by Joseph Forbes | Jan 27, 2013 | HACKING, NERD NEWS, Technical Support
It is now illegal under federal law to unlock your cell phone without permission from your wireless carrier. Here’s a quick guide to answer all your why, how, and WTF questions. As of today, it is illegal to unlock your new smartphone. This rule, issued by the...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 27, 2013 | HACKING, NERD NEWS
from the just-a-matter-of-time dept. Microsoft upped its security ante with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) in Windows 7 and Windows 8, but it seems this mechanism to prevent hackers from jumping to a known memory location can be bypassed. A hacker has...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 26, 2013 | HACKING, NERD NEWS
from the who-owns-your-stuff dept. “Referencing a decision outlined in the Federal Register, Tech News Daily has published an article noting that the window to unlock your new mobile phone in the U.S. is closing. ‘In October 2012, the Librarian of...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 21, 2013 | Blog Entry, HACKING, NERD NEWS, SECURITY
NewScientist reports, ‘Along with birthdays, names of pets and ascending number sequences, add one more thing to the list of password no-nos: good grammar.’ Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University seem to have developed a password cracking algorithm...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 11, 2013 | Blog Entry, HACKING, Malware Reports
IDG News Service – An exploit for a previously unknown and currently unpatched vulnerability in Java is being used by cybercriminals to infect computers with malware, according to security researchers. An independent malware researcher who uses the online...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 6, 2013 | Blog Entry, HACKING, SECURITY
Fixing a website “hack” is actually a fairly heavy technical thing to do. Most bloggers are not webmasters. They are not really technical people. They’re probably people who simply purchased a web hosting account, maybe set up WordPress using a one-click install, and...
