…Singaporean ‘Anonymous hacker’ denied bail
A Singapore court on Wednesday denied bail to a man charged with hacking the district website of the Prime Minister, using the symbol of international hacker group Anonymous. Singaporean James Raj was extradited from Malaysia and charged on November 12 with hacking the Ang Mo Kio district website, whose MPs include Prime Minister Lee Hsien […] more…What to Do When Your Water Cooling Leaks Inside Your PC
A few weeks ago, my worst computer nightmare happened right before my eyes: my water cooling loop exploded, drenching the inside of my computer. Luckily, nothing broke. Here’s how I salvaged all my parts (and how to keep this from happening to you). Tags: Hardware more…Man Sentenced to 2 Years Probation for Taking Part in Anonymous DDOS Attacks
A man from Wisconsin was sentenced for participating in a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack by hacker group Anonymous on a Kansas company. Eric J. Rosol, 38, is said to have admitted that on Feb. 28, 2011, he took part in a denial of service attack for about a minute on a Web page of Koch […] more…Dell announces UltraSharp 4K displays — 1080p is now obsolete
My first computer came with a 13-inch CRT monitor. It was enormous, heavy, and flickered — probably the reason I wear glasses today. When flat-screen LCD monitors started becoming affordable, I bought one post haste. However, It was only this year that I achieved a 1080p display; the awesome 27-inch AOC e2752She. While I thought […] more…Windows 8.x growth flatlines, Internet Explorer 11 makes a splash
November was the first full month of availability for both Windows 8.1 and OS X 10.9. After the initial surge in October, Windows 8.1 increased its usage share of the Web by fifty percent. OS X 10.9, however, almost tripled its share—bringing Apple’s operating system within spitting distance of Microsoft’s. In the browser space, the […] more…The chilling effect: Snowden, the NSA, and IT security
When we look back at 2013 a decade from now, the one technology story that’s likely to have the biggest long-term impact is the Edward Snowden revelations. While there were major password breaches at Adobe, Evernote, and Twitter as well as the Healthcare.gov debacle, nothing rocked the IT world more than the 200,000 classified documents […] more…Security upgrades show Snowden won
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden succeeded where President Barack Obama couldn’t – getting Microsoft, Google and Yahoo to upgrade computer security against hackers. Tags: Security Snowden PRISM NSA more…More information
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