by Joseph Forbes | Apr 12, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the why-don’t-they-just-apt-get-the-next-version? dept. “In one year today exactly, Microsoft will shut down support for Windows XP. The deadline will prove a challenge for many of Australia’s largest users of IT, all struggling to migrate to...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 12, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the quick-name-an-os-that’s-never-been-compromised dept. We frequently have guests in our home who ask to use our computer for various reasons such as checking their email or showing us websites. We are happy to oblige, but the problem is many of these...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, LAW, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
from the spying-made-simple dept. concealment writes with news that a court battle has brought to light details on how the FBI’s “stingray” surveillance tool works, and how they used it with Verizon’s help to collect evidence about an alleged...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, Malware Reports, Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft's Malware Protection Center, SECURITY
We can safely say that since we encountered our first rogue, they’ve always commanded a presence in the malware ecosystem. That was, until recently we observed a decrease in rogue activity. That’s not to say they went away altogether – no, not at all – but...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
from the If-you-lie-down-with-dogs-you-get-up-with-fleas dept. Using data about Web sites, IP addresses and domains, researchers find that they can detect 99 percent of malicious executables downloaded by users, outperforming antivirus and URL-reputation services. The...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | DATA, EDUCATION, HACKING, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
from the hacker-mom dept. Research suggests there will be a rise in everyday hackers. A simple Google search for ‘SQL injection hack’ provides 1.74 million results, including videos with explicit instructions on how to exploit SQL injection...
