Sony Incident Leads Government to Consider Rootkit Ban
Most electronics consumers had never heard of rootkits before last year’s Sony BMG debacle. Now, rootkits have the attention of the U.S. public — and the U.S. government. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday suggested that a measure outlawing the controversial software may be in order.
A rootkit is a security [...]
Bluetooth worm targets Mac OS X
Another day, another Mac OS X pest?
Just a day after experts warned of what is believed to be the first Trojan in the wild to target Apple Computer’s Mac OS X, alerts are being published on a new worm that exploits an 8-month-old vulnerability in the operating system.The new Inqtana worm spreads through a [...]
New Trojans plunder bank accounts
Password-stealing Trojan horses used to be all the rage. The software would nestle itself on a PC after opening a bad e-mail attachment or visiting a malicious Web site.
But in response to the increased adoption of stronger authentication, cybercriminals are changing their tactics, according to Alex Shipp, a senior antivirus technologist at MessageLabs. [...]
It’s Official: Office ‘12′ to Become Office 2007
source: PC World
Microsoft tunes up, renames next version of its suite of office software.
Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News ServiceWednesday, February 15, 2006
Microsoft is set to unveil its long-awaited branding, packaging, and pricing for the next version of Office, which is expected to be available later this year. As widely expected, the product, code-named Office 12, will [...]
Introduction to Port Forwarding
Guide to opening up your router to allow P2P and file-sharing programs like BitTorrent to function properly.
For those just getting started with downloading and uploading files via a router, there’s nothing more annoying that staring at poor speeds on your BitTorrent client. To many, it’s a trial in humility to both ask for and understand [...]
New US plan to ban internet bets
The move comes in the shape of a new bill being introduced in the House of Representatives with support from both Republican and Democrat members.
The bill aims to extend existing laws that ban interstate telephone gambling.
It would, however, fall foul of a World Trade Organization ruling last August that the US [...]
Man charged over Oscar ‘piracy’
Luis Ochoa, 25, of Corona, California, faces up to a year in jail and a fine, if found guilty.
Prosecutors say Mr Ochoa uploaded a "screener" version of the Oscar- nominated film, which was intended for an Academy voter.
Mr Ochoa was arrested after the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) set up [...]
Congressional Hearing Exposes Goolag; Cult of the Dead Cow Flies Again
At today’s meeting of the House International Relations Subcommittee on Global Human Rights, Google took the opportunity to explain how "Don’t be evil" squares with collaborating with censors, while Cisco, Yahoo, and Microsoft expressed their positions much more clearly than they had hoped. All in all, it was a very good day for the Cult [...]
NTL And BitTorrent Announce P2P File-Sharing Trial
Mike Slocombe
13 Feb 2006
Major UK consumer broadband providers NTL are teaming up with BitTorrent, the developers of the world’s most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) application.
The download service will offer a large variety of licensed video content for purchase in the UK, including popular films, music videos and TV programmes.
BitTorrent’s enormous bandwidth-hogging qualities has proved expensive for [...]
Yahoo makes plea over censorship
The firm has been pilloried over accusations it has provided information to the Chinese government that led to the jailing of two dissidents.
Ahead of a US Congress hearing on Wednesday to discuss the issue, Yahoo said firms could promote openness.
In a written statement that did not refer to China, it said [...]
