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Entries from September 2006

Sign Up for a Mission to ‘Mars’

September 8th, 2006 · No Comments

Six researchers will get a chance to spend the summer on the most Mars-like place on Earth, an 8-meter diameter metal can in the Arctic desert.
Wired News

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Tags: Government · Moon and Mars · Space science · Wired News

DRM more important than users’ security?

September 7th, 2006 · No Comments

So if Microsoft is given the choice to protect its users from the latest flaw being used by online attackers to compromise their data and systems or to protect the latest Britney Spears song, which do you suppose the software giant would choose?
That’s pretty much the question that Bruce Schneier poses in his latest column [...]

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Tags: Blog · Consumer Tech · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Security

Security pro pleads guilty to USC breach

September 6th, 2006 · No Comments

Eric McCarty agrees to a single felony charge of exploiting a flaw in the University of Southern California’s online student application site and accessing confidential information.
SecurityFocus

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Tags: Cybercrime · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Research · Security · SecurityFocus

MacBook smackdown!

September 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

A member of the Mac community has thrown down the gauntlet.
On Friday, John Gruber challenged David Maynor and Jon Ellch to put their money where their videotaped exploits are and meet behind the local Apple Store to duel as only hackers know how.

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Tags: Blog · Consumer Tech · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Research · Security