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Quick Security Alerts for Week Ending 7/20/2008

20 July, 2008 (13:07) | Links | By: cmdln

Relay server attack attempts to foil detection
Defeating JavaScript code obfuscation
Data can leak from encrypted disks
Gmail info disclosure reveals users’ names
Firefox 3.0.1 fixes carpet bombing issue
Social engineering with leave behind USB key
Worm transcodes MP3 to WMA/ASF to propagate
Filter evading trojan for sale

Quick News Links for Week Ending 7/20/2008

20 July, 2008 (12:19) | Links | By: cmdln

Google’s cross language serialization scheme Sounds like a variety of technologies that have come before like JSON and IDL. As unremarkable as it is, not sure the authors language and attitude is warranted.

Study shows greater error rate with e-voting systems This was conducted during the French presidential election. It doesn’t speak to cause [...]

Quick Follow Up Links for Week Ending 7/13/2008

13 July, 2008 (17:44) | Links | By: cmdln

Next advance in practical memristors
G8 endorses ACTA
Bush signs FISA bill, ACLU sues
ACLU 4th amendment challenge to FISA act

Quick Security Alerts for Week Ending 7/13/2008

13 July, 2008 (17:43) | Links | By: cmdln

New version of TrueCrypt
Mozilla develops new security metrics
Coordinated fix to DNS
MD inadvertent privacy breach

Quick News Links for Week Ending 7/13/2008

13 July, 2008 (17:41) | Links | By: cmdln

BT tracker for CC content Simply further proof that BitTorrent has substantial non-infringing uses. It is only limited by the imagination of bandwidth limited folks who want to share their digital materials widely.

Avi Rubin on near future of e-voting He’s optimistic that the problems of e-voting can be solved, claims to have even seen designs [...]

Quick Follow Up Links for Week Ending 7/6/2008

6 July, 2008 (15:38) | Links | By: cmdln

RIAA demands to USTR for ACTA
More on RIAA suggestions to USTR on ACTA
RIAA brief in Thomas case
Final motions in Thomas case
New version of Weave
New TLDs will go to individual registrars

Quick Security Alerts for Week Ending 7/6/2008

6 July, 2008 (15:37) | Links | By: cmdln

OS X point release includes many security fixes
iPhone OS X lagging Mac OS X in security patches

Quick News Links for Week Ending 7/6/2008

6 July, 2008 (15:30) | Links | By: cmdln

Rhapsody drops some DRM This is a complementary, not a replacement, offering to their DRM subscription service. Like Amazon, it seems mostly motivated by the desire to sell onto iPods.

Non-Apple Cocoa workalike in JavaScript The framework aspect is not new with many other AJAX libraries. It makes sense to appeal to the comfort [...]

Quick Follow Up Links for Week Ending 6/29/2008

29 June, 2008 (15:54) | Links | By: cmdln

EFF briefing in Thomas case
Patry’s analysis of MPAA brief on Thomas case
Oregon claim of copyright on text of laws overturned
Andersen awarded $100K in lawyers fees from her RIAA case

Quick Security Alerts for Week Ending 6/29/2008

29 June, 2008 (15:42) | Links | By: cmdln

Multiple security holes in Ruby 1.8, 1.9
Adobe Acrobat, Reader fixes