Wednesday, August 08, 2012

My twitter account was hacked! It could happen to you, too

Prototype system goes after DNS-based botnets | SCO's cadaver files for double-secret-probation bankruptcy

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My twitter account was hacked! It could happen to you, too
Well it was an interesting night over at my house. It started at about 9:45 or so when I received an email from my friend TK Keaninni, CTO of nCircle. He said he has been getting some Twitter spam (don't we all), but that it was from my account. He said it looks like someone had gotten into my Twitter account. Read More


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Prototype system goes after DNS-based botnets
Security researchers this week will detail a prototype system they say can better detect so-called Domain Name Generation- (DGA) based botnets such as Conficker and Kraken without the usual labor- and time-intensive reverse-engineering required to find and defeat such malware. Read More

SCO's cadaver files for double-secret-probation bankruptcy
What I remembered clearly about SCO first filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy was the headline I wrote on my blog post, because that headline was very well received and is among my personal favorites: SCO files Chapter 11, threatens business as usual. What I didn't remember about that post, though, is how bloody long ago it was written; nearly five years, or Sept. 14, 2007 to be precise. Read More

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Tablets in the Enterprise
Tablets are replacing laptops at lightning speed. Whether company-issued or part of the BYOD phenomenon, the increased use of smart devices has resulted in a dramatic shift in network traffic with an emphasis on wireless. This paper explains how to predict Wi-Fi demands and architect a best-fit wireless network strategy for your environment. Learn more.

SSD array maker Nimble releases scale-out arrays
The new line of CS400 and ES-series arrays are being targeted at users running performance-intensive applications such as OLTP and VDI. Read More

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A Federal Court judge warned Samsung on Wednesday to rethink its allegation that Apple improperly influenced expert witnesses key to the companies' ongoing patent infringement trial. Read More

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MetroPCS said late Tuesday it had launched a commercial voice-over-LTE service, claiming a win in the international race for the next generation of mobile voice. Read More


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Contests and challenges are all the rage and wanting to jump on that intellectual capital bandwagon, Lockheed Martin today announced the "Innovate the Future" contest that could net one person $25,000 for a really cool idea t Read More

5-year-old's souped-up Power Wheels wows YouTube
Five-year-old Evan Burgess drives the coolest Lightning McQueen Power Wheels on the planet, and as a result, a lot of people think he also has the coolest Dad. Watch the video, which is closing in on 400,000 views since being posted to YouTube on Sunday ... and then read my interview with the Dad. Here's the basic background from the YouTube description: Read More

Guilty as charged! A10 Networks feels the patent blues
There's a Johnny Cash song called "Cocaine Blues" with lyrics that read: "In about five minutes in walked a man, holding the verdict in his right hand / 
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Car sharing service Getaround expands with more options, now in five cities
Getaround just raised nearly $14 million and announced another car sharing service option. So far full services are in four cities: San Francisco, San Diego, Portland and Austin. Read More



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