Microsoft’s leaked code audited
This comes as no surprise to me but I wonder if they will quickly patch anything they may find. I have been involved in testing of a lot of code and you always miss something so we will see what…
California bill aimed to protect consumers from RFID
RFID makes my top 10 list of dirty words. Consumers hate the idea of being tracked and targeted anymore than they are. So if this bill makes it through the legislative process Californians will at least know when companies are…
VOIP Companies must provide 911 Service
With a house full of kids and cell phone coverage here at the house pretty bad I had not thought about 911 services for VOIP before. It is a good idea and something to think about. But really if you…
Yahoo is spying on You!
If you don’t want your every move tracked by Yahoo you better read this. [freewarearena.org]
Free Windows Security Update CD from Microsoft
This is a great deal. I ordered one for my mom who is stuck on a really slow dial-up and has to spend many hours on-line just downloading patches. This should help catch her up. [Microsoft]
Windows source code used to build exploit
Seems the hackers have been pouring over the segments of Windows code that was released and have found a vulnerability and crafted a exploit. To think what would happen if all of Windows 2000/NT code had been released. One things…
IBIZA Trojan Infects via Internet Explorer
A pretty nasty Trojan is infecting users machines that are running Internet Explorer. With no patch in place from Microsoft the only choice you have is to run a different browser. [Lockergnome]