Linux By Knight

Sunday, January 23, 2011

LBK Post 062 When Trusted IT People Go Bad

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From http://www.computerworld.com

Security Fail: When Trusted IT People

Go Bad

One Rogue IT Employee can do More Damage

than an Army of Hackers

Here's how three companies could have

better protected themselves.

Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9204581/Security_fail_When_trusted_IT_people_go_bad

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/4v4t9e5

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

LBK Post 061 USB Smartphone Exploit turns Android into an Invader

From http://www.slashgear.com

The USB cable-connected Invader

Link: http://www.slashgear.com/usb-smartphone-exploit-turns-android-into-an-invader-20127403/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29

172 Freakin Characters.....Try 26, please.

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/6fzks9x

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From http://i.downloadsquad.switched.com

A Brief Glimpse of Nokia's Popularity Outside the Western World

It's easy to forget just how different the customs of other nations are. While Americans carry dogs around in handbags, Koreans eat them. In England, we gurn; and in Spain, they throw tomatoes. We're a world of completely disparate customs -- yet somehow we can't fathom that Nokia and the Symbian OS could be ahead of Apple and Google in the smartphone market.

Link: http://i.downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/01/20/a-brief-glimpse-of-nokias-popularity-outside-the-western-world/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/4fyevt2

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From: http://m.readwriteweb.com

Must All Media iPad Apps be Magazines? TweetMag the Latest

Seems like every new media iPad app these days

wants to be a magazine.

Wingman: "Not everything can be Jammed into the same Boot, soldier."

Link: http://m.readwriteweb.com/archives/tweetmag_media_ipad_apps_magazines.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+readwriteweb+%2528ReadWriteWeb%2529

170 Freakin Characters......instead use a more sensible 26:

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/4zr3kss

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

LBK Post 060 Oh, Socket To Me, Laugh In

U-Socket Signals the Death Knell for

USB Wall Adapters

USB wall adapters are great as they allow you to charge your appliances without the need of taking up a free USB port on a system, or even a system at all!

Link: http://www.everythingusb.com/fastmac-u-socket-20834.html

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/4mr3d3o

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