The Wall Street Journal is reporting from their series What They Know that, as a result of investigation, found Facebook apps sharing and selling information to advertisers that could identify users. The series has an alarmist tone but different factors are leading others to questions the authenticity of the article that focuses on Facebook. Here are some selections from the … [Read more...]
Java Updated to Version 6update22
Amongst other patches hitting the wire with yesterday's Patch Tuesday, Oracle addressed 29 bugs in Java with an update yesterday. Many of them, if exploited, could allow the remote attacker control over the computer. Along with Java being used on many different websites, it is highly recommended that individuals update Java as soon as possible. For more details on some of … [Read more...]
Webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del Old RSS Feed Gets Hijacked and Thousands of Followers Instantly For “Lil Boosie”
Ctrl+Alt+Del, the high quality and popular webcomic, changed the URL to its RSS feed at the end of July this year. Many people, including myself, left the old RSS feed address in their RSS feed readers which lay dormant for the past two-plus months. Tonight, causing some confusion, the feed came back to life with 14 posts and counting with content completely unrelated to the … [Read more...]
Adobe Releases Quarterly 9.4 Patch For Reader and Acrobat
To complement the September 20th patch Adobe released for Flash Player, Adobe has now patched Adobe Reader and Acrobat. This is the quarterly update that would normally have been scheduled for next week but it was accelerated due to vulnerabilities actively being exploited in the wild. With this large patch, it is addressing 23 vulnerabilities known in Reader and Acrobat. You … [Read more...]
The Significance of October to Computer Users
It's October which means you're going to start seeing pink ribbons all over the place and just the color pink everywhere. It's on yogurt lids and even the NFL wore way too much pink last year. The reason behind everything becoming pink, like the leaves beginning to change colors, is that October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. October 2010 marks the sixth annual National … [Read more...]