http://ironwil.net/blog Computer Information, Security, and How-To's Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:23:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Congress approved the wording of the Declaration on July 4 and then sent ... http://ironwil.net/blog/2008/07/04/independence-day-2008/ Issue #14 This month, we’re proud to introduce a new column, Command and Conquer. We’ll be taking a look at the command line and hopefully how to make it a little less scary for you. Other stuff: How-To : Create an Ubuntu Plug ‘n’ Play Zone, Create Your Own Server Part 6, Using GIMP ... http://ironwil.net/blog/2008/06/28/full-circle-magazine-14-published/ Issue 17 (July 2008) Open redirect vulnerabilities: definition and prevention The future of security is information-centric Securing the enterprise data flow against advanced attacks Bypassing and enhancing live behavioral protection Security flaws identification and technical risk analysis through threat modeling Migration from e-mail to web borne threats Security training and awareness: strengthening your weakest link Assessing risk in ... http://ironwil.net/blog/2008/06/28/insecure-magazine-17-published/ Bye-Bye Bill Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte Gates goeth gracefully, Microsoft innovation through time, hacking your life, and more. Topics: Gates leaves Microsoft full-time The "Gates and innovation" game Lifehacker: Hacking your life, and "Upgrade Your Life: the Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better" by Gina Trapani. Email: The zero inbox rule Live Mesh News: Yahoo and Microsoft, ... http://ironwil.net/blog/2008/06/28/windows-weekly-65-netcast/ Listener Feedback 44 Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte Our regular mailbag episode with questions and comments from our listeners. For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Audible.com book of the week: Snowcrash by ... http://ironwil.net/blog/2008/06/26/new-security-now-150-netcast/ Recently, I have heard the likes of Leo Laporte talk about Jungle Disk and Amazon's S3 service. I have been looking for a 'cloud' back-up solution that was reasonable and viable as a solution. Yes, I know that Apple has the .Mac [now MobileMe] Service for 99$ a year; however, I ... http://ironwil.net/blog/2008/06/23/amazon-jungle-disk/ Sporn Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Wil Harris, and Harry McCracken Whither Yang and Yahoo, little Billy Gates, XP/Vista, tweeting ice on Mars, Firefox 3, and more. Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/148. get yours here. iron wil http://ironwil.net/blog/2008/06/23/new-twit-148-netcast/ Celtics Win Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte Firefox 3, Microsoft advertising, MSN Music, Lotus Symphony, your taskbar, and more. Topics: Paul attends Celtics finals victory in Game 6 Firefox 3 download day: 8.3 million downloads for the record New features: new UI, extensibility, awesomebar, library, malware protection and more. Microsoft hires new advertising firm Paul bought a ... http://ironwil.net/blog/2008/06/20/new-windows-weekly-64-netcast/ ISP Privacy Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte An overview of next-generation behavioral tracking and profiling systems. For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. get yours here. iron wil http://ironwil.net/blog/2008/06/20/new-security-now-149/ Yesterday, I went online to download Firefox 3 so that I could get all the latest and greatest version of my favorite browser . . . and wouldn't you know I couldn't get that page to load. This morning, I finally got to the webpage and was able to update ... http://ironwil.net/blog/2008/06/18/the-new-firefox/