Multi-platform Backdoor Lurks in Colombian Transport Site – F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab.
Note how this works. The bad guys need your confirmation in order to proceed.
Microsoft Revokes Trust in 28 of Its Own Certificates
Microsoft has not said exactly what the now-untrusted certificates were used for, but company officials said there were a total of 28 certificates affected by the move. Many of the affected certificates are listed simply as “Microsoft Online Svcs”. However, the company said that it was confident that none of them had been compromised or used maliciously. The move to revoke trust in these certificates is a direct result of the investigation into the Flame malware and how the attackers were able to forge a Microsoft certificate and then use it to impersonate a Windows Update server.
via Microsoft Revokes Trust in 28 of Its Own Certificates | threatpost.
Huawei to tout higher-end phones at Taste of Chicago
Huawei has been around for a quarter century, but it entered the U.S. market with a mobile device only in 2007. It has historically been known as a manufacturer of telecom network infrastructure. Locally, the company made headlines early last year when it sued Motorola Solutions Inc. over the Schaumburg company’s sale of its networks business to Nokia Siemens Networks. Huawei, which had developed network technology to resell under the Motorola brand, said the deal would transfer its trade secrets to a major rival. Motorola also had sued Huawei for alleged theft of trade secrets. The two companies agreed to settle all pending litigation in April 2011, allowing the transaction with Nokia Siemens to close.
via Huawei to tout higher-end phones at Taste of Chicago – chicagotribune.com.
Dynamic Drive DHTML(dynamic html) & JavaScript code library
Welcome to Dynamic Drive, the #1 place on the net to obtain free, original DHTML & Javascripts to enhance your web site! Last updated July 4th, 12′: New Script(s)
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Cloud Security: What You Need to Know to Lock It Down
“The most important thing to remember when you’re storing or processing sensitive data in the cloud is that you are still fully responsible for the security of the data, and you are fully accountable if that data is lost or stolen,” Shaul concluded. “Even if your cloud provider offers some security services or indemnifies you for losses resulting from a breach, if your data is stolen, it’s still your problem.”
Chinese Company Sues Apple Over Siri Patents
According to a report in China Daily, the Shanghai-based company, Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology, is suing Apple and asserting the company infringes on a voice technology patent owned by Zhizhen. The company sent Apple a legal notice in May but Apple’s lawyers did not respond, according to the report.
Making calls has become fifth most frequent use for a Smartphone for newly-networked generation of users
How long we spend using our smartphones (by activity) each day
Activity Time/day Browsing the internet 24.81 Checking social networks 17.49 Playing games 14.44 Listening to music 15.64 Making calls 12.13 Checking/writing emails 11.1 Text messaging 10.2 Watching TV/films 9.39 Reading books 9.3 Taking photographs 3.42 Total 128
via O2 News Centre.
How Steve Jobs Fooled the Leader of the Free World and His Opponents
In 2001 Creative met with Jobs to discuss a user interface for a new MP3 player Apple was releasing. They showed him what they had, Steve said, “no thanks”, and proceeded to use it anyway. Creative sued and got $100mil over it. So much for the revolutionary iPod.
via The World Warrior.
Like every company that Apple steals from (or the majority of them, since Creative is the only exception), no legal action was taken. However, after doing some more research it seems as if LG opted not to file a lawsuit because they could (and did) technically fire back by using similar Apple hardware designs – meaning if they were to sue LG for looking too much like an iPhone, LG could throw them under the bus for working too much like a Prada.
Thinstuff: Products
Thinstuff develops a range of server based computing software for the small business as well as for the enterprise market which allows you to securely publish windows applications to any device on any network by utilizing the de-facto standard RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)!
via Thinstuff: Products.
I’m not a big fan of RDP or VNC — especially for day to day activities.
TIME dotCom, Facebook And Others Invest In Massive Undersea Internet Cable Project
TIME is leading up the process, but Facebook as well as a few others are joining in by combining $450 million to the cause. APG is geographically well spread to bridge international capacity hubs such as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea as well as connecting emerging markets such as Vietnam and China where demand for capacity is multiplying yearly.
via TIME dotCom, Facebook And Others Invest In Massive Undersea Internet Cable Project – HotHardware.