All the sexually explicit messages have been erased from her Twitter page but a search of comments already this year reveal Ms Keneally is also a target of non-sexual abuse. A tweeter called Ozriotgrrl posted: ”seriously, u all of yr MPs are useless, corrupt wasting all our time cash (‘cept…
Death by PowerPoint? Kamasutra presentation leads to backdoor infection
Would your heart race at the sight of a file called Real kamasutra.pps.exe? Would you think, “Oooh.. s.exe!” or would it be a turn off? One piece of malware we saw earlier this year certainly hopes that you would be interested in a PowerPoint presentation demonstrating different sexual positions, and…
Music Hackday NYC
Fred Wilson Music Hackday NYC Calling All Fintech Entrepreneurs MA Case Studies: WhatCounts The awesome Music Hackday is coming to NYC. Twilio’s John Britton has the news and details. It will take place the weekend of Feb 11th and 12th. Location is TBD at this time. NY Hacker is involved…
Microsoft patches critical Windows drive-by bug
Security updates also repair ‘DLL load hijacking’ flaw in Vista, but leave some vulnerabilities unfixed, including a critical flaw in IE found by Google’s ‘fuzzer’ Microsoft has patched three vulnerabilities in Windows, one that could be exploited by attackers who dupe users into visiting a malicious website. The company also…
The best hardware and software of the year
InfoWorld’s 2011 Technology of the Year Awards recognize the best products at the forefront of today’s top data center, desktop, mobile, and programming trends Each year, the editors and reviewers of the InfoWorld Test Center gather to look over the list of products that earned the highest marks in stand-alone…
InfoWorld’s 2011 Technology of the Year Award winners
InfoWorld’s Technology of the Year Awards, chosen annually by InfoWorld Test Center editors and reviewers, go to the very best products we tested during the past year. Ranging from data center hardware to the mobile devices that are changing the way we work, these winning products highlight the hottest trends…
Microsoft patches critical security holes in Windows
Microsoft today patched three vulnerabilities in Windows, one that could be exploited by attackers who dupe users into visiting a malicious website. The company also debuted a new defensive measure to help users ward off ongoing attacks that are exploiting a known bug in Internet Explorer (IE). The light load,…
Microsoft January Patch Tuesday misses open security issues
Microsoft’s January 2011 Patch Tuesday security update contains only two bulletins, but misses several open security issues. Of the two bulletins, MS11-002 is the more important one that should be patched immediately, according to Wolfgang Kandek, chief technology officer of security firm Qualys. “It is a critically rated vulnerability in…
Municipal polls kicks off in Bangladesh
Municipal elections in Bangladesh kicked off on Wednesday morning as people started voting to elect 72 mayors and 971 councillors for 72 municipalities of western Rajshahi and northwestern Rangpur divisions amid tight security. According to website of leading English newspaper The Daily Star, 49 municipalities of Rajshahi division and 23…
Police warn of ‘overseas soldier’ dating scam
SymbolPriceChangeNBXB.BE0.80+0.05^SHEY925.66+4.81{“s” : “NBXB.BE,^SHEY”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00?,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} West Mercia Police have warned women to be careful of an online dating scam which tricks them into thinking they are giving money to struggling British soldiers overseas. In a statement released on Friday, the police force said that it had…