by Joseph Forbes | Apr 10, 2013 | Cloud Apps, DATA, ENTERTIANMENT, HACKING, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, PIRACY
from the somehow-not-stymied-by-DRM dept. hypnosec writes with news that a group of Russian hackers have compromised the security of Ubisoft’s digital distribution platform, uPlay, finding a way for users of the service to download any of its games for free....
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 10, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, SECURITY
The back-up registries were announced shortly after gTLD rollout security concerns were raised by Verisign and others The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has selected three emergency back-end registry operators to guarantee domain names...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 10, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SOFTWARE, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the getting-in-shape dept. We need bare-bones Linux distros tailored for virtual machines or at least the option for installs, writes Deep End’s Paul Venezia. ‘As I prepped a new virtual server template the other day, it occurred to me that we need...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 10, 2013 | DATA, NERD NEWS, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the disinformation-brought-to-you-by-the-afl-cia dept. According to an report at CNET, “Encryption used in Apple’s iMessage chat service has stymied attempts by federal drug enforcement agents to eavesdrop on suspects’ conversations, an internal...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 10, 2013 | MONEY, NERD NEWS
Knowing how much to charge somebody is easy for full-time jobs—it was figured out the day you were hired. What if you have a job, but you’re also working freelance: on the side, on weekends, or for one-off projects? It can seem much trickier, but there’s...
