Windows 7 is the next version of Microsoft Windows. See the full post for more Windows 7 analysis Looking ahead to the finish line, Sinofksy declined to provide a schedule for Windows 7, though my sources tell me it could arrive as soon as mid-2009, or about a year before Microsoft’s vague public pronouncements. He [...]
Word to the wise: WPA Cracked – additional details, (Sat, Nov 8th) UPDATE: The WPA whitepaper is out: Practical attacks against WEP and WPA please, test it before making the change on your production environment), and increase your wireless detection stance and check for multiple MIC failure messages. — Raul Siles www.raulsiles.com
The WPA wireless encryption standard is now crackable. Is WPA2 still safe, this article argues yes: Researchers have announced they can crack WPA in 12-minutes. Some people wonder if WPA2 will soon be next. It won’t be. WPA was always known to be a weak hack, WPA2 has always been known to be secure. The [...]
Style and substance, eh? I will be trying the LiveCD! Fedora 10 is quite beautiful, but even better, it runs well. And though it’s best to avoid installing it on a vital production machine before the November 25th release, there’s little harm in treating yourself to a liveCD test drive. Upcoming Fedora 10 Release Has [...]
The battle over the usability and suitability of Linux for the desktop continues. The pessimistic view: Desktop Linux – Will It Ever Stick?popsci.com: About seven years ago, I tried to free myself from the oppression and misery of running Windows ME by installing Linux on my PC. Ever installed the Linux operating system? It’s not [...]
Via the Security Fix blog: Malware Piggybacks on Obama Win Cyber criminals are blasting out massive amounts of spam touting a video of President-elect Barack Obama’s victory speech. Recipients who click the included link are taken to a site that prompts visitors to install an Adobe Flash Player update. The bogus update, however, is actually [...]
