Archive for June, 2010
As Part Of Its Kindle Everywhere Strategy, Amazon Prepares An HTML5 Web Previewer (Erick Schonfeld/TechCrunch)
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:As Part Of Its Kindle Everywhere Strategy, Amazon Prepares An HTML5 Web Previewer — Jeff Bezos wants Kindle books to become ubiquitous and the standard in digital reading. “Buy once, read everywhere,” is his motto. He already has the various flavors of the Kindle e-reader …
Internet Forensics
Product DescriptionBecause it’s so large and unregulated, the Internet is a fertile breeding ground for all kinds of scams and schemes. Usually it’s your credit card number they’re after, and they won’t stop there. Not just mere annoyances, these scams are real crimes, with real victims. Now, thanks to Internet Forensics from O’Reilly, there’s something [...]
Explaining Facebook’s Spam Prevention Systems (Caroline Ghiossi/Facebook Blog)
Caroline Ghiossi / Facebook Blog:Explaining Facebook’s Spam Prevention Systems — As a global service connecting 400 million people, Facebook has helped build and extend communities around the world. As with any community, the benefits of bringing people together are occasionally accompanied by inappropriate or unacceptable conduct by a small number of people.
Guide to Firewalls and Network Security
Product DescriptionFirewalls are among the best-known security tools in use today, and their critical role in information security continues to grow. However, firewalls are most effective when they are backed by effective security planning, a well-designed security policy, and when they work in concert with anti-virus software, intrusion detection systems, and other tools. This book [...]
Cryptography Decrypted
Product Description(Pearson Education) A tutorial in digital cryptography, for readers at any level of experience. Requires no technical or mathematical expertise, but does include appendices for those who have it. Topics covered include public and private keys, hashes and message digests, cryptographic attacks, and digital signatures. Softcover. DLC: Computer security. … More >> Cryptography Decrypted
Here’s Bilski: It’s Affirmed, But . . .No Decision on Software Patentability – Updated (Groklaw)
Groklaw:Here’s Bilski: It’s Affirmed, But . . .No Decision on Software Patentability – Updated — Here’s the US Supreme Court’s opinion [PDF] in Bilski v. Kappos, at last. The lower court’s decision is affirmed, and so no patent for Bilski. However, business methods are not found totally ineligible for patents, just this one.
The Web Application Hacker’s Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws
ISBN13: 9780470170779 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionThis book is a practical guide to discovering and exploiting security flaws in web applications. The authors explain each category of vulnerability using real-world examples, screen shots and code extracts. The book is extremely practical in focus, and describes in detail the [...]
US unveils plan to make online transactions safer (Lolita C. Baldor/Associated Press)
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:US unveils plan to make online transactions safer — WASHINGTON – In the murky world of the Internet, how do you ever really know who you’re talking to, who you’re buying from or if your bank can actually tell it’s you when you log in to pay a bill? — [...]
Subscription Hulu: Beginning of the End for Cable, Satellite TV? (Eliot Van Buskirk/Epicenter)
Eliot Van Buskirk / Epicenter:Subscription Hulu: Beginning of the End for Cable, Satellite TV? — Hulu, which currently showcases free content from NBC, Wired.com and other video providers, will try charging for a premium version soon, according to reports (Image: Wired.com interviews Nick Cave on Hulu).
Hacking : Script Kiddie, Hacktivism, Climatic Research Unit Documents, Climatic Research Unit Hacking Incident
Product DescriptionPurchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Script Kiddie, Hacktivism, Climatic Research Unit Documents, Climatic Research Unit Hacking Incident, Timeline of Computer Security Hacker History, List of Convicted Computer Criminals, [...]
