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Microsoft CardSpace killed before it really began?

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

According to Neowin, computing students at the University of Bochum, Germany, have worked out how to retrieve vital security tokens from Microsoft’s CardSpace framework. CardSpace is highly tipped to be the successor to Windows Live ID Passport and making passwords a relic of the Cold War, using self-signed or certificate…

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Posted in Security(t) , Networking(t) , Microsoft Corp.(t) , Internet(t) , Digital Security(t) , DNS(t) , Microsoft Windows CardSpace(t) , Security Token(t) , Domain Names(t) , Zack Whittaker(t) | No Comments »

Microsoft issues Safari-to-IE blended threat warning

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Posted in Security(t) , Ryan Naraine(t) , Software(t) , Microsoft Windows(t) , Microsoft Corp.(t) , Operating Systems(t) , Internet(t) , Web Browsers(t) , Apple Safari(t) | No Comments »

Obama looking for help thwarting Web site hackers

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Posted in Security(t) , Ryan Naraine(t) , Networking(t) , Web technology(t) , Hacking(t) , Web(t) , Internet(t) , Network Security(t) , Hacker(t) , Web Site(t) , Network(t) , Web Site Development(t) | No Comments »

Chinese female hacking group spotted

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Posted in Security(t) , Hacking(t) , Hacker(t) , Dancho Danchev(t) | No Comments »

ActiveX control bug bites Creative Labs AutoUpdate engine

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Posted in Security(t) , Ryan Naraine(t) , Viruses and Worms(t) , Webcam(t) , Patches(t) , Software Development(t) , Software/Web Development(t) , ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM(t) , ActiveX Control(t) , Zen(t) , Automatic Update(t) , Blaster Worm(t) , Creative Labs Inc.(t) , ActiveX Control Bug(t) , Create Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control(t) | No Comments »

How was Comcast.net hijacked?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Posted in Security(t) , Attack(t) , Dancho Danchev(t) , Network Solutions Inc.(t) , Comcast Corp.(t) , Social Engineering(t) , Domain Registrar(t) | No Comments »

China’s cyber-militia behind U.S. blackouts?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Posted in Security(t) , Hacking(t) , Larry Dignan(t) , China(t) , (t) , Adware & Malware" rel="category tag">Spyware(t) , Adware & Malware(t) , Government(t) , Cyberthreats(t) , Hacker(t) , Spyware(t) , U.S.(t) , Blackout(t) , Intelligence Official(t) , Takeaway(t) | No Comments »

False alarm on new Flash zero-day exploit

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Posted in Security(t) , Adobe Systems Inc.(t) , Version(t) , Zero-day Bug(t) , Ed Burnette(t) | No Comments »

Attacks on NFC mobile phones demonstrated

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Posted in Security(t) , Personal Technology(t) , Mobile(t) , Phone(t) , Attack(t) , malware(t) , Consumer Electronics(t) , Cellular Phones(t) , Advertising & Promotion(t) , Marketing(t) , Cell Phone(t) , Dancho Danchev(t) , Contactless Payment(t) | No Comments »

Motorola RAZR vulnerable, what’s up with Motorola’s update process?

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Posted in Security(t) , Personal Technology(t) , Vulnerability(t) , Phone(t) , Consumer Electronics(t) , Online Communications(t) , Cellular Phones(t) , Telecom & Utilities(t) , Nathan McFeters(t) , User Interaction(t) , Motorola Razr(t) , Motorola Inc.(t) , Text Messaging/SMS/MMS(t) | No Comments »