by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, MONEY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the and-they’ll-pass-the-spendings-on-to-you dept. PayPal, Google Wallet and other online payment systems face higher transaction fees from MasterCard in retaliation for their refusal to share data on what people are spending. Visa is likely to follow suit....
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, ENTERTIANMENT, MONEY, NERD NEWS
from the hope-they-do-justice-to-the-moon-level-music dept. Many Slashdotters are probably aware of the 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System platformer classic DuckTales (video, designed around the Disney cartoon series. Capcom announced today at their PAX East panel...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, MONEY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
CASP is ‘toughest technical test’ in network security from CompTIA The Department of Defense (DOD) has begun including the security certification known as “CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner” (CASP) in its accepted roster of industry-based...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog Entry, HACKING, SECURITY, Technicals
The TL-WDR4300 Router. Security experts in Poland have discovered a treacherous backdoor in various router models made by TP-Link. When a specially crafted URL is called, the router will respond by downloading and executing a file from the accessing computer, reports...
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by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog Entry
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) at NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is currently offline after malware was discovered on two NIST web servers, according to a report in The Register. The NVD is a US Government repository of...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 24, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, MONEY, TECHNOLOGY
Michael Dell needs to get his privatization deal done quickly to avoid harming his business With Michael Dell still battling to get his US$24.4 billion buyout deal approved by shareholders, his company needs to avoid a long, drawn-out battle that could erode customer...
