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...
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...
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by Joseph Forbes | Apr 9, 2013 | DATA, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
There’s nothing like digging into your first Linux distribution, whether you’re a tech-savvy user looking to branch out or whether you’re installing it on a friend’s computer. But which distribution is actually better for beginners?...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 9, 2013 | LAW, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the literal-reading-for-literally-reading dept. Anyone under 18 found reading the news online could hypothetically face jail time according to the latest draft of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which is said to be ‘rushed’ to Congress during...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 9, 2013 | DATA, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the hidden-in-congressional-offices dept. According to the CBC, there was a massive leak of “files containing information on over 120,000 offshore entities — including shell corporations and legal structures known as trusts — involving people in over 170...
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...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 9, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technicals
The Cutwail botnet, which has already been spreading the banking trojan known as Zeus, is now also trying to pass around a new Android trojan called Stels. Stels infects Android devices by pretending to be an update for Adobe Flash Player. In case potential victims...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 9, 2013 | DATA, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, SOFTWARE, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the there-should-be-blood dept. Rackspace has come out fighting against one of the U.S.’s most notorious patent trolls, Parallel Iron. The cloud services firm said it’s totally fed up with trolls of all kinds, which have caused a 500 percent rise in...
