Monthly Archives: August, 2012
Musing on software patents
Since part of my purposefully broad mission includes education, I thought this would be a great time to discuss the topic of software patents. On Friday, August 24th, the patent infringement case between Apple and Samsung wrapped up with a resounding victory for Apple. So, I thought I’d take a couple paragraphs to discuss what …
The canary in the coal mine …
There has been an on-going concern regarding malware being targeted at smart phones and tablets. I’ve touched on this in several posts, and in February I discussed it in the context of Location Services. The issue is that the smart gadget market is a huge opportunity for malware writers and distributors, yet the only defense …
Mountain Lion – MacOS 10.8 has released — Time to upgrade??
The original July 26th post has been updated. See the updated material below. Greg Well, if you are a Mac head, you’ll be thrilled to know that Apple has released the latest version of their MacOS, Mountain Lion or MacOS 10.8. It’s what I’d classify as a “minor” release, which means that it doesn’t include significant new …
Java-based Malware
<This post has been graciously provided by a guest contributor Michael Kaur, who authors an anti-malware blog. Let us know what you think! … Greg> In the last few months, the amount of Java-based malware abusing Java vulnerabilities seems to have grown. There are hundreds of exploited Java vulnerabilities. Most of them are very well …
Creating an emergency USB drive
One of the more intriguing aspects of living in the 21st century is that access to personal data is becoming crucial, especially at times when we aren’t near it. Cases in point: You’re traveling and you have an accident. Do you have all the medical information that you need to get treatment such as contact …
Wow, was it only 35 years ago???
So, let’s get in the “way back” machine and set it for 35 years ago … (gears grinding, images flashing, etc.) … OK, it’s now August 3, 1977. We are in the middle of disco music, with the movie Saturday Night Fever due to release on December 14 with the BeeGee’s soundtrack. The original …
