The Windows 8 feature that logs users in if they touch certain points in a photo in the right order might be fun, but it’s not very good security, according to the inventor of RSA’s SecurID token. “I think it’s cute,” says Kenneth Weiss, who now runs a three-factor authentication…
Windows 8 picture security just a toy, claims RSA SecurID inventor
The Windows 8 feature that logs users in if they touch certain points in a photo in the right order might be fun, but it’s not very good security, according to the inventor of RSA’s SecurID token. “I think it’s cute,” says Kenneth Weiss, who now runs a three-factor authentication…
Hackers could crash Windows 7 with Safari browser code exploit
Microsoft is currently investigating reports of a zero-day vulnerability in Windows 7 64-bit that leads to crashes and could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The security flaw can be exploited by opening a web page containing a specially-crafted iframe using Apple’s Safari browser. Twitter user WebDEViL…
Windows Administrator III – US / Rackspace / San Antonio, TX
Rackspace/San Antonio, TX Job Details Windows Administrator III – US – 14929 This details all the information about the job posting. To submit your résumé/CV, click on the 'Submit your Résumé/CV to this Job' button. Show Instructions Job TitleWindows Administrator III – US Category Information Technology Requisition # 14929 Location…
Windows Administrator II – US / Rackspace / San Antonio, TX
Rackspace/San Antonio, TX Job Details Windows Administrator II – US – 14882 This details all the information about the job posting. To submit your résumé/CV, click on the 'Submit your Résumé/CV to this Job' button. Show Instructions Job TitleWindows Administrator II – US Category Information Technology Requisition # 14882 Location…
Microsoft gives free Windows Phones to Android malware victims; iPhone users unaffected
“Want a free Windows Phone? Well, it turns out that you may be able to get one for free – all you need to do is tell Microsoft about the malware problems you’ve had with Android smartphones,” Graham Cluley blogs for Spohos. “Ben Rudolph, Microsoft’s Windows Phone ‘evangelist,’ is the…
Microsoft reviewing Windows Phone messaging bug reports
Microsoft Windows Phone engineers are reviewing a report that various messaging technologies can be used to send the phone into a reboot and then freeze its messaging centre, or hub. Currently, the only “fix” is a hard reset and wipe of the phone, according to WinRumors.com, which reported the attack…
Emulate an Alpha Hardware System on x86/x64 Windows PC to Run OpenVMS
It’s been a long time since I haven’t updated the OpenVMS category, and so here is a short article that may be of help to all OpenVMS fanatics and users out there. Lemme introduce to you Personal Alpha by Stromasys, a software that lets you run Alpha/OpenVMS/Tru64 on your personal…
Microsoft Uses Android Malware Hysteria to Offer Free Windows Phones
Microsoft is capitalizing on a recent Android malware scam by giving away free Windows Phones to five Android users with the worst malware horror stories. Ben Rudolph, Microsoft’s Windows Phone evangelist, announced the contest on Twitter using the hashtag #droidrage. Microsoft followed Rudolph’s lead and publicized the contest on its…
Microsoft Urges Android Malware Victims to Join Windows
Microsoft is asking Android owners to share their malware stories, in an attempt to lure them to Nokia‘s Windows devices, as the software giant ramps up marketing for the U.S. launch. In a Twitter post, Microsoft “evangelist” team member Ben Rudolph urged his followers, “Share your Android malware story (there’s…