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 9, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, INTERNET, SECURITY
Enterprise and carrier executives see more control, faster provisioning in the still-developing software-defined networking technology Some network operators say they need new tools to set up and manage connections in a virtualized world, even if that means adopting...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 9, 2013 | HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, KnowledgeBase (KB), Malware Reports, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
Protip: don’t install an Android application package file if it’s named “Certificate.apk”. It’s not legit (obviously). Trojan:Android/Pincer.A is able to forward SMS messages and perform other actions based on commands it receives from...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 9, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technicals
The AV-TEST Institute has published the first results of its testing of Windows 8 virus scanners. Throughout January and February 2013, the Germany-based virus lab tested nine antivirus programs for corporate networks and 26 for home users. The institute based its...
