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walktalker · 11-07-01, 09:32 AM

Hello you marvelous people

Security showdown: Black Hat vs. Def Con
Las Vegas plays host to two separate security conferences this week -- one for people who guard computer systems, another for those who break into them. System administrators and hackers, CIOs and script kiddies will all gather in the desert to trade information, swap stories and take each other's measure. At the Black Hat Briefings security conference Wednesday and Thursday at Caesar's Palace, security experts will teach network administrators and information-technology managers how to protect their critical systems. Yet starting Friday, hackers emerge at Def Con, with many from the underground culture coming out into the hot Las Vegas sun to trade code, learn new tricks and, in some cases, finally meet in real life.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...093968,00.html

Torvalds tome is more than just fun
If you're involved in the IT industry in any way, Just For Fun, the story of Linus Torvalds by David Diamond, is a must read. It gives as good a portrait of Torvalds as you need or are likely to get, and it offers a frame of reference for the software industry of today and tomorrow. Where the book did it for me was in explaining how the unique outlook of Linus Torvalds came to be. First, many of Linus' immediate family members, including his father, are journalists. Journalists by nature tend to be against the control of information and expression. For Linus and others in the open-source/free software community, writing software is in the realm of information and self-expression.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/co...783684,00.html

Hollywood blockbusters pirated over Web
Three current box office hits -- "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," "Shrek" and "Pearl Harbor" -- are among the most-pirated movies over the Web for the month of June, researchers said Tuesday. The announcement underscores Hollywood's susceptibility to copyright piracy on the Web. The Motion Picture Association of America has filed a handful of lawsuits aiming to stop illegal downloads of films, including a high-profile case that charged an online hacker magazine with posting code that could theoretically be used to copy DVDs.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...093957,00.html

NEC plans 0.10 micron chips
NEC Corp. on Wednesday unveiled technology for next-generation 0.10 micron chips that it aims to have ready by early 2003 for use in goods from supercomputers to mobile phones. NEC said design rules for most of the transistors in the large-scale integration (LSI) chips would be set jointly with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker. It is two companies' closest cooperation to date in chip technology. "If we can have it ready in the first quarter of 2003, I think we'll be in the top group globally," said Osamu Kudo, an NEC general manager for device development.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...784024,00.html

MSN outages let IM foes in
Even though Microsoft has claimed victory in restoring its MSN Messenger service, some problems linger--including the opportunity the outage provided for the company's competitors. On Tuesday, the Redmond, Wash.-based company said the weeklong interruptions to the service had been put to an end. But regardless of the service's status, Microsoft could be cleaning up the mess made by the outage for months to come. And while the company battled its service problems, at least one instant-messaging rival said it has gained converts. The most serious ripple effect is that there isn't a ton of loyalty among IM users.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...093946,00.html

Privacy: Win XP activation 'innocuous'
A German copy-protection company has published details of Microsoft's technology for preventing casual copying of Windows XP but concluded the technology allows for reasonable upgrades and doesn't threaten customers' privacy. Microsoft's product-activation technology -- included in the new Office XP software package and slated to appear in the new Windows XP operating system--requires people to activate their PC online or by telephone to continue using the software. It has attracted criticism from both privacy advocates and customers.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...093939,00.html

Look, officer -- no hands!
The ban on talking on cell phones while driving in New York has spurred a flurry of activity among developers of hands-free and voice recognition products, and is expected to stimulate the market for such devices. Enterprises are already considering how to outfit mobile workers with gear to comply with such regulations, because other states are expected to enact similar legislation soon. Managers who want to upgrade mobile workers with hands-free products won't have an easy job.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...783140,00.html

Looking at the AOL/Microsoft rivalry
In 1996, America Online carpet-bombed the nation with 3.5-inch floppy disks in a battle to build its brand and grab more of the online services market. At the same time, Microsoft waged "the Browser Wars," the media’s moniker for the struggle between established Netscape Navigator and upstart Internet Explorer. In those days, the two companies were vicious rivals. AOL then helped sow the seeds that blossomed into the government antitrust suit against Microsoft. AOL Chairman Steve Case hammered Microsoft, demanding equal access to the consumer’s computer desktop, referring to it as the "dial tone" of the online services industry. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates volleyed back, quoted as saying he would either buy AOL or bury it.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201...html?tag=cd_mh

The day the brands died
In recent months, newspapers have devoted hundreds of column inches to the economic, social and sartorial impact of the dot-com collapse. Top-flight reporters have been dispatched to Silicon Valley to document the pathos of the boarded-up lofts, the shuttered trattorias, the boy millionaires who have gone back to working at Starbucks. But one aspect of the crash has gone unexplored: the effect of the death of so many brands on consumers themselves.
http://news.cnet.com/exredirect/temp...in dex%2Ehtml

Windows XP activation technology revealed
A German copy-protection company has published details of Microsoft's technology for preventing casual copying of Windows XP but concluded the technology allows for reasonable upgrades and doesn't threaten customers' privacy. Microsoft's product-activation technology--included in the new Office XP software package and slated to appear in the new Windows XP operating system--requires people to activate their PC online or by telephone to continue using the software. It has attracted criticism from both privacy advocates and customers.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200...html?tag=ch_mh

Microsoft enlists VeriSign for .Net security
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has signed up VeriSign, a leading provider of Internet security services and technology, to help build defenses for its .Net array of Web services. Under the agreement, Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSign will provide authentication and security technologies for forthcoming .Net services and will adopt .Net technologies into its Internet trust services. Microsoft's .Net initiative entails a transformation of the company's software into Web-based services that businesses can rent for e-commerce and other transactions. In addition, the security provider will distribute Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server software to all of its registrar-hosted domain names and Web sites, the companies said in a statement.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200...html?tag=ch_mh

Group sets cybercrime-fighting priorities
State and local law enforcement agencies looking to fight high-tech crimes need to set up special crime units, work with technology companies, and push for updated laws, according to a list of recommendations by a national cybercrime organization. The National Cybercrime Training Partnership issued its top 10 recommendations Tuesday for preparing and aiding law enforcement agencies in their cybercrime fight. Crimes range from online auction fraud like eBay encountered last year, when three men allegedly sold a fake Richard Diebenkorn painting, to a Los Angeles man who allegedly engaged in cyberstalking after a woman spurned his advances.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200...html?tag=cd_mh

Police end search at Massachusetts Lucent plant
Employees at a Lucent Technologies plant in central Massachusetts returned to work Tuesday after police failed to find a former employee who allegedly threatened workers at the company, authorities said. A state police SWAT team earlier searched the building, which was evacuated after a worker reported that a former employee, wearing a black trench coat and carrying a duffel bag, threatened several of his former co-workers and then fled. Police did not find the suspect and said they would continue to investigate the incident at the plant where Lucent, one of the world's leading manufacturers of telecommunications equipment, makes switches and routers.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-6536249.html

Napster serves as crystal ball
No longer the poster child for free online music, Napster's flagging file-swapping service has turned into a testing ground for ways to control other services that are capturing its one-time popularity. After rapidly signing up millions of people for its service, Napster has seen its audience melt away just as quickly under a stringent filtering policy and, more recently, a week-old file-trading blackout. Nevertheless, legal experts say that experiments aimed at controlling the distribution of content on Napster's network may have an effect beyond the company. They added that the record industry is closely watching Napster's efforts as a possible template to be applied in future lawsuits against rivals that have risen in its wake.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=cd_pr

Weighing employee privacy
A newly released study by the nonprofit Privacy Foundation shows that 27 percent of workers worldwide are having their e-mail monitored. At first glance that may seem alarming, but the statistic shows only one side of a tricky question. It's tricky because companies are increasingly faced with balancing the privacy rights of workers, consumers, patients -- the list goes on -- against the possible liabilities the company might incur if it takes insufficient precautions against preventing its workers from doing anything illegal or immoral.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-6538762-0.html

Microsoft may accompany Pressplay
Pressplay, a joint venture of music giants Vivendi Universal and Sony, is nearing a deal to distribute its service on the Microsoft Network, sources close to the venture said Tuesday. Microsoft, Vivendi Universal and Sony all declined to comment. Sources close to all three companies confirmed that negotiations -- which have been ongoing for months -- have intensified and an announcement is expected soon. According to one of the sources, Pressplay is near a deal with the software giant that is similar to its deal with Web portal Yahoo that will let people stream and eventually download music. Pressplay is expected to launch its music subscription joint venture later this summer.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=ch_mh

Kodak takes wider angle with digital images
Eastman Kodak is trying to expand the popularity of digital images by moving beyond the PC to the TV set. The photography giant announced Tuesday an agreement with chipmaker LSI Logic to allow people to view photo CDs on televisions via DVD players. The move could greatly expand the number of people who can view digital images, IDC analyst Chris Chute said. "Kodak's strategy has been somewhat dependent on PCs because the PC was the hub where photos had to be uploaded and viewed," Chute said. "That limited them to half the U.S. population. But to get to a larger share, (Kodak) had to get away from the idea that the PC is essential to viewing digital photos, and this LSI announcement feeds into that." Kodak has been trying to attract consumers to its digital products for years.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6537186.html

It's not even all !

Edit: links now fully operationnal

11-07-01, 09:32 AM	#1
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	The Newspaper Shop -- wednesday edition Hello you marvelous people Security showdown: Black Hat vs. Def Con Las Vegas plays host to two separate security conferences this week -- one for people who guard computer systems, another for those who break into them. System administrators and hackers, CIOs and script kiddies will all gather in the desert to trade information, swap stories and take each other's measure. At the Black Hat Briefings security conference Wednesday and Thursday at Caesar's Palace, security experts will teach network administrators and information-technology managers how to protect their critical systems. Yet starting Friday, hackers emerge at Def Con, with many from the underground culture coming out into the hot Las Vegas sun to trade code, learn new tricks and, in some cases, finally meet in real life. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...093968,00.html Torvalds tome is more than just fun If you're involved in the IT industry in any way, Just For Fun, the story of Linus Torvalds by David Diamond, is a must read. It gives as good a portrait of Torvalds as you need or are likely to get, and it offers a frame of reference for the software industry of today and tomorrow. Where the book did it for me was in explaining how the unique outlook of Linus Torvalds came to be. First, many of Linus' immediate family members, including his father, are journalists. Journalists by nature tend to be against the control of information and expression. For Linus and others in the open-source/free software community, writing software is in the realm of information and self-expression. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/co...783684,00.html Hollywood blockbusters pirated over Web Three current box office hits -- "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," "Shrek" and "Pearl Harbor" -- are among the most-pirated movies over the Web for the month of June, researchers said Tuesday. The announcement underscores Hollywood's susceptibility to copyright piracy on the Web. The Motion Picture Association of America has filed a handful of lawsuits aiming to stop illegal downloads of films, including a high-profile case that charged an online hacker magazine with posting code that could theoretically be used to copy DVDs. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...093957,00.html NEC plans 0.10 micron chips NEC Corp. on Wednesday unveiled technology for next-generation 0.10 micron chips that it aims to have ready by early 2003 for use in goods from supercomputers to mobile phones. NEC said design rules for most of the transistors in the large-scale integration (LSI) chips would be set jointly with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker. It is two companies' closest cooperation to date in chip technology. "If we can have it ready in the first quarter of 2003, I think we'll be in the top group globally," said Osamu Kudo, an NEC general manager for device development. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...784024,00.html MSN outages let IM foes in Even though Microsoft has claimed victory in restoring its MSN Messenger service, some problems linger--including the opportunity the outage provided for the company's competitors. On Tuesday, the Redmond, Wash.-based company said the weeklong interruptions to the service had been put to an end. But regardless of the service's status, Microsoft could be cleaning up the mess made by the outage for months to come. And while the company battled its service problems, at least one instant-messaging rival said it has gained converts. The most serious ripple effect is that there isn't a ton of loyalty among IM users. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...093946,00.html Privacy: Win XP activation 'innocuous' A German copy-protection company has published details of Microsoft's technology for preventing casual copying of Windows XP but concluded the technology allows for reasonable upgrades and doesn't threaten customers' privacy. Microsoft's product-activation technology -- included in the new Office XP software package and slated to appear in the new Windows XP operating system--requires people to activate their PC online or by telephone to continue using the software. It has attracted criticism from both privacy advocates and customers. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...093939,00.html Look, officer -- no hands! The ban on talking on cell phones while driving in New York has spurred a flurry of activity among developers of hands-free and voice recognition products, and is expected to stimulate the market for such devices. Enterprises are already considering how to outfit mobile workers with gear to comply with such regulations, because other states are expected to enact similar legislation soon. Managers who want to upgrade mobile workers with hands-free products won't have an easy job. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...783140,00.html Looking at the AOL/Microsoft rivalry In 1996, America Online carpet-bombed the nation with 3.5-inch floppy disks in a battle to build its brand and grab more of the online services market. At the same time, Microsoft waged "the Browser Wars," the media’s moniker for the struggle between established Netscape Navigator and upstart Internet Explorer. In those days, the two companies were vicious rivals. AOL then helped sow the seeds that blossomed into the government antitrust suit against Microsoft. AOL Chairman Steve Case hammered Microsoft, demanding equal access to the consumer’s computer desktop, referring to it as the "dial tone" of the online services industry. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates volleyed back, quoted as saying he would either buy AOL or bury it. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201...html?tag=cd_mh The day the brands died In recent months, newspapers have devoted hundreds of column inches to the economic, social and sartorial impact of the dot-com collapse. Top-flight reporters have been dispatched to Silicon Valley to document the pathos of the boarded-up lofts, the shuttered trattorias, the boy millionaires who have gone back to working at Starbucks. But one aspect of the crash has gone unexplored: the effect of the death of so many brands on consumers themselves. http://news.cnet.com/exredirect/temp...in dex%2Ehtml Windows XP activation technology revealed A German copy-protection company has published details of Microsoft's technology for preventing casual copying of Windows XP but concluded the technology allows for reasonable upgrades and doesn't threaten customers' privacy. Microsoft's product-activation technology--included in the new Office XP software package and slated to appear in the new Windows XP operating system--requires people to activate their PC online or by telephone to continue using the software. It has attracted criticism from both privacy advocates and customers. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200...html?tag=ch_mh Microsoft enlists VeriSign for .Net security Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has signed up VeriSign, a leading provider of Internet security services and technology, to help build defenses for its .Net array of Web services. Under the agreement, Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSign will provide authentication and security technologies for forthcoming .Net services and will adopt .Net technologies into its Internet trust services. Microsoft's .Net initiative entails a transformation of the company's software into Web-based services that businesses can rent for e-commerce and other transactions. In addition, the security provider will distribute Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server software to all of its registrar-hosted domain names and Web sites, the companies said in a statement. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200...html?tag=ch_mh Group sets cybercrime-fighting priorities State and local law enforcement agencies looking to fight high-tech crimes need to set up special crime units, work with technology companies, and push for updated laws, according to a list of recommendations by a national cybercrime organization. The National Cybercrime Training Partnership issued its top 10 recommendations Tuesday for preparing and aiding law enforcement agencies in their cybercrime fight. Crimes range from online auction fraud like eBay encountered last year, when three men allegedly sold a fake Richard Diebenkorn painting, to a Los Angeles man who allegedly engaged in cyberstalking after a woman spurned his advances. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200...html?tag=cd_mh Police end search at Massachusetts Lucent plant Employees at a Lucent Technologies plant in central Massachusetts returned to work Tuesday after police failed to find a former employee who allegedly threatened workers at the company, authorities said. A state police SWAT team earlier searched the building, which was evacuated after a worker reported that a former employee, wearing a black trench coat and carrying a duffel bag, threatened several of his former co-workers and then fled. Police did not find the suspect and said they would continue to investigate the incident at the plant where Lucent, one of the world's leading manufacturers of telecommunications equipment, makes switches and routers. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-6536249.html Napster serves as crystal ball No longer the poster child for free online music, Napster's flagging file-swapping service has turned into a testing ground for ways to control other services that are capturing its one-time popularity. After rapidly signing up millions of people for its service, Napster has seen its audience melt away just as quickly under a stringent filtering policy and, more recently, a week-old file-trading blackout. Nevertheless, legal experts say that experiments aimed at controlling the distribution of content on Napster's network may have an effect beyond the company. They added that the record industry is closely watching Napster's efforts as a possible template to be applied in future lawsuits against rivals that have risen in its wake. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=cd_pr Weighing employee privacy A newly released study by the nonprofit Privacy Foundation shows that 27 percent of workers worldwide are having their e-mail monitored. At first glance that may seem alarming, but the statistic shows only one side of a tricky question. It's tricky because companies are increasingly faced with balancing the privacy rights of workers, consumers, patients -- the list goes on -- against the possible liabilities the company might incur if it takes insufficient precautions against preventing its workers from doing anything illegal or immoral. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-6538762-0.html Microsoft may accompany Pressplay Pressplay, a joint venture of music giants Vivendi Universal and Sony, is nearing a deal to distribute its service on the Microsoft Network, sources close to the venture said Tuesday. Microsoft, Vivendi Universal and Sony all declined to comment. Sources close to all three companies confirmed that negotiations -- which have been ongoing for months -- have intensified and an announcement is expected soon. According to one of the sources, Pressplay is near a deal with the software giant that is similar to its deal with Web portal Yahoo that will let people stream and eventually download music. Pressplay is expected to launch its music subscription joint venture later this summer. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=ch_mh Kodak takes wider angle with digital images Eastman Kodak is trying to expand the popularity of digital images by moving beyond the PC to the TV set. The photography giant announced Tuesday an agreement with chipmaker LSI Logic to allow people to view photo CDs on televisions via DVD players. The move could greatly expand the number of people who can view digital images, IDC analyst Chris Chute said. "Kodak's strategy has been somewhat dependent on PCs because the PC was the hub where photos had to be uploaded and viewed," Chute said. "That limited them to half the U.S. population. But to get to a larger share, (Kodak) had to get away from the idea that the PC is essential to viewing digital photos, and this LSI announcement feeds into that." Kodak has been trying to attract consumers to its digital products for years. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6537186.html It's not even all ! Edit: links now fully operationnal __________________ This post was sponsored by Netcoco, who wants cookies, cookies, cookies and, you guessed it, more cookies Last edited by walktalker : 11-07-01 at 02:23 PM.