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You know what would be even faster?

I found this post on Lifehacker via Kurt Wismer , someone whose comments I've kept an eye on for since I started reading the alt.comp.virus newsgroup, which is quite a time ago now. Kurt seems to have the habit of annoying people by simply speaking the truth as he sees it and not spending too much...

Posted to Someone Else (Weblog) by Robert Moir on 04-05-2008
Just because you're used to an abusive relationship, it doesn't make it OK.

I have to admit that some areas of the computer industry make me asahmed to be part of the IT profession at times. Take gaming - 1up.com's article on 5 botched game launches talks about Steam ... Yes, yes, we all love Steam now. By which we mean "It hasn't gone away yet, and people won't...

Posted to Someone Else (Weblog) by Robert Moir on 03-22-2008
Can a Virus hurt you if it just gets downloaded to your computer?

This is another question I see get asked a lot around the place, so I'm posting my latest answer to this question here. Can someone tell me, if I download a zipped file which contains a virus and open this file then would my system would most likely become infected? An example would be a zipped file...

Posted to Someone Else (Weblog) by Robert Moir on 08-19-2007
Denial. A state of mind found in the newly hacked.

Still following the Safari hack and the fallout from it on Matasano. There are a lot of comments debating how serious it is anyway, because after all it isn't like you got root. A lot of comments all around about how much information is exposed. Folks, it appears that this exploit allows arbitrary code...

Posted to Someone Else (Weblog) by Robert Moir on 04-22-2007
Apple Mac gets pwned at CanSecWest

UPDATE 21/04/07 19.33GMT. The Matasano website has been amended to add the following: Apparently the issue also affects Firefox. Turn off Java as a workaround for now. Breaking news as of yesterday. The CanSecWest security conference are running an event with two Apple MacBook Pros to be won , simply...

Posted to Someone Else (Weblog) by Robert Moir on 04-21-2007
That whooshing noise

Is the point passing just over the heads of the WGA team bloggers at Microsoft. In a post last month they talk about the fuss surrounding WGA getting caught sending information back to Microsoft whether or not the user agreed to this (by accepting the EULA) or not. In their reply on the WGA blog Microsoft...

Posted to Someone Else (Weblog) by Robert Moir on 04-12-2007
Warning - Administrators on your computer can hack your computer and gain administrator access.

Another contribution from Captain Obvious - I know Robert doesn't like the Windows Vista much but the Captain just felt this example of user foolishness was too good to pass up... There is a serious bug found in Windows Vista Ultimate, which allow the user to login in to Window Vista System without providing...

Posted to Someone Else (Weblog) by Robert Moir on 02-27-2007
"Welcome to pwnedatino"

A whole "Month of Apple Bugs" planned here. Interesting. Be sure to read their FAQ before making assumptions about the motives of the people doing it. They've actually started off with a couple of media player bugs, one Apple Quicktime and one in VLC , and both are interesting because could...

Posted to Someone Else (Weblog) by Robert Moir on 01-03-2007
Windows Vista Licence terms - say what?

This has got to be a mistake. (Why do I seem to say that a lot recently when reviewing an action taken by Microsoft?) The Windows Vista team blog posted a note about the terms of the licence for Windows Vista the other day, and it contains one or two interesting things. Possibly the most interesting...

Posted to Someone Else (Weblog) by Robert Moir on 10-15-2006
Why you should take home computer security seriously.

Over on the Grand Stream Dreams blog, Claus Valca has written a post outlining the reasons you should take the security of your computers at home seriously. He mentions various scams that target home users with a few real world examples of people just like you and me who got caught out. He's told...

Posted to Someone Else (Weblog) by Robert Moir on 09-30-2006

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