by Alex Eckelberry | May 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
This story appeared on the BBC site under the title “First human ‘infected with computer virus,’” which is a bit silly and almost made me skip reading it. The proof of concept is actually quite serious.A researcher from the University of Reading in the UK,...
by Alex Eckelberry | May 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
ComputerWorld is quoting a spokesman for Facebook, Andrew Noyes, as saying that the social-networking giant will offer new privacy tools tomorrow so users can control who sees their information and whether Facebook can share that data with other Web sites.Story here:...
by Alex Eckelberry | May 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Tabnabbing?Aza Raskin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aza_Raskin) a creative lead for Firefox, has a published proof-of-concept for a browser-based attack in which open pages in a browser are switched to carry out phishing attacks. His example shows a Gmail login...
by Alex Eckelberry | May 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
ComputerWorld is carrying a long, detailed and very good feature story by Logan Kugler “The smart paranoid’s guide to using Google”Every search term or anything you have put in Google’s search engine or any of its other services remains there for as much as a...
by Alex Eckelberry | May 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Social Times site is running an interesting feature story and interview: “Interview: New ‘Pot Farm’ Facebook Game Promotes Organic Growth.”According to Neil Vidyarthi, the game has half million players on Facebook; six people have joined a Facebook group opposed...
