Security

Debian, the popular Linux distribution has just been shown to have made an all-time stupid security goof-up. They managed to change OpenSSL in their distribution so that it had no security to speak of. Good job guys!

Houston area overrun by ants -- no, not atomic mutants. Sorry. Maybe even worse. At least you could kill Them with a flame thrower.

I don't know much about epilepsy, but I have heard that people who suffer from it are sensitive to flashing lights and/or images. Most of us have a distaste for hackers and how oftentimes they try to make a quick buck by scamming innocents.

Professional social networking sites are great for your career. but don't forget that PEOPLE hire PEOPLE. Don't rule out using other social networking sites for your career as well.

You see, this is why we love our Macs. I had a good chuckle when I read "Stolen Laptop Helps Turn Tables on Suspects" by Lisa W. Foderaro in the New York Times Apparently two miscreants had attended a party at an apartment in White Plains and later decided to rob it blind. Aside from the stolen flat-screen TVs, DVDs and iPods, the thieves also made off with two laptops - one of which was a Macintosh owned by Kait Duplaga.

Dear me. Just because I recently talked about Windows XP SP3's virtues and vices, some people seem to think I've turned away from my beloved Linux systems. Nope, I'm still a rock-solid Linux desktop user.

Pop quiz: The RIAA's claim last week that digital rights management (DRM) is the Wave Of The Future was...

Your Kevin Mitnicks, your Frank Abagnales, your Jerome Kerviels -- what are we supposed to do with our hackers, especially once they've done their time?

What can I say? For me, XP SP3 was the cat's meow, the best Windows client operating system ever. But, for other people 'upgrading' to XP SP 3 is like being fed to a roaring lion.

A Westchester, New York woman has her MacBook back after having it stolen by two Bronx men. How did she accomplish this? Turns out she works at an Apple Store and, as part of her job, demonstrates the functionality of "Back to My Mac" remote desktop software that comes with .Mac accounts.

Security people can talk until they're blue in the face about the dangers of unsecured Windows PCs and how they can be used in botnets. Does anyone listen?

Well, it sure doesn't seem like it some days. Perhaps this Botnet map from CSO will help get the message across.

Despite some progress, many federal agencies appear unlikely to meet an Oct. 27 deadline for completing the roll-out of new smart-card credentials to all employees and contractors.

We don't need al-Qaeda to blow us up. We are perfectly capable of lighting the fuse ourselves, courtesy of our inability to share information vertically and bilaterally.

IT pilot fish is testing a new Web site built using an agile methodology. And how's this new development style working out?

I suppose Aviv Raff was right when he decided to go public with his finding of a Microsoft software flaw. According to Robert McMillan's article 0day treasure hunt, Raff discovered a 0day vulnerability for which he embedded a proof-of-concept code in his blog.