Social Engineering and Passwords. How Ubuntu Forums Got Hacked.

How a limited privilege password, custom html, and some clever social engineering provided full access to Ubuntu Forums.  Ubuntu

Starbucks’ WiFi goes Google

I don't think Chattanooga will be getting any. "If you’re in a Google Fiber city, we’re hoping to get you a connection that’s up to 100x faster."

 

Google

Satori, Bing's Secret Weapon

 

"Satori is a self-learning system that is running every day and learning more, adding 28,000 DVDs of content every day....Satori's computation engine is supported by more than 50,000 nodes in a Microsoft compute cloud"

Cnet

U of Texas Student Hacks GPS Navigation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctw9ECgJ8L0

Retail Stores Plan Elaborate Ways To Track You

"magnetic field detection, Bluetooth Low Energy, sonic pulses, and even transmissions from the in-store lights can tell when you enter a store, where you go, and how you shop"

 

Slashdot

“NASDAQ is owned."

"Five men charged in largest financial hack ever....pilfered data for more than 160 million credit cards, and created hundreds of millions of dollars in losses"  Link

Firefox, Safari are the best protection vs phishing.

" Over a 12-day test period the average phishing catch rate ranged from 96 percent for Firefox 19 to only 83 percent for Internet Explorer 10."

Link

Canary, the portable "home security" solution

Keep an "eye" on your house via the app.

http://vimeo.com/70747659

Apple Developer Site Breach

"In the notice posted to the site, Apple explained that some developers personal information like name, e-mail address and mailing address may have been accessed. The note does not mention passwords, or if password hashes were accessed. "  Link

Do you use Tumblr on iOS? Change your password.

Tumblr has released a new version of their iOS app and are urging users to change their passwords.  It appears that the app did not use secure protocols to transmit the password.

 

Link

My Favorite Freeware Sites (Windows)

My top 3.

1. Gizmo's Freeware - Ranked choices based upon function.


2. Ninite - Install the most popular freeware via one app, pick and choose.


3. Filehippo - Greater selection than Ninite but install one at a time.

JFF - Nerf Sentry Gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=C70R7oo4jMc

July Patch Tuesday/Reboot Wednesday

It's time to patch your PCs.  Run Software Update (Mac) or Windows Update.

 

Microsoft Patch List

Adobe Patch List

Dropbox wants to connect everything Digital for you.

"With its new Chooser and Saver options — the first of a planned family of features the company calls Drop-ins — developers can make Dropbox the “open” and “save” windows in their apps"

 

Link

Google releases fix for Android security hole

"Google has found a fix for a vulnerability in Android's security model that could allow attackers to convert 99 percent of all applications into Trojan malware."

It's up to the carriers (ATT,Verizon, etc.) to push the patch to their users.

 

Link

Apple Security Update 2013-003

All Lion and Mountain Lion (10.7, 10.8) should update using "Check for Updates" in the Apple Menu

 

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5806