Daily Archives: February 10, 2008

Vista SP1 with altered WGA Strategy, Nag instead of Disable

Posted on February 10, 2008 by robertm2

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has a new blog posting over at ZDNet reviewing the changes  Microsoft made to its Vista WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage – its authenticity check for pirated software) with the SP1 update.  In a nutshell, it appears Microsoft has decided to … Continue reading →

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Local Root Exploit for Linux 2.6 Discovered

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Brian

A new vulnerability has been discovered in the 2.6 Linux kernel that allows a local user to obtain a root shell. The bug description was posted within the last 24 hours, and includes exploit code that works on a large … Continue reading →

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Toshiba’s New Random Number Generator

Posted on February 10, 2008 by dschen

Toshiba has recently unveiled a new IC which is capable of generating 2 megabits/second of random bits. The IC utilizes analog noise generated by electrons trapped on a silicon nitride (SiN) layer of a transistor. The electrons randomly are bound … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Smart pillboxes, maybe too smart?

Posted on February 10, 2008 by dschen

Recently an MIT research team has developed a smart pillbox to help combat the problem of patients failing to take their medication at prescribed intervals. This problem of over/underdosing of the drug by the patient accounts for ~10% of hospital … Continue reading →

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