05/02/2010: iPad vs Netbook
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24/01/2010: 20 Common Passwords
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The following list is the result of an attack on RockYou.com whereby a hacker managed to obtain all the account details of 32M users.
What is the most popular password?
| Rank | Password | Number of Users with Password |
| 1 | 123456 | 290731 |
| 2 | 12345 | 79078 |
| 3 | 123456789 | 76790 |
| 4 | Password | 61958 |
| 5 | iloveyou | 51622 |
| 6 | princess | 35231 |
| 7 | rockyou | 22588 |
| 8 | 1234567 | 21726 |
| 9 | 12345678 | 20553 |
| 10 | abc123 | 17542 |
| 11 | Nicole | 17168 |
| 12 | Daniel | 16409 |
| 13 | babygirl | 16094 |
| 14 | monkey | 15294 |
| 15 | Jessica | 15162 |
| 16 | Lovely | 14950 |
| 17 | michael | 14898 |
| 18 | Ashley | 14329 |
| 19 | 654321 | 13984 |
| 20 | Qwerty | 13856 |
What is the most popular password?
23/01/2010: Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Released
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Time to move on to Mozilla Firefox 3.6.
Some of the new features include:
Release Notes
Some of the new features include:
- Changes were made that prevent other programs from adding their own toolbar to Firefox without your permission.
- Firefox 3.6 will alert you about out of date and insecure plugins.
- Private browsing also removes TEMP files
Release Notes
22/01/2010: Internet Exploer Update Released KB978207
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Microsoft has released out of it's standard cycle a patch to fix the much publicise flaw in Internet Explorer. If you are a person who insists on using Internet Explorer then it's critically important that you patch your system. This vulnerability effects Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 running on Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 and SP3; Windows Server 2003 SP2; Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2; and Windows 7.
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This months updates unfortunately don't fix the current IIS file extension issue.
Microsoft is also recommending (KB979267 - Cached Copy) that Windows XP users uninstall Flash 6.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2010
- Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972270)
Microsoft is also recommending (KB979267 - Cached Copy) that Windows XP users uninstall Flash 6.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2010
10/01/2010: Submit Virus Samples
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Ever come across a file that you know is an obvious virus. Well there is many AV vendors that have public submittal forms
Here are a few:
If you have any other sites please comment them bellow.
Here are a few:
If you have any other sites please comment them bellow.
09/01/2010: Startled Door
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06/01/2010: Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7
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Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7 has been released to fix stability issues in 3.5.6.
Security Advisories for Firefox 3.5
Security Advisories for Firefox 3.5
02/01/2010: IPv4 Exhaustion Counter
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01/01/2010: New Year...
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