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FLAMING RETORT: Hacktivism, hacking and hackers – what do these words really mean?

09

Aug

2011

I keep getting asked – by journalists, friends, colleagues, competitors, delegates at conferences, people on the bus – what my attitude is to hacktivism, hacking and hackers. I usually answer by saying, “What do you mean by hacktivism?” And the answer is frequently, and impassably, circular. “Y’know – all that hacking that hacktivists are doing […]

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Microsoft introduces two new Hotmail security features

16

Jul

2011

Microsoft is implementing two new security features to keep Hotmail accounts safe. One feature banning commonly used passwords and the other letting you report compromised email accounts called “Hey! My friend’s account was hacked!”As the Seattle PI reports, Microsoft is banning all common passwords from Hotmail. “Having a common password makes your account vulnerable to […]

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Apple releases iOS 4.3.4/4.2.9 to fix JailBreakMe.com flaw

16

Jul

2011

After a little more than a week after disclosure, Apple has patched three flaws in iOS for iPod Touch, iPad, iPad2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and the Verizon iPhone. You may recall the return of the website JailBreakMe.com 10 days ago which exploited these vulnerabilities to provide an easy method of jailbreaking your iDevice. The […]

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