Archive for the ‘Security’ CategoryMicrosoft Research creates secure browser0 Comments  Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
 The Register is running an article that claims that the MS Research group has created a secure browsers, that is better than current versions of IE and Chrome. The down side as reported, is that the browser - a.k.a Gazelle - is slower and requires more resources than its cousins. My {take} Hmmm…A secure browser from Microsoft? I’m sure i’ve heard that before. They should make it an open source effort. What do you think? AMBER Alert app for iPhone: Helps find missing children0 Comments Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
The {news} The app lists missing children; On sightings, users report a sighting of a victim or suspects along with their GPS coordinates - more. My {take} This is very good work. Technology isn’t all about how much money can be made. But sometimes, how we can best help others (with technology). Conficker worm infects more than a million PCs0 Comments Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
The {news} Conficker worm has infected the German, French and British military. MS and others have created a group to go after worm’s creators. My {take} I still think that this is the wrong approach. Why not just fix Windows? Arresting the worm’s creators still leaves the holes in Windows. |
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