Archive for March, 2008

MacBook Air, Vista Box PWNd - Ubuntu Stands Alone (Addict 3D)

Darius Sartre wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAfter three days of attacks by leading hackers, a laptop running Ubuntu remained untouched while two others, running Mac OS X and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, succumbed.
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MacBook Air, Vista Box PWNd - Ubuntu Stands Alone (TechNewsWorld.com)

SaBuJo wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAfter three days of attacks by leading hackers, a laptop running Ubuntu remained untouched while two others, running Mac OS X and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, succumbed. The attacks were launched at the CanSecWest PWN 2 OWN contest in Vancouver, Canada. This was sponsored […]

MacBook Air, Vista Box PWNd - Ubuntu Stands Alone (LinuxInsider.com)

Larry McDowell wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAfter three days of attacks by leading hackers, a laptop running Ubuntu remained untouched while two others, running Mac OS X and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, succumbed. The attacks were launched at the CanSecWest PWN 2 OWN contest in Vancouver, Canada. This was […]

Windows Vista Brought Down In Hacker Challenge (CRN)

Isaac C. wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptResearchers won a $5,000 cash prize for exploiting a Fujitsu U810 running Vista when they exploited a previously undetected vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player.
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Windows Vista Brought Down In Hacker Challenge (ChannelWeb)

erbing wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptResearchers won a $5,000 cash prize for exploiting a Fujitsu U810 running Vista when they exploited a previously undetected vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player.
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Despite deadlines, Windows XP to be sold a few more years (InfoWorld)

nwhite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt June 30 of this year and Jan. 31, 2009, may be the deadlines for U.S. retailers and custom system builders, respectively, to sell Windows XP. But, due to exceptions Microsoft has made, the operating system will be available for at least the next […]

Despite deadlines, Windows XP to be sold a few more years (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

nwhite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt June 30 of this year and Jan. 31, 2009, may be the deadlines for U.S. retailers and custom system builders, respectively, to sell Windows XP. But, due to exceptions Microsoft has made, the operating system will be available for at least the next two […]

Outrage over Creative’s decision to remove user-modded Vista driver (TG Daily)

nwhite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt{mosimage} There is a storm developing around Creative Labs, as the company is opening fire against rivals and users on multiple fronts. Last week, TG Daily reported about a developing sound card battle between Asus and Creative. In about the same time frame, the company is […]

Outrage over Creative’s decision to remove user-modded Vista driver post (TG Daily)

nwhite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt{mosimage} There is a storm developing around Creative Labs, as the company is opening fire against rivals and users on multiple fronts. Last week, TG Daily reported about a developing sound card battle between Asus and Creative. In about the same time frame, the company is […]

Vista gets hacked, Linux remains unbroken in contest (TG Daily)

nilbill wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt{mosimage}Over the weekend, a hacker managed to exploit a vulnerability in the Windows Vista Flash player, as part of the CanSecWest’s “Pwn2Own” contest.  The competition pitted a Windows, Apple and Linux computer side-by-side to see which would crack first.  The Apple notebook, a Macbook Air, […]