Robert Lemos

ERP has been a kind of final frontier for open source software. But now more IT leaders at midsize and smaller businesses are saying yes to open source software for ERP systems that pump the very heart of the business.
CIO.com

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The security researcher that posted the e-mail addresses and passwords for 100 accounts at embassies and political groups reveals that he exploited the victims’ incorrect usage of the Tor Project’s anonymous Web surfing software.
SecurityFocus

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Universities and colleges could find more students interested in computer-science courses, if the teachers taught practical hacking, educators say.
SecurityFocus

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A security researcher warns that an insecure update mechanism for some of the open-source browser’s third-party add-ons could allow an attacker the ability to install malicious code.
SecurityFocus

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SCO’s in the news again: The would-be licensor of Linux is apparently subpoenaing Pamela Jones of Groklaw to reveal who she is. Coincidentally, Jones said she is taking a break from blogging due to health reasons on Saturday, yet someone else is still maintaining Groklaw posts. SCO contention is that Groklaw is a front for [...]

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The departure of a security team member and recent data showing that PHP Web applications account for four out of every ten security flaws found in 2006 highlight the need for better protections, say experts.
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It’s amazing that five years after it sued Roxio, Gracenote is still dealing with the act of taking private a database built using user submissions. The latest news: After an interview giving his side of the story, Gracenote founder Steve Scherf apparently is editing Wikipedia to take out objectionable (and he argues, inaccurate) content.

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Security professionals warn coders that they need to be aware that their open-source repositories are now searchable, allowing attackers to target programs that are likely to be flawed.
SecurityFocus

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Two ToorCon presenters razz the open-source browser group for an alleged flawed implementation of Javascript, but the lecture appears to be more stand-up comedy than substantiative research.
SecurityFocus

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Users of the increasingly popular Ubuntu distribution find themselves having to deal with the command-line terminal after an update breaks the graphical X Windows subsystem.
SecurityFocus

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