Tag Archives: security
Sorry, but accepting Flash is potentially devastating to me
Ars Technica Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love: If you read a site and care about its well being, then you should not block ads or you subscribe to sites like Ars that offer ads-free versions of the site. … Continue reading
Of course, we know this. But it’s still a bit shocking to me to see something like this. John Terry, the apparent creator, hard coded his username and password to his gmail account in source code. All right, not the … Continue reading
Apple claims fix to Time Machine security bug
Apple claims to have fixed the issue where applications could run automatically out of a Time Machine backup. Look for CVE-2008-0038 in Apple’s About the security content of Mac OS X 10.5.2 and Security Update 2008-001 . Thanks to Apple … Continue reading
iPhone Dev Center forces “challenge-response” system
The new iPhone Dev Center forces a challenge response system. This is a problem at the best of times, but it’s especially bad when the available questions are so lame. What is the name of your hometown? Google will give … Continue reading