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PATH: BS | Technology | Computers | Software BSA Publishes Fantasy Figures on Software Piracy Posted by Pile (9476 views) [E-Mail link] [Dubious Research] The Business Software Alliance, a group dedicated towards controlling software piracy, has come under fire for releasing a report claiming that 35% of software installed on computers is pirated and costs companies more than $33 Billion a year in lost revenue. The Economist and others have blown the lid off the BSA's research methodology, which is apparently based on the illogical premise that any program someone would pirate, they would otherwise pay for. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Anti-Virus Update Wipes Out Hundreds Of Thousands of Computers Posted by Pile (9042 views) [E-Mail link] A faulty update to anti-virus software released over the weekend by Tokyo-based Trend Micro has caused PCs to slow down or stop working around the world. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Java Flaw Exposes Firefox Users to IE Vulnerabilities Posted by Pile (9138 views) [E-Mail link] In an ironic technological twist, users who have switched from IE to Firefox for their browser may find they can still be infected by rogue Java programs that can spawn an instance of Internet Explorer to download a malicious program. However, the user will still need to approve via a dialogue box, the execution of the Java applet. In this day and age, I still don't understand why anybody would want to use Java. Most users should be *highly suspicious* of any Java application which needs any special permissions on your system to run. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Blow Yourself Up Posted by Pile (11072 views) [E-Mail link] [The "Buzz"] Are you feeling a little small? Maybe you want to blow yourself up? Maybe you and some friends or your favorite subject? READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Symantec's Antivirus Products Become Prey For Viruses Posted by Pile (8522 views) [E-Mail link] Symantec, makers of annoying mafia-ware anti-virus software was dealt a further blow when independent teams published a security advisory showing Symantec's products to have vulnerabilities that would allow viruses to compromise PCs. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article SCO's Days Are Numbered Posted by Pile (8810 views) [E-Mail link] SCO, the company suing IBM claiming that Linux infringes on their intellectual property, narrowly escaped a summary judgement in what most call a grossly bogus case brought by the ailing software company that is desperate to litigate itself back into solvency. "Despite the vast disparity between SCO's public accusations and its actual evidence - or complete lack thereof - and the resulting temptation to grant IBM's motion, the court has determined that it would be premature to grant summary judgment," Judge Kimball wrote. However, any time now, SCO's song-and-dance will end. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Musical Degrees of Separation Posted by ttt (9657 views) [E-Mail link] [Music] Some French people have come up with a very clever and creative web site which shows graphical representations of music artists, their influences and other bands they've been in. A very ingenious and creative use of technology. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Use Windows' media files: get infected Posted by Pile (8047 views) [E-Mail link] Think you're downloading a new song or video? Watch out--that file may be stuffed with pop-ups and adware. Unscrupulous organizations, some of whom have been helping the RIAA and MPAA fight online piracy are now exploiting holes in *gasp* Windows media file formats to hide malicious programs and spyware. It should be noted that while this is yet another scare tactic designed to stagnate all forms of media trading, including legitimate, licensed music, MP3 files are immune to these issues. Like anyone needed additional reasons to avoid .WMA, and other Windows-specific file formats. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Merry Christmas from Bill Gates: 4 new Windows flaws! Posted by RantMaster (9520 views) [E-Mail link] A Chinese security group has released sample code to exploit two new unpatched flaws in Microsoft Windows. The advisory comes in the week before Christmas, a time when many companies and home users are least prepared to deal with the problems. Security firm Symantec warned its clients of the vulnerabilities on Thursday, after the Chinese company that found the flaws published them to the Internet. READ MORE | 1 comment since 2004-12-30 12:13:16 | Comment on this Article Exploit launched for most popular web messageboard app Posted by Pile (7926 views) [E-Mail link] CERT has sent out a security bulletin outlining what appears to be a major flaw in phpBB, the Internet's most popular messageboard software. There appears to be automated scripts seeking out vulnerable messageboards on the Internet, whereupon they are compromised or defaced. Mediocre webmasters all over the world will end up having some holiday headaches if they don't update their systems. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article 10 Articles displayed. Show More Articles.

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