From pictures to movie on Youtube.com
My very first upload on uploaded on http://www.youtube.com : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHzXVFMzSag It is made from a couple of pictures assembled together with Google Picasa
Category: General
I am getting more and more spam like this
I am getting more and more spam like this : http://techblog.avira.com/2010/03/11/twitter-spam-getting-slim-with-slim-urls/en/
When time is “relative”
I was uninstalling some Microsoft software and was staring at the uninstaller astonished… for more than 10 minutes… until I said ENOUGH MICROSOFT !!! WASTE SOMEONE’S ELSE TIME and killed the damn process….
Protecting Your Code with Visual C++ Defenses
Protecting Your Code with Visual C++ Defenses by Michael Howard
The browser choice
A Windows Update is available to users who are located in member countries of the European Union allowing for choosing a different standard browser for the system. The update is available for download through Windows Update. Read more here: http://techblog.avira.com/2010/03/08/the-browser-choice/en/
Viruses and Digital Signatures
Very interesting stuff: http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/viruses-and-digital-signatures Although the files are signed, they are signed using an unauthenticated CA (Certificate Authority) which is masquerading as Verisign. A CA is a trusted third party that issues and signs the certificate and vouches for the authenticity of the file. Each CA should be registered and therefore recognized globally as a […]
Avira goes into Managed Security Services by acquiring CleanPort
http://www.avira.com/en/company_news/avira_extends_security_in_the_cloud.html Avira extends Managed Security Services portfolio to offer users security “in-the-cloud” Tue, 02 March 2010 Avira’s acquisition of CleanPort forms the basis for the new business unit Tettnang/ Doetinchem, 2 March 2010 – German IT security provider Avira has acquired CleanPort, an acquisition that extends Avira’s solutions for terminals and server products with a […]
Avira has new Risk Levels
I published a new article in the Avira Techblog: Combined Avira Risk Level We now have a new risk indicator: Global This indicator combines the other 3 in the easiest way possible. One might argue that Malware is more important than phishing and spam. Maybe, but they are all treated equally in our system. This […]
2010 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors
The 2010 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors is a list of the most widespread and critical programming errors that can lead to serious software vulnerabilities. They are often easy to find, and easy to exploit. They are dangerous because they will frequently allow attackers to completely take over the software, steal data, or […]
“Internet Service Providers have a pessimistic view of the future” ?!?
I read this article from Heise ( http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Internet-Service-Providers-have-a-pessimistic-view-of-the-future-917562.html) and I couldn’t stop asking myself : WHY ?! I mean where is the problem in building a better protection from inside ? Why Inside ? Because most of the attacks come from inside their network or from the networks from their own partners. So, guys, sit […]
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