Commerce, Technical

Large Hack Attack Over the Weekend

Internet Week says that the Internet Storm Center tracked a large-scaled attack over the weekend. It attacked hosting servers and turned them into distributors of the malicious code. “It seems that the attack used both direct and indirect means to…

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Todd Cochrane
Commerce, Crime, Security, Software

P2P Wins Court Battle in France

I take back some of things I had thought about our friends across the Atlantic. A French Appeal Court ruled that a countryman who downloaded 500 movies via P2P was within his rights because he used them for private viewing,…

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Todd Cochrane
Commerce, Information

Xbox 2 Specs?

Gamespy has released a list of features on the upcoming Xbox2 or Xbox 360 as it’s been referred to. Their spy on the inside tells them that details may still change as the development continues. Here’s what they say it…

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Todd Cochrane
Commerce, Information, Technical

3 GB Hard Drive on New Cell Phone

During the CeBIT in Germany this week, Motorola is showing off their new ROKR iTunes cellphone which will sync and carry your iTunes music in your cell phone. But Samsung is one upping the ROKR with a 3 GB hard…

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Todd Cochrane
Commerce, Information

Wisconsin Governor Proposing Internet Sales Tax

I lived for over 40 years in Wisconsin until I migrated out here to the left coast. I am sure glad I moved. The tax-happy Democratic Governor of Wisconsin, Jim Doyle, has decided that the State’s 5% sales tax should…

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Todd Cochrane
Commerce, Crime, Dave's Muse, Information, Security, Services, Software, Technical

Madison River Communications Fined For Blocking VoIP Access

Telecommunications provider, Madison River Communications, was chastised by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week and required to unblock network ports that were closed to prevent connections from customers using Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone connections.

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Todd Cochrane
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Commerce, Information, Security

Canada Takes Big Brother to New Heights

If the Canadian government has their way, a new proposal called “lawful access” will force Canada’s service providers to refit their networks to allow real-time interception of communications. This would also allow multiple interception of communications and they would provide…

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Todd Cochrane