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"NSA Proof" iOS 8 claims... We have heard them before...
Posted on Monday, 29 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Apple is truly ramping up the PR machine and has even managed to get a few people in government to make some rather outrageous statements on the new phone and iOS 8. One of the new stories going around is…
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New Bash bug likely to be worse than Heartbleed.
Posted on Thursday, 25 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
A day after we published an article on how deficient most developers are when it comes to properly planning for security we are hearing about a new bug that infects one of the core components of an operating system. Dubbed…
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EVGA says odd GTX 970 ACX cooler design is the way they wanted it
Posted on Wednesday, 24 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
EVGA has been taking flak from consumers over an unusual design for the cooler on their GTX 970 ACZ graphics card. The problem arose when someone pointed out that the GPU does not make contact with all three heatpipes. According…
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Apple pulls iOS 8.0.1 an hour after it launches
Posted on Wednesday, 24 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Although there is enough news about the new iPhones and iOS8 already we thought we would finally chime in since there are now around six separate stories about the new device from Apple. We are seeing everything from high cellular…
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Blizzard has decided to drop work on their next-generation MMO game Titian. According to some reports the reason behind the cancellation was that they “didn’t find the fun”. Exactly what that means we are not 100% sure, but according to…
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Most Developers Do Not Understand Basic Application Security
Posted on Tuesday, 23 September 2014
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A new report from security research firm, Aspect Security confirms what we have been saying for years: developers simply do not know how to secure their applications. In a recent study where a group of developers were asked questions on…
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The Home Depot Ignored Security Warnings as Far Back as 2008
Posted on Monday, 22 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Almost two weeks ago we wrote an editorial about how security issues are more about the corporate culture than just weak passwords. In it we described a problem that exists in far too many companies where executives and/or vendors are…
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New "Wave" Hoax Convinces iPhone Users to Microwave Their Phones
Posted on Monday, 22 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
I sometimes think that there should be some sort of intelligence test before we allow people to use certain technologies. I know it is not the most “PC” thought to have, but after reading about how often people are duped…
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The MPAA Is Putting Out a Very Bad Message
Posted on Friday, 19 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
There is a subtle art to influencing people’s opinions and the way that a particular topic is viewed. We have seen multiple attempts at this, some good, some bad. For the marketing savvy it seems that nothing they (or their…
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BitTorrent Releases Public Alpha of Bleep for Windows, Mac and Android
Posted on Thursday, 18 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Remember when we told you that BitTorrent was coming out with their very own chat app called Bleep? No well they are and from the information we have so far it is looking like a pretty cool application. The concept…
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Kim Dotcom Claims Warner Bros Colluded with NZ Government to get him Extradited
Posted on Monday, 15 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Ever since the take down of Napster the copyright industry has taken a much more aggressive stance on piracy. This stance had taken the form of new laws, increased lobbying and a push to make ISPs responsible for policing everyone’s…
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The NSA and GCHQ want a "Treasure Map" of the Internet
Posted on Monday, 15 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
We have more news from the Snowden front as Der Spiegel reports one a joint NSA, GCHQ program dubbed treasure map. Although the program was originally revealed by the NY Times in late 2013 it was originally described as a…
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Microsoft stands their ground over Dublin emails, finds themselves in contempt of court
Posted on Thursday, 11 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
It is not often that we can write about a big company like Microsoft and say they are doing “the right thing”. This is even more true in light of the Snowden revelations that showed the close cooperation that Microsoft…
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Security concerns are about more than just weak passwords and malware.
Posted on Wednesday, 10 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Since the beginning of 2014 the IT world has been rocked by more than a few major breaches. The number of credit cards and user information now up for sale is staggering. So how have these attacks managed to get…
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The BBC says if you use VPN you are probably a pirate
Posted on Tuesday, 09 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
The concept of the VPN (Virtual Private Network) is one that is intended to allow people to make a secure, encrypted connection from point A to point B. in most cases this connection is from a remote location back to…
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New Zealand Appeals Court Orders Data to be Returned to Dotcom
Posted on Monday, 08 September 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Remember all of the data that was collected from the Dotcom raid? You know the stuff, the raid that was ruled legal even if the warrants that were used to justify it were not. Well it seems that there is…
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