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Is HPs webcam racist? on Yesterday, 06:59 PM

QuoteA guy called Desi Cryer has posted a video on YouTube that suggest a problem on the facial recognition system present on the newest HP laptops that doesnt work with black people. Facial recognition system automatically tracks users face. On the video, Cryer demonstrate how his HP webcam doesnt follow him, but seems to have no trouble following his white co-worker Wanda Zamen. Includes a light hearted video: Hardware secrets

Windows 7 SP1 Is Cooking, on Yesterday, 08:35 AM

QuoteWindows 7 SP1 Is Cooking, External Testing Build Coming Service Pack 1 will also update Windows Server 2008 R2 By Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor Microsoft is gearing up for an important stage in the testing of its first major update to the latest iteration of the Windows client. The Redmond company traditionally releases the first Service Pack for a new Windows OS approximately one year after the platform was finalized, and is currently cooking SP1 for Windows 7 and Windows Serv...

Virus Scanners for Virus Authors on Jan 03 2010 01:33 PM

I have often recommended file-scanning services like VirusTotal and Jotti, which allow visitors to upload a suspicious file and scan it against dozens of commercial anti-virus tools. If a scan generates any virus alerts or red flags, the report produced by the scan is shared with all of the participating anti-virus makers so that those vendors can incorporate detection for the newly discovered malware into their products. That pooling of intelligence on new threats also serves to make the fr...

Google Chrome OS 2010 security alert on Jan 02 2010 07:01 AM

QuoteGoogle Chrome OS 2010 security alert Antivirus McAfee: New OS hacker hotspot Gregg Keizer Google's Chrome OS will be "poked" by hackers in 2010, in large part because it will be the "new kid on the block," a security researcher predicted today. Chrome OS will be targeted by attackers, probably even before it's officially released, said Sam Masiello, the director of threat management at antivirus vendor McAfee. Read more at PC Advisor - http://www.pcadvisor...wsi...

Fox Sports Web Site Infected on Jan 02 2010 06:58 AM

QuoteFox Sports Web Site Infected Rogue code injected to serve exploits By Lucian Constantin, Web News Editor Security researchers warn that the Fox Sports website has been compromised by unknown attackers, who injected malicious code into a custom error page. There are two separate offensive script tags, each of them created by a different infection. The page was detected by the ThreatSeeker Network system developed and operated by Websense, a Web security vendor. Security researchers in...

Preventing Incidents with a Hardened Web Browser on Jan 03 2010 12:11 PM

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Malicious JavaScript Infects Websites on Jan 01 2010 02:59 AM

QuoteDec31, 2009 Malicious Javascript Infects Websites by Bernadette Irinco (Technical Communications) Trend Micro threat analysts were alerted to the discovery of several compromised websites inserted with a Javascript. The Javascript is detected by Trend Micro as JS_AGENT.AOEQ. When executed, JS_AGENT.AOEQ uses a defer attribute, which enables it to delay executing its routine, that is, redirecting the user to several malicious websites. This is done so user...

26C3: Protection against Flash security holes on Jan 01 2010 02:58 AM

Quote30 December 2009, 11:38 26C3: Protection against Flash security holes Felix "FX" Lindner of Recurity Labs presented his open source "Blitzableiter" (lightning rod) project at the 26th Chaos Communication Congress (26C3). The tool analyses and cleans up Flash code before playback and is designed to prevent security holes in Adobe Flash from being exploited. Flash is one of the most commonly used points of entry for attackers who try to compromise PCs during visits to web...

More attacks expected on Facebook, Twitter in 2010 on Dec 30 2009 02:01 PM

QuoteMore attacks expected on Facebook, Twitter in 2010 by Larry Magid Social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter can expect more attention from cybercriminals in 2010, according to a new report (PDF) released Tuesday by McAfee Labs. Also at risk are users of Adobe Systems products including Acrobat Reader and Flash. And move over Microsoft; the security firm predicts that Google's Chrome OS will "create another opportunity for malware writers to prey on users." The comp...

After 21 Years, GSM Encryption is Cracked Putting 3.5B Users at Risk on Dec 30 2009 05:07 AM

Cell phone industry group calls the research "illegal"; insists that there is little threat For 21 years, the same encryption algorithm, A5/1, has been employed to protect the privacy of calls under the Global Systems for Mobile communications (GSM) standard. With the GSM standard encompassing 80 percent of calls worldwide (AT&T and T-Mobile use it within the U.S.) -- far more than the leading rival standard CDMA -- this could certainly be considered a pretty good run. However,...



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