Monday, December 13, 2010

There will be hacking. Is this how organizations should respond?

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/12/12/2234252/Gawker-Source-Code-and-Databases-Compromised?from=rss

Gawker Source Code and Databases Compromised

"Passwords and personal data for 1.3 million Gawker Media readers — this includes readers of sites like Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Kotaku, and io9 — have been released as a BitTorrent by a group of hackers called Gnosis, who also managed to gain access to both the Gawker CMS and Gizmodo's Twitter account. Gawker confirms and urges readers to change their passwords: 'Our user databases do indeed appear to have been compromised. The passwords were encrypted. But simple ones may be vulnerable to a brute-force attack. You should change the password on Gawker (GED/commenting system) and on any other sites on which you've used the same passwords. Out of an abundance of caution, you should also change your company email password and any passwords that may have appeared in your email messages. We're deeply embarrassed by this breach. We should not be in the position of relying on the goodwill of the hackers who identified the weakness in our systems.'"



Don't hold your breath waiting for repercussions...

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/12/13/0352246/68-of-US-Broadband-Connections-Arent-Broadband?from=rss

68% of US Broadband Connections Aren't Broadband

"The FCC has published a new 87-page report titled 'Internet Access Services: Status as of December 31, 2009.' The report explains that 68 percent of connections in the US advertised as 'broadband' can't really be considered as such because they fall below the agency's most recent minimum requirement: 4Mbps downstream and 1Mbps upstream. In other words, more than two-thirds of broadband Internet connections in the US aren't really broadband; over 90 million people in the US are using a substandard broadband service. To make matters worse, 58 percent of connections don't even reach downstream speeds above 3Mbps. The definition of broadband is constantly changing, and it's becoming clear that the US is having a hard time keeping up."



Just because he lists hundreds of useful sites does not mean you need to buy something at each site!

http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/025978.html

December 12, 2010

New on LLRX.com: ShoppingBots and Online Shopping Resources 2011

LLRX.com - ShoppingBots and Online Shopping Resources 2011

  • Marcus P. Zillman's guide arrives in time for holiday shopping, and comprises a comprehensive listing of shoppingbot and online shopping resources and sites on the Internet. Comparison shopping for books, electronics, gadgets, clothing, green products, hotels? Looking for coupons, discounts, vouchers or last minute deals? Do you want to support local, regional or national products and services? Marcus' wide ranging listing highlights reliable, efficient sites and services to compare and contrast your shopping choices, and to make the experience more cost effective and satisfying, now and year round.


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