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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 18:07:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Is your online data safe from prying eyes</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:05:39 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[These are some interesting analogies regarding potential changes to online information exchange and our government and law enforcement entities access to our private data.
The final link provides further information about these possible changes.



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<title>Apple Security Loopholes Open Mac App Store to Piracy</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:54:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A number of security loopholes in the applications listed on the Mac App Store allow users to download paid applications for free and repackage bootleg programs with malicious code.
Security oversights by Mac developers and Apple allow users to pirate or modify applications downloaded from the Mac App Store, several users reported on Jan. 6.
Less than 24 hours after Apple unveiled the&nbsp;Mac App Store for the Mac OS X, reports emerged on various user forums, including Pastebin and Daring Fireball, that some paid apps do not properly validate App Store receipts, making it easy to obtain those programs for free.
Users can copy the App Store receipt from any legitimate Mac App Store download&mdash;free or paid&mdash;and paste it to validate other paid applications, according to the posted instructions.
"This isn't true for all paid Mac App Store apps," wrote John Gruber of Daring Fireball, but only for those applications with which developers were lax about applying Apple's recommendations on validating store receipts. The app checks to ensure there is a valid receipt, but it doesn't check that the ID listed on the receipt belongs to the app.
Just how many developers and apps didn't implement receipt validation correctly is unclear at this time, but the popular Angry Birds game happens to be one of them.
The lack of proper receipt validation makes it easier for users to pirate Mac App Store applications, and it seems inevitable that they will become readily available. "Someone who claims to provide you with paid applications for free may not simply give you a free program, they may give you an unwanted infection," said Sophos security researcher&nbsp;Chester Wisniewski on the Naked Security&nbsp;blog.
While this means Apple and Mac App Store developers miss out on legitimate revenue because of piracy, what's more worrying is the fact that many validations appear to have been skipped, said Wisniewski. Other than receipt checking, some developers neglected to perform other checks that open their apps to the possibility of being modified, he said.
Wisniewski found that some applications could be modified to include other executables, tricking users into running something other than what they expected. In his video example, Wisniewski showed how easily he could swap out the Angry Birds executable with the Firefox code. From the user's standpoint, it looked like Angry Birds, and the OS thought it was running Angry Birds. But when executed, it opened up Firefox.
"It wouldn't surprise me to see a surge in markets for pirated applications that might just be booby-trapped to include unexpected surprises," Wisniewski said.
Every program in the Mac App Store is reviewed by Apple and must pass a series of tests before it is accepted in the store. Gruber said it is surprising that Apple hadn't tested for something as basic as receipt validation before approving the apps.
Apple said that there were more than 1 million downloads from the Mac App Store on its first day. It was not clear what the breakdown was for paid and free apps.
If that isn't enough to give Apple a headache, Gizmodo reports that a group known as&nbsp;Hackulous&nbsp;has developed a program called Kickback, which claims to break the protection on any Mac App Store application, but that it will not release it until next month. "We're not going to release Kickback until well after the store's been established, well after developers have gotten their applications up," the group's spokesperson, "Dissident," told Gizmodo.]]></description>
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<title>Amazon is moving VMWare into the Cloud</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:14:41 -0500</pubDate>
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Amazon Web Services has announced a new feature called VM Import, which allows IT departments to move&nbsp;virtual machine images&nbsp;from their internal data centers to the cloud.&nbsp;The new feature can be used in a number of migration and disaster recovery scenarios, according to&nbsp;a blog post.&nbsp;VM Import can handle&nbsp;VMware&nbsp;VMDK (Virtual Machine&nbsp;Disk&nbsp;Format) images of Windows Server 2008 SP2.To import images, IT departments use Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) API tools to point to a virtual machine image in their existing environment. Next, they specify the amount of compute capacity they need and where they want to run the image in Amazon's cloud platform. VM Import will then automatically transfer the image file, migrate the image and create the instance in Amazon's cloud, Amazon said.For the move to work, the virtual machine must be in a stopped state before generating the VMDK image, according to&nbsp;an Amazon FAQ.&nbsp;The virtual machine can't be in a paused or suspended state. Also, encrypted disks and encrypted image files are not supported.The length of time to import a virtual machine depends on the size of the disk image and your network connection speed. For example, a 10GB image takes about two hours to import over a 10M-bps broadband connection.&nbsp;The conversion process is free of charge. But users have to pay for bandwidth for the upload as well as for storage and computing capacity, which are all charged at Amazon's usual rates.Amazon plans to make VM Import compatible with additional&nbsp;operating systems&nbsp;and&nbsp;virtualization&nbsp;platforms. Additional operating systems will include other versions of Windows and Linux. Other virtualization platforms include Microsoft's Hyper-V and Citrix's Xen Server.&nbsp;Amazon also plans to make VM Import available via a plugin for VMware's vSphere management console in the coming months. People who want to participate in a private beta of the vSphere console plugin should send an e-mail toec2-vm-import-plugin-preview@amazon.com.Companies that want to import Amazon EC2 Windows instances to their virtualized VMware environment can use the vCenter Converter tool, VMware said.
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<title>Apple Should Worry About Burgeoning HTC 10 Reasons Why</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:29:06 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Apple Should Worry About Burgeoning HTC: 10 Reasons Why
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HTC has unveiled two new smartphones for the European market. And those announcements prove all too well that HTC is a company that Apple will need to reckon with.HTC unveiled two new smartphones on Sept.15.
The devices, called the Desire HD and the Desire Z, will deliver impressivefunctionality to customers looking for vastly different experiences. The DesireHD boasts a 4.3-inch display and a full touch screen. The Desire Z includes aQWERTY physical keyboard for those who aren't too keen on virtualkeyboards.&nbsp;
HTC's announcement&nbsp;effectively demonstrated that, along with Motorola, the company is determined&nbsp;to take on Apple in the mobile market. So far, it has been quite successful,&nbsp;thanks to its HTC Droid Incredible.&nbsp;But for now, Apple is leading. And it's the single company&nbsp;that most firms should be concerned about. However, HTC&nbsp;is proving with each passing month that it's a viable contender too. And it's a&nbsp;company that Apple should worry about. Here's why:&nbsp;
1. The track record speaks for itself&nbsp;HTC might not have the namerecognition that Apple enjoys, but it has proved to be an extremely successfulcompany. Not only was it the leader in the Android market when it was in itsinfancy, but its HTC Droid Incredible is widely regarded as one of the top smartphones&nbsp;available now. That should translate to even more success going forward. And&nbsp;that is not good for Apple.&nbsp;
2. High-end is where Apple plays&nbsp;Apple has been successful catering to those who want a premiumproduct.&nbsp;But HTC has decided that thatmarket segment is also where it wants to compete. And so far, as the Droid&nbsp;Incredible has shown, it can be successful in that space. Look for that to be&nbsp;an issue for Apple. And expect HTC to&nbsp;continue to cater to that sector in the coming years.&nbsp;
3. Android OS&nbsp;
Although HTC providesWindows Mobile devices, the company is heavily invested in the Android space.
In fact, its most successful products (and the devices it most recentlyannounced) run Google's mobile operating system. That's not good news forApple. As recent reports have shown, Android OS is outpacing iOS quite handily.As more consumers get their hands on Google's operating system, they might bemore likely to buy an HTC product over anyother&mdash;including Apple's iPhone.&nbsp;
4. Physical keys for those who want them&nbsp;Unlike Apple, which has decided to ditch physical keys, HTC&nbsp;has realized that there is still a large market for users who want a physical keyboard. Admittedly, that market is shrinking as more and more people seek out&nbsp;virtual keyboards. But by providing a physical alternative, HTCcan more easily attract a wider range of customers than Apple. Not only will&nbsp;that help its sales, but it could impact Apple's, as well.&nbsp;
5. Carrier agnosticism&nbsp;One of the biggest mistakes Apple continues to make with itsiPhone is making it exclusively available to AT&amp;T customers. HTC,on the other hand, has decided to be carrier agnostic.By doing so, HTC has maximized its market.And in the process, the company has enjoyed strong sales. Apple's decision tostick with AT&amp;T is a problem that so far HTChas capitalized on.&nbsp;
6. The big display is impressive&nbsp;The HTC Evo 4G and now the HTCDesire HD boast a 4.3-inch display. At first glance, that might not mean much,since Apple boasts a 3.5-inch display for its iPhone. But anyone who has pickedup a larger-screen product knows it's impressive. And it adds considerablevalue to a device when surfing the Web, checking e-mail or viewing video. HTC'sdecision to double down on big displays is a smart one. And it's something thatmakes its strategy effective against Apple.
&nbsp;7. 'Customer-first' seems to work&nbsp;In a statement announcing its new smartphones, HTCsaid that it has taken a "customer-first" approach to device design.Marketing-speak aside, it seems that that might be true.As noted, HTC offers both touch-screen&nbsp;smartphones and those that include a physical keyboard. It makes devices&nbsp;available on multiple carriers. It also offers phones running different&nbsp;software. HTC is delivering a fine&nbsp;experience to any customers seeking just about any option. That's important.&nbsp;
8. The more phones, the better&nbsp;HTC offers a slew ofdevices to customers. Currently, Apple offers the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 3GS.And those devices are available only to AT&amp;T customers. Such a smallselection could be hurting Apple. But HTC'sdecision to keep offering new smartphones has proved successful for thecompany. And it has shown that quantity matters in the smartphone market.&nbsp;
9. It's equal to Motorola&nbsp;Recently, all the talk in the Android space has revolvedaround Motorola. The company's Droid X and Droid 2 are captivating customers.But HTC is on an equal level as Motorola.
In&nbsp;fact, the company is delivering products that customers want just as much as&nbsp;the Droid X and Droid 2. Thanks to that, Apple has multiple, powerful Androidcompetitors. And that's not good for business.&nbsp;
10. It works closely with Google&nbsp;Since Android OS launched, HTC has worked closely with Google.In fact, HTC developed Google's own Nexus One smartphone. Going forward, thatrelationship will likely strengthen. And as it does, Apple will be faced with amajor issue. Its top competitor in the mobile market will be working closelywith (arguably) its top competitor on the device side. That alone could causesome concern for Apple as it attempts to fend off competitors in the smartphonemarket.]]></description>
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