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Java vulnerabilities are almost ubiquitous
Java vulnerabilities are almost ubiquitous
Java vulnerabilities are seemingly ubiquitous, with vulnerabilities and zero-days nabbing headlines on what seems like a weekly basis. According to an analysis, that perception cleaves fairly close to reality: 94% of endpoints are vulnerable to at least one Java exploit, opening the door for data theft.
March 28, 2013
Spamhaus suffers largest DDoS attack in history – entire internet affected
Spamhaus suffers largest DDoS attack in history – entire internet affected
Spamhaus, an IP blacklisting service, has been under a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack for a week. Attack traffic has been rated at up to 300Gbps – three times higher than the previous record, and six times greater than the typical attack recently targeting US banks.
March 28, 2013
Amazon cloud’s public buckets may be too public
Amazon cloud’s public buckets may be too public
Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) is a popular cloud storage service, used by business to store static files, and by individuals to share them. Storage can be either public or private; but new research suggests that public is possibly more public than intended.
March 28, 2013
VDI “The Missing Questions” #9: How many storage IOPs?
VDI “The Missing Questions” #9: How many storage IOPs?
Hello fellow VDIers…if you are reading this blog first in the series and wondering why we are on Question 9, then check out the following posts to see the
March 28, 2013
Accelerate Your Cloud Strategy : Cisco at Cloud Connect 2013
Accelerate Your Cloud Strategy : Cisco at Cloud Connect 2013
Whether you are amongst those building their own private cloud or amongst  those leveraging the solutions of cloud providers, you want to attend Cloud
March 28, 2013
Chronology of a DDoS: SpamHaus
Chronology of a DDoS: SpamHaus
Around 12:00 GMT March 16, 2013, a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack took offline both the spamhaus.org website and a portion of its e-mail
March 28, 2013
IGDA's official response to its controversial GDC party
IGDA's official response to its controversial GDC party
"One of the core values of the IGDA is encouraging inclusion and diversity. Obviously we need to be more vigilant in our efforts," read a statement following backlash against a party that featured "scantily-clad female dancers."
March 28, 2013
Jason Rohrer wins GDC's last ever Game Design Challenge
Jason Rohrer wins GDC's last ever Game Design Challenge
Independent game designer Jason Rohrer won the tenth and final Game Design Challenge Championship at this year's GDC. The theme of this year's challenge was 'Humanity's Last Game.'
March 28, 2013
Let's talk about indies, narrative and hugging
Let's talk about indies, narrative and hugging
What we can do with $20, tiny games, two-player games, making people attractive, game narrative, getting jobs, hugging games and depression. It's all right here on the Official GDC Podcast.
March 28, 2013
Myths, mid-core and mobile: Facebook’s message to developers
Myths, mid-core and mobile: Facebook’s message to developers
At GDC, Facebook's director of game partnerships Sean Ryan talked to Gamasutra about what the social network is doing to attract developers, and make them want to create Facebook games in 2013.
March 28, 2013
Unity's CEO on staying relevant in a tumultuous era
Unity's CEO on staying relevant in a tumultuous era
David Helgason talks about its partnerships with Sony, Nintendo, and Facebook, and how the company continues to make sure its engine is elegant and works on all those platforms.
March 28, 2013
The dark side of encryption and social networks: Pedophile Jailed in UK
The dark side of encryption and social networks: Pedophile Jailed in UK
An internet pedophile has been jailed at the Inner London Crown Court for eight years after using social networks for grooming and encryption to hide his offenses. Because of the encryption, the police can only guess at other crimes.
March 27, 2013