Create A Mac Zombie Army, Cheap: Hacker Emptor
Going once, going twice: The new NetWeird toolkit can be used to infect Apple OS X systems, converting Macs into zombies ready to do your botnet bidding, with prices starting at just $60.
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The Hack That Kept Me Awake at Night
If I've seemed a little bleary-eyed and inattentive this week you can blame Jim Fallows. Late on Tuesday night I read his post about gmail, which linked to Mat Honan's piece for Wired about the destruction of his (Honan's) digital life. I was then up most of the night implementing Jim's advice about improving my computer security. This is by no means the first warning Jim has issued.
Fear not, Linux admins: There are TOOLS to help you
Most Linux distributions have a significant focus on security. This does not mean they are necessarily ready for production out of the box. Tools like SELinux, excellent firewall options, and robust access controls can make Linux exceptionally secure.
Tech Journal: How to Keep Your Accounts Secure
They say the cloud is the future of computing. All your data and software programs, now known as web apps, will reside in the cloud and the computer itself will act as a
Experts dispute sandboxing would have stopped Flame
Bigger lesson learned from Flame: Multiple layers of security needed, so when one technology fails, a second or third may succeed
Linux UEFI compromise reasonable, still sucks
Life is full of trade-offs, and many times they are not palatable for every side. Such was the trade-off proposed by Fedora developers this week to solve the upcoming obstacle of UEFI secure booting on Windows 8-certified machines.
