Defcon founder’s message to feds fair to some, hypocritical to others
- Jul
- 12
Defcon founder Jeff Moss’ request to government agencies asking them not to attend next month’s annual Defcon hacker conference has evoked a mixed response from the security community.
read moreInsurance company, WellPoint, fined $1.7m over data exposure
- Jul
- 12
Insurance provider WellPoint has agreed to pay a $1.7 million fine for exposing more than 600,000 personal records online due to weak database security, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) said Thursday.
read moreGoogle Overhauls Maps App for Android
- Jul
- 11
Google on Wednesday launched a new Google Maps app for Android mobile devices, just one month after announcing its purchase of social mapping location data startup Waze. The new Google Maps app has many features offered by Waze, such as information on current traffic conditions, reports of problems on a route, and alerts if better routes become available.
Many Minor Glitches Make Mint 15 More Work Than It’s Worth
- Jul
- 10
The latest release of Linux Mint 15, nicknamed “Olivia,” tries really hard to reach new design goals but is marred by a series of petty flaws. The latest rendition of Linux Mint’s flagship desktop environment, Cinnamon 1.8, is ambitious but immature in its execution. If you choose the new MATE 1.6 desktop instead, you get a very workable GNOME 2 fork that may not be worth wallowing in yesteryear.
Google Sticks a Thumb in Android Security Dike
- Jul
- 09
Lumbering like the old-school technology firms it sometimes derides, Google has finally issued a patch for a master key vulnerability in Android that Bluebox called to its attention back in February. “Is Google eating their own dog food?” asked Randy Abrams, a research director at NSS Labs. The vulnerability lets attackers modify Android apps into Trojan apps without breaking their APK signature.
Kaltura’s Zohar Babin: Video Power to the People
- Jul
- 09
In a world of mostly proprietary video platform developers, success for an open source startup requires very sharp cutting-edge technology. For Kaltura, part of the secret has been making sure that competitive edge is never dulled by settling for being just good enough. Adding a dual-license option often makes the difference between a free download and real sale.
The Linux Desktop Beauty Pageant, Round Eleventy
- Jul
- 08
Well the Fourth of July may have come and gone for another year here in the Land of Stars and Stripes, but for Linux fans, every day is Independence Day. Freedom from the dictates of a few giant software behemoths is what we celebrate each and every time we use our computers, not to mention the world of user choice that comes along with that freedom.
EU Parliament approves stricter penalties for cyber attacks
- Jul
- 04
Cyber criminals will face tougher penalties across the European Union, under new rules adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday.
read moreChina sees increase in Trojan and botnet attacks from other countries
- Jul
- 04
China saw an increase in Trojan and botnet attacks coming from other countries in 2012, as the amount of mobile malware in the country also surged, according to a local security group.
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