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Money for nothin, code for free - if you don't own the copyright you could be in Dire Straits

2008-03-19 01:45:00 by HASH0x8aede64 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...Dire Straits (the band who did that song) spelled wrong, but that is not the only thing I think wrong with Bob's article. Bob lays out Untangles revenue models as this Untangle makes money from software by selling proprietary, for-profit extensions to our core open source code. We have targeted these extensions to appeal to larger,...
 
Tags: software untangle, software, core software, source security software, commercial, commercial product, source, source code, larger commercial customers
 
 
 
 
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Rampant FBI Abuse of Power Now Paperwork Free

2007-03-20 23:53:00 by Eric Marvets in The Security Samurai
 
...directs agents to use better discretion and to ditch the paperwork Wasnt it the improper paperwork that led us to discover the FBI improperly obtained data? How does instructing agents to limit requests to the most dire situations, to not file follow-up paperwork (grand jury subpoena or national security letter), and to ask for the data...
 
Tags: fbi, paperwork, fbi suspects, improper paperwork, data, receives data, fbi improperly, file follow-up paperwork, counsel directs agents
 
 
 
 
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Which Gov Agency Should Be Your Computer's Firewall?

2008-04-26 00:30:00 by Threat Level in Wired Security
 
Citing the dire nature of internet security, government agencies in the United States say they need to be inside the net to prevent cyber-crime, child porn and cyber-terrorism. So which government agency should you choose to protect your home computer? Help decide with our interactive poll
 
Tags: child porn, government agencies, interactive poll, dire nature, internet security, prevent cyber-crime, government agency, home computer, protect
 
 
 
 
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TOP 10 - It's all about perspective

2008-05-09 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3bbe0 in Network World on Security
 
News from and about Microsoft dominated this week from start to finish. But the dire situation caused by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, where the ruling junta cares more about oppression and domination than early warning systems or getting aid to people, tended to put everything else into perspective
 
Tags: junta cares, perspective, dire situation, cyclone nargis, domination, finish, week, myanmar, oppression
 
 
 
 
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Can I just comment out these lines of code?

2008-05-23 10:53:20 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...dire consequences . The specific code, which was generating error messages in a certain software quality assurance tool , happened to be a critical part of the random number generator in a cryptographic library package . By removing this code, the strength of the cryptographic key material was reduced to a point where cracking the key would...
 
Tags: process purportedly, process, fix specific process, software development process, commercial development process, code, low-assurance process, development, specific
 
 
 
 
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Can I just comment out these lines of code?

2008-05-23 10:53:20 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...dire consequences . The specific code, which was generating error messages in a certain software quality assurance tool , happened to be a critical part of the random number generator in a cryptographic library package . By removing this code, the strength of the cryptographic key material was reduced to a point where cracking the key would...
 
Tags: process purportedly, process, fix specific process, software development process, commercial development process, code, low-assurance process, development, specific
 
 
 
 
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Safari flaw worse than first thought, Microsoft warns

2008-06-01 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
Microsoft is warning that a previously disclosed flaw in Apple's Safari browser could have dire consequences for Windows users
 
Tags: safari browser, windows users, dire consequences, flaw, microsoft, apple, previously
 
 
 
 
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Safari Flaw Worse Than First Thought, Microsoft Warns

2008-06-02 13:27:12 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Microsoft is warning that a previously disclosed flaw in Apple's Safari browser could have dire consequences for Windows users.The Safari bug, originally disclosed on May 15 by security researcher Nitesh Dhanjani, allows attackers to litter a victim's desktop with executable files, an attack known as "carpet bombing
 
Tags: safari browser, dire consequences, flaw, microsoft, windows users, safari bug, executable files, attackers, attack
 
 
 
 
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Computer Security Dire as Malware Spammers Get Sense of Humor

2008-07-22 19:52:00 by Ryan Singel in Wired Security
 
Computer security threats are constantly changing, but what madness will ensue when online criminals start developing a sense of humor
 
Tags: online criminals start, computer security threats, humor, sense, madness, constantly, ensue