CloudFlare, the security-filtering, DNS pass-through CDN, has reported via its blog that its servers have been breached. The hacking team UGNazi has surfaced and is claiming credit for the breach. … [Read more...]
Microsoft round-up: Windows 8 Release Preview, Server 2012 RC, $15 upgrade offer, IE 10 Do-Not-Track, Visual Studio 2012 RC
Microsoft wanted to send out May with a blast so they put a lot of news on their upcoming products - Windows 8, Server 2012, Visual Studio 2012, .NET Framework 4.5, and IE 10. By time I finish writing this up, there might even be more. … [Read more...]
Apple details iOS security in May 2012 report
Apple has provided a full write up of the iOS security architecture used in the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. The document gets into system architecture, encryption and data protection, network security, and device access. It's an interesting read and may show another change to Apple culture following Tim Cook taking the CEO reigns. … [Read more...]
Microsoft joins the ‘no class action lawsuits’ big companies via ToS updates
AT&T, Sony, and EA are just some of the big companies that have removed consumers' rights to a class action lawsuit through an update of their Terms of Service or User Agreement. Since the 2011 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the practice in a case against AT&T, many other companies have been jumping on board. Sony did shortly after their hacking and downtime. Just … [Read more...]
Improve YouTube embedding with EmbedPlus in WordPress and phpBB
EmbedPlus is a great enhancement to embedding YouTube videos. It adds features like chaptering, Digg, Twitter, YouTube and Reddit reactions, time-synced annotations, looping, zoom, and slow-motion playback. With a simple wizard, you can customize a YouTube video to begin and end where you want it to and incorporate the added features that EmbedPlus provides. You can head over … [Read more...]