May 13, 2012
The Exploit code for a patched Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability which affected Microsoft’s ASP.NET Web development platform was recently published online. This means an increase of risks because not all people in charge of servers update or automatically update each server. The code was identified as CVE-2011-3414, was talked about in Europe’s largest hacker conference, where [...]
May 7, 2012
A new online software allows you to write, edit, compile, and run software all through their online interface. This new software allows development environments in PHP, C++, Ruby, Java, C# and Visual Basic with other programming languages. This software makes it easy to write code on the fly or on a computer that doesn’t have [...]
Apr 29, 2012
Google warned this week that as many as 20,000 websites could have been hacked and injected with JavaScript redirect malware. Google sent out a message this week that said, “Specifically, we think that JavaScript has been injected into your site by a third party and may be used to redirect users to malicious sites.” They [...]
Apr 22, 2012
Recently, apple has applied for a patent for software they are planning to release in the near future. The software would eliminate the need for programmers to create a basic application for an iOS device. The programming platform allows users to create a program without the need of understanding computer code and logic. Although this [...]
Apr 16, 2012
The article I choose to talk about related to Facebook betting big on HTML5 by releasing their iPhone and Android applications in HTML5. The reason Facebook decided to use HTML5 instead of the native software for the Google owned Android, and the Apple owned iOS because they viewed HTML5 as a neutral platform. They were [...]
Apr 9, 2012
So the topic I choose to talk about for this weeks blog was the new ‘Facebook Timeline’. It has been a highly discussed topic in the previous few months, where users have been complaining about it causing issues with their privacy. This week we talked about User Interfaces, and when users go to browse one [...]
Apr 3, 2012
For this weeks topic of ‘Cloud Computing’ I choose an article written on March 9th that talks about Hewlett-Packard offering a new cloud service that is supposed to compete with Amazon and Google’s Web Services. According to the Senior Vice President and General Manager of HP’s cloud services they are trying to create a web [...]
Nov 27, 2011
Have you ever seen the movie “Eagle Eye” and wondered if someone was able to track your every move. Well that is actually becoming a reality. Recently, the American Civil Liberties Union reported that there is a “widespread tracking of citizen’s movements” using automated license plate readers. This technology is reaching a point where it [...]
Nov 20, 2011
Summary: So the article I read about talks about bridging the gap between video games and computer security. They talk about how they can use video games to benefit the educational aspect of teaching. For example in a security class a professor can’t upload a virus to the network and expect the students to be [...]
Nov 12, 2011
Summary: For all of you PC gamers out there, who play games on Steam, watch out! Last Sunday, November 6, Steam’s servers were hacked. The hackers were able to access the user database and the user forums. Initially the company thought that they were just hacking the forums, but later found out that they obtained [...]
Nov 6, 2011
Summary: Have you ever wondered if there was someone who can look at your Email, or whether someone has your user information? Now there is a service that will give you your answer for free. This new service is called Pwnedlist. When you visit their website all you type in is your username or Email [...]
Oct 31, 2011
Summary: In mid-July Borders announced that they would give up on trying to auction their business to potential buyers and be forced to file for bankruptcy. Barnes & Noble is stepping in and purchasing Borders’ database with more than 48 million customer’s names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails. Now there was arguing in court over the [...]
Oct 22, 2011
Summary: So recently if you been following the cellular phone service industry you’ll know that the major 4 companies are in a major battle right now by keeping customers and gaining new users. A little while ago AT&T put a 2GB limit of data they could use from their iPhones and all other smart phones. [...]
Oct 17, 2011
Summary: Recently in the field of medicine there have been laws passed requiring medical practitioners to upload all of their medical documents to databases. This article talks about new apps that have been developed and have been cleared to be used in offices by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). With these new apps doctors can tell [...]
Oct 17, 2011
Summary: Recently Apple released their new iPhone. With their new phone, they released their new iOS which powers the iPhone. iOS 5 includes one of Apple’s newest products, ‘iCloud’. What iCloud does is it syncs data between any Apple product and any PC. For example, say you’re typing up notes in class on your iPad [...]
Oct 10, 2011
Summary: In a day and age when web-based applications rule the web, it is more than common for companies to draw out the logistics of their websites and applications using a UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagram. These diagrams can be created at different parts of the creation process as there are many ways and stages [...]
Oct 5, 2011
Summary: In 2007, IBM researchers created a system that was capable of scanning 1 billion files in three hours. Recently IBM put together a series of 10-eight core servers with a total of 6.8 Terabytes of solid-state memory. This system was able to scan 10 billion files in 43 minutes at a speed of almost [...]
