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SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green : Cybersecurity Legislation Components, (Sun, Feb 5th)

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:43:14 +0000

As many of us have seen in the media recently, the United States and other world governments are deeply entrenched in discussions over proposed cybersecurity legislation. There are many different flavors of legislation currently being discussed by gove...

[Медийно право] [Нели Огнянова] : Ако Полша не ратифицира ACTA

nellyo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:27:34 +0000

Полша спира процеса на ратификация на АСТА. Според министър-председателя, процесът за ратификация на ACTA ще бъде замразен толкова дълго, колкото е нужно, за да се преодолеят съмненията. Според FFII оценките на институциите за ефекта от това събитие са различни: представител на Eвропейската комисия е казал за ZDNet, че за ЕС това е край на [...]

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green : Apple Security Advisory 2012-001 v1.1, (Sat, Feb 4th)

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:55:56 +0000

Earlier today, Apple announced v 1.1 of the Security update 2012-001. The advisory announced the availability of Security Update for Mac OSX10.6.8 that addresses a compatibility issue, and the removal of security fixes that were present in original upd...

TorrentFreak : Busted By The FBI: The Life Of An Elite Teen BitTorrent Uploader

enigmax — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:43:31 +0000

Releasers and torrent racers are the select few counted on by millions to bring the latest movies, music and video games to the wider Internet in record time. One such person, a 15-year-old school kid, eventually gained access to elite piracy sites and went on to become the top uploader on one of the world's most famous BitTorrent trackers. But how did the buzz of the elite compare to being hunted down by a Patriot Act-empowered FBI?

Source: Busted By The FBI: The Life Of An Elite Teen BitTorrent Uploader

РККА / WBCA : 2012-02-04 борба със скуката

Vasil Kolev — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:27:29 +0000

Сериозното нещо, което пиша не е готово, така че ето с какво се забавлявах в последно време, за да не ми е скучно: Дойде желязото за курса по системна администрация и проучвам точно с какво ще го ползвам. Дотук vmware бяха дисквалифицирани заради windows-only клиенти, така като гледам това, което има за Xen за linux [...]

Блогът на Юруков : Министри спрямо продуценти за ACTA

Боян Юруков — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:55:02 +0000

Николай Младенов на 4-ти февруари в Twitter: Трайчо Трайков на 31-ви януари пред Дневник: Когато се регулират правата на интелектуалната собственост в киното, в музиката там индустрията, която създава по-строгите правила е длъжник на обществото. Непродуктивно и безсмислено да искаш да ти се плати 50 евро за нещо, което човек може да намери безплатно, отколкото [...]

TorrentFreak : We Need Copyright Reform, Not ACTA!

Marietje Schaake — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:49:05 +0000

As a Member of the European Parliament, I very much welcome the increased attention the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has received in the past weeks. It has taken a while for massive outcry to emerge, but we are seeing protest voices getting louder and louder.

Source: We Need Copyright Reform, Not ACTA!

Чорба от греховете на dzver : ACTA

dzver — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:05:27 +0000

Малка група хора се мъчи с много пари да прокара отвратително международно споразумение, с което да ни отнеме свещеното право на свободен нет. Тази малка група рипа срещу собствения си интерес – никой не е вечно на поста си на министър, така че армия от ГДБОП с качулките могат да разбият и неговия апартамент и [...]

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green : Sophos 2012 Security Threat Report, (Fri, Feb 3rd)

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:34:15 +0000

Last week Sophos released it 2012 Security Threat Report which highlighted some key finding from 2011: - Smartphones and tablets causing significant security challenges - Major data breaches and targeted attacks on high-profile companies and agencie...

Schneier on Security : Friday Squid Blogging: Clothing that Keeps an Exercise Journal

schneier — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:18:41 +0000

It's called Squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.

[Медийно право] [Нели Огнянова] : ACTA: резервирано

nellyo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:42:22 +0000

Какво ли значи по соломоновски Според в.Труд министър-председателят по соломоновски се е подписал под следното уверение: “Международното споразумение АКТА да бъде ратифицирано от НС на РБ, като за членовете, налагащи контрол на трафика в интернет, ще бъде заложена резерва, че се прилага действащото в момента българско законодателство”. (Борисов спаси интернет от договора АКТА). Организациите, [...]

Schneier on Security : The Problems of Too Much Information Sharing

schneier — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:49:54 +0000

Funny. Fake, but funny. Edited to add (2/3): The rest of the story.

[Медийно право] [Нели Огнянова] : Съд на ЕС: закрила на фотографии

nellyo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:33:04 +0000

В Официален вестник на ЕС : съобщение за решение на Съда на ЕС по дело С-145/10 Eva-Maria Painer v Standard VerlagsGmbH и др. Решението е по преюдициално запитване, отправено в рамките на спор между г‑жа Painer, фотограф на свободна практика, и петима издатели във връзка с използването от тях на фотографии на Natascha K. Г-жа Painer [...]

LWN.net : The end of LinuxDevices?

corbet — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:57:13 +0000

LinuxDevices.com is carrying a brief note from the "outgoing editor-in-chief" stating that the site's owner has been acquired. "At this point, the future of LinuxDevices.com is uncertain. What we can say for sure is that it has been a pleasure ...

LWN.net : Slackware updates

ris — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:52:27 +0000

Slackware has been silent for some time (noted in this comment thread). Although we haven't seen any advisories in the LWN mailbox, the changelogs are showing some new updates. Slackware users should update their systems.

LWN.net : Stable kernels 3.0.19, 3.2.3 and 2.6.32.56

ris — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:21:49 +0000

Greg KH has released stable kernels 3.0.19, 3.2.3 and 2.6.32.56. All of them have important fixes across the board. Update 3.2.4 has now been released to address a compilation problem in 3.2.3.

LWN.net : Friday’s security updates

ris — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:34:11 +0000

CentOS has updated ghostscript (C6; C5; C4: multiple vulnerabilities), php (C6; C5; C4: remote code execution), and C5: php53 (remote code execution). Debian has updated iceweasel (multiple vulnerabilities), iceape (multiple vulnerabilities), a...

Diaspora* : DIASPORA* grows up.

dennis — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:43:27 +0000

TL;DR: Our next design push is geared towards making the things our crazy awesome international community is already doing easier, more useful, and fun. Ahoy! We have been learning a lot by watching the Diaspora* develop and grow. Diaspora* has evolved into a social community unlike any other, where free thinkers from around the world [...]

Schneier on Security : VeriSign Hacked, Successfully and Repeatedly, in 2010

schneier — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:49:08 +0000

Reuters discovered the information: The VeriSign attacks were revealed in a quarterly U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing in October that followed new guidelines on reporting security breaches to investors. It was the most striking disclosu...

TorrentFreak : Seized Sports Streaming Site Makes a Blazing Comeback

Ernesto — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:12:24 +0000

Firstrow, one of the sites that had several of its domain names seized by the Feds yesterday, is furious at the US Government. Convinced that the service they are providing does not violate the law, the site continues to operate under a new domain name. One of the owners told TorrentFreak that they don't intend to stop until a court shuts them down.

Source: Seized Sports Streaming Site Makes a Blazing Comeback

TorrentFreak : Megaupload Founder Accuses Police of Assault, Denied Bail Again

enigmax — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:27:37 +0000

Following a hearing today at the High Court in New Zealand, Kim Dotcom was again denied bail. The Megaupload founder, who authorities insist will likely flee should he be released, told the court that he'd been kicked and punched by police during his arrest. Dotcom added that during his time in prison he had been approached not only by women wanting to be his friend, but by an expert document forger.

Source: Megaupload Founder Accuses Police of Assault, Denied Bail Again

Linux How-Tos and Linux Tutorials : Weekend project: Zap Your Coworkers’ Minds with Multi-Pointer X

Nathan Willis — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:41:57 +0000

Care to rethink your desktop user experience? It may be simpler than you think. Chances are you own more than one pointing device, but for years you've never been able to take full advantage of that hardware, because whenever you plugged in a sec...

Grigor Gatchev - A Weblog : И пак за ACTA

Григор — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:42:17 +0000

Днес присъствах на пресконференция, дадена от Асоциацията на потребителите на телекомуникационните и интернет услуги. Говориха Янаки Ганчев, Невен Дилков и други. Беше интересно. Янаки Ганчев разказа, че на 1 февруари те са имали почти едночасова среща с министър-председателя. Че са му обяснили страховете на Интернет потребителите около ACTA и че се е стигнало до “джентълменско [...]

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green : ISC StormCast for Friday, February 3rd 2012 http://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=2302, (Fri, Feb 3rd)

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:25:05 +0000

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SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green : Critical PHP bug patched, (Fri, Feb 3rd)

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:40:36 +0000

Just about a month ago, PHP 5.3.9 was released, which included a patch for the hash collision problem. The basic hash collision problem affected various languages, including php and .Net (Microsoft fixed the issue in an out of band patch 2011-100 in la...

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green : New Poll – What security issue concerns you the most this year?, (Fri, Feb 3rd)

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:19:27 +0000

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SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green : PHP 5.3.10 Released, Fixes CVE-2012-0830 available for download http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-02-02-1, (Fri, Feb 3rd)

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:56:37 +0000

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xkcd.com : Wrong Superhero

xkcd.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This post was syndicated from: xkcd.com and was written by: xkcd.com. Original post: at xkcd.com

LWN.net : PHP 5.3.10 released with critical security fix

corbet — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:26:35 +0000

The PHP 5.3.10 release is out; it contains a fix for a remote code execution bug introduced recently by another security fix. Anybody running 5.3.9 should probably upgrade as soon as possible.

Valery's Mlog : Couchsurfing in Istanbul (part 2)

Valery Dachev — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:17:58 +0000

(03.2.2012: I know the events took place more than two years ago and I also know I should have turned this draft into a post back then… but still I’d better do that later than never.) Saturday We overslept and missed the boat trip that was planned for the morning so we went the meeting [...]

LWN.net : Critical PHP vulnerability being fixed (The H)

jake — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:12:21 +0000

The H is reporting that a critical remote code execution bug has been found in PHP that was caused by the recent fix for the widespread denial of service via hash collisions vulnerability. "The cause of the problem is the security update to PHP ...

TorrentFreak : Feds Arrest Streaming Site Operator for Copyright Infringement

Ernesto — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:30:08 +0000

A 28-year old man from Comstock Park, Michigan, has been arrested and charged with criminal copyright infringement. Yonjo Quiroa is the alleged operator of nine of the sixteen streaming related domain names that were seized a few hours ago as part of 'Operation Fake Sweep'.

Source: Feds Arrest Streaming Site Operator for Copyright Infringement

LWN.net : Security advisories for Thursday

jake — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:25:38 +0000

CentOS has updated openssl (C4: multiple vulnerabilities). Debian has updated tomcat6 (multiple vulnerabilities). Fedora has updated BackupPC (F15; F16: cross-site scripting), polipo (F15; F16: denial of service), moodle (F15; F16: multipl...

LWN.net : Seigo: Spark answers

jake — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:29:15 +0000

Aaron Seigo answers questions about the Spark tablet, which is based on Plasma Active, that he announced on January 29. There is more information about the hardware and software, delivery timeframe (May 2012), and pre-orders: "Pre-order registr...

Backblaze Blog : Director of Product Marketing: Andy

Gleb Budman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:12:20 +0000

Thanks to our great customers, Backblaze continues to grow. We are excited to announce that we have hired a Director of Product Marketing. Let’s spend a few minutes with Andy… Where are you from? And where are you now? I was born in Brooklyn New York and grew up on Long Island in Shirley, exit [...]

Krebs on Security : Half of Fortune 500s, US Govt. Still Infected with DNSChanger Trojan

BrianKrebs — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:55:55 +0000

More than two months after authorities shut down a massive Internet traffic hijacking scheme, the malicious software that powered the criminal network is still running on computers at half of the Fortune 500 companies, and on PCs at nearly 50 percent of all federal government agencies, new research shows. The malware, known as the "DNSChanger Trojan," quietly alters the host computer's Internet settings to hijack search results and to block victims from visiting security sites that might help scrub the infections. DNSChanger frequently was bundled with other types of malware, meaning that systems infected with the Trojan often also host other, more nefarious digital parasites.

LWN.net : Gettys: Bufferbloat demonstration videos

corbet — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:51:36 +0000

Jim Gettys says: "If people have heard of bufferbloat at all, it is usually just an abstraction despite having personal experience with it. Bufferbloat can occur in your operating system, your home router, your broadband gear, wireless, and almo...

Linux How-Tos and Linux Tutorials : Running ownCloud3 On Nginx (LEMP) On Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 11.10

Falko Timme — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:25:39 +0000

This tutorial shows how you can install and run ownCloud3 on a Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu 11.10 system that has nginx installed instead of Apache (LEMP = Linux + nginx (pronounced "engine x") + MySQL + PHP). ownCloud enables universal access....

TorrentFreak : Megaupload: Hong Kong Mulls Copyright Crackdown

enigmax — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:13:40 +0000

In the wake of the Megaupload shutdown, authorities in Hong Kong say they will set up a center to investigate electronic crime and copyright infringement later this year. Although there has been no suggestion of wrong-doing, the news will almost certainly unsettle other cyberlocker services such as Filesonic, Uploading, Uploaded.to, Zshare and Filepost, all of which have a presence in the region.

Source: Megaupload: Hong Kong Mulls Copyright Crackdown

Блогът на Юруков : ACTA – илюзията за решение

Боян Юруков — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:56:20 +0000

Когато има политическа и медийна криза като тази с ACTA, начините да се реши са няколко: Първо може да представите проблема като позитив, както направиха Труд и Мария Илиева в самото начало… Никой не им повярва. Второ, може да се опитате да омаловажите проблема, както направи Министерството на икономиката отричайки, че договорът ще има ефект [...]

Schneier on Security : Prisons in the U.S.

schneier — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:04:12 +0000

Really good article on the huge incarceration rate in the U.S., its causes, its effects, and its value: Over all, there are now more people under "correctional supervision" in America -- more than six million -- than were in the Gulag Archipelago unde...

TorrentFreak : Feds Seize Sports Streaming Domains in New Super Bowl Crackdown

Ernesto — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:34:46 +0000

In a new round of seizures the US authorities have taken control of domain names belonging to several popular sports streaming sites including Firstrowsports.tv, Firstrowsports.com and Soccertvlive.net. All affected sites now redirect to a notice from DOJ/ICE. In common with last year's campaign, the new round of seizures appears to be part of another "Super Bowl Crackdown" targeting sites that link to unauthorized sports streams.

Source: Feds Seize Sports Streaming Domains in New Super Bowl Crackdown

Diaspora* : Rosanna Yau joins Diaspora*

maxwell — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:36:27 +0000

Rosanna Yau is Diaspora*’s new “Design Wizard.” Rosanna has actually been around Diaspora* since the early days, making bodacious hashtags and our original logo which you can see on our stickers, t-shirts and front page. She is going to be focusing how to make the beta of Diaspora* more beautiful, usable and fun. Rosanna is [...]

[Медийно право] [Нели Огнянова] : Причина

nellyo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:40:03 +0000

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green : ISC StormCast for Thursday, February 2nd 2012 http://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=2299, (Thu, Feb 2nd)

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:06:11 +0000

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[Медийно право] [Нели Огнянова] : АСТА: правна природа и ефекти

nellyo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:19:55 +0000

Кота нула Към 23 януари т.г., когато проверявах какво е положението с АСТА в България, официалната информация за АСТА се свеждаше до две съобщения в правната информационна система на МС за одобряване на проекта, на решението на Съвета, на споразумението и упълномощаване (11PR044.14_ ACTA1). При това в съобщенията отсъстваше дата на подписването – 26 [...]

LWN.net : [$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for February 2, 2012

corbet — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:26:00 +0000

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for February 2, 2012 is available.

Dieter Spaar's blog : Running your own Node-B

Dieter Spaar's blog — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Its now nearly 3 and a half year ago that I wrote the first "Proof-of-Concept" code to get the Siemens BS-11 GSM Basestation up and running. So I think it was time to start with 3G, now that LTE is being actively deployed. You also can sometimes find ...

Gatta's Today : Игли за коса с черепи, рози, змии, гранати, нефрит и корали

GattaNegra — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:20:06 +0000

Както обещах ето новите игли за коса. Enjoy Понеже снимките са адски много ще ги групирам лекичко. И това фотографията на немърдащи неща било ебаси философията. Евала на екипа с техниката и се извинявам, че не сложих истинскте снимки, а ги намалих така брутално. Тях обаче ги дадох на жабката И така – змия / [...]

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green : Apple and Apache security fixes and releases, (Wed, Feb 1st)

SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:02:51 +0000

Apple updates released today: security update 2012-001 for Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) and Snow Leopard server update for Lion and Lion server (Mac OS X 10.7.2 - 10.7.3) remote desktop 3.5.2 client server admin tools 10.7.3 ...