Day: October 11, 2013

European Data Watchdog Investigates Skype Leaks To The NSA

… Read more http://packetstormsecurity.com/news/view/23168/European-Data-Watchdog-Investigates-Skype-Leaks-To-The-NSA.html


Google to put tablet apps front and center next month

Upcoming changes to Google’s Play store will put tablet apps front and center for tablet users, and more carefully note apps designed mainly for phones…….


Who’s Getting Pay-By-Phone Right? The Fast Food Industry

jfruh writes “Techno-enthusiasts have been predicting for years that cell phones will become one of the main means that we use to pay for items — but most Americans stubbornly cling to cash and credit cards, mostly because cash and credit cards are infinitely more convenient. In order to woo people into buying things electronically,…


Google putting your face in ads

Search ads will feature Google+ users and their recommendations, Facebook users can’t hide from searches, and the Blue Screen of Death strikes some iPhone 5S owners…….


Finnish Doctors Are Prescribing Video Games For ADHD

Daniel_Stuckey writes “Ville Tapio runs a private psychiatry center in Helsinki, and psychiatrists had told him they were reluctant in particular to hand out drugs for patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD drugs are psychostimulants, they are frequently abused, and kids can be prescribed them young and kept on a regimen for years….


When will Microsoft pull the plug on your version of Windows or Office?

Windows XP is only months from its end-of-support date. What happens when the clock runs out? And how long until current versions of Windows, Windows Server, and Office suffer the same fate?……


What keeps the Intuit CEO awake at night? The ‘unseen competition’

Not the street lights. Not his barking dog. And not the kids. At least, not his own. It’s the ones working in their college dorms who are secretly building the next big thing…….


So many ideas, so little time? No, we’ll make time, says Intuit CTO

The two things that are certain in life: death and taxes. But Intuit focuses on both: the latter as its corporate brainchild. And on the latter? How to stave it off, by innovating to the max…….


Debian Security Advisory 2773-1

Debian Linux Security Advisory 2773-1 – Two vulnerabilities were discovered in GnuPG, the GNU privacy guard, a free PGP replacement…….


HP Security Bulletin HPSBMU02901

HP Security Bulletin HPSBMU02901 – Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified with HP Business Process Monitor running on windows. The vulnerabilities could be remotely exploited resulting in execution of arbitrary code and disclosure of information. Revision 1 of this advisory…….