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Sony has threatened to permanently banish all PlayStation 3 users from the its online game network if they use jailbroken consoles.
Microsoft doesn't usually like to talk about how they sometimes silently patch vulnerabilities, so it's a pleasant surprise to see them blog about it on their Security Research & Defense blog.
Embedded virtualisation company Open Kernel Labs has introduced a mobile security product based on the company's phone-specific hypervisor, the OKL4 'microvisor'.
Google Inc. has almost cut in half the malicious software affecting users of its search engine, driving hackers to competitors including Microsoft Inc.
Linux is now a respected, mature operating system that's free and open source, so it shouldn't be surprising that it has a generic role as a platform for tools for the repair and rescue of both Linux and Windows operating systems.
The Ruby on Rails developers have released version 2.3.11 and 3.0.4 of Ruby on Rails which are maintenance and security updates that address four security vulnerabilities in the open source web framework.
The phpMyAdmin developers have announced the release of version 3.3.9.1 and 2.11.11.2 of their database administration tool, security updates that fix a path disclosure vulnerability. According to the developers, when the README, ChangeLog or LICENSE files are removed from their original location, the scripts used to display these files can show their full path, possibly leading to further attacks.
Kevin Butler, a fictional character created for a Sony Computer Entertainment America advertising campaign and played by actor Jerry Lambert in the company's commercials, has the gift of the gab and is always up for a quick joke.
Less than one week after Chrome 9 was released into the browser's stable branch, Google has released version 9.0.597.94 of Chrome for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, a maintenance and security update. The security update addresses a total of five vulnerabilities in the WebKit-based browser, three of which are rated as "High" priority.
A government agency in Norway has reported Sony to the Consumer Ombudsman after floods of complaints over removal of "Other OS" functionality from PlayStation 3 consoles.
Arbor Networks' annual infrastructure report for 2010 shows mobile networks in the crosshairs, DDoS attacks against ISPs intensify. In a painful reminder of the fragile state of wireless network security, some 55 percent of mobile providers worldwide suffered outages in 2010 due to security incidents, according to a new report on network infrastructure released today.
If parking officers, mall cops, and cake makers can get their own reality show, why not people who actually do something interesting for a living? LIGATT Security International has announced it will be the focus of the first ever reality TV series on computer hacking.
George Hotz, who gained notoriety by hacking the iPhone, was barred from distributing, creating, or marketing his technology for running unauthorized software on the PlayStation 3. Sony has convinced a federal court to issue a temporary restraining order that bars a hacker from distributing his technology for running unauthorized software on the PlayStation 3.
The new version of the Opera web browser closes the critical hole that was reported early this week; this vulnerability allows attackers to gain control of a computer. The problem was caused by a flaw in the code for processing HTML documents which contain select elements with a large number of child elements.
Intel's chief technology officer says the chip maker is developing a technology that will be a security game changer. Justin Rattner told Computerworld on Tuesday that scientists at Intel are working on security technology that will stop all zero-day attacks.
Mozilla, acting on a U.S. Federal Trade Commission proposal, has offered a detailed mechanism by which Firefox and other Web browsers could prevent Web pages from tracking people's online behavior for advertising purposes.
In addtition to protecting online privacy, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is also committed to preserving freedom of speech on the Internet. So when Sony filed suit against researchers who found and published details about security gaps in the company's PlayStation 3 that allow users to run Linux on their machines despite Sony's efforts to prevent that, the EFF was quick to speak out about it.
By taking researchers to court, the company demonstrates contempt for the law and its customers. ... Sony is Exhibit A in the abuse of intellectual-property laws by corporations that believe they have all the rights -- including how products may be used after sale -- with users and purchasers having no rights at all.
As part of its January patch update, Oracle has released security updates for a number of products. The Critical Patch Update addresses vulnerabilities in, for example, the company's database server, Application Server, WebLogic Server, PeopleSoft Enterprise and Open Office.