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President Obama orders intelligence chief accused of lying to Congress to lead NSA review

theverge.com

by T.C. Sottek

August 12, 2013

When President Obama announced a series of intelligence reforms last Friday he called for the creation of an independent advisory group made up of "outside experts" who will review controversial surveillance programs.

But based on a memorandum issued today by the White House, it's not clear how independent the effort will be. The president has directed the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, to establish the "review group" that will be responsible for issuing a report about how surveillance programs "impact our security, our privacy, and our foreign policy." The review group is intended in part, as the president said last week, to "maintain the trust of the people" - so why did the president put a man at the center of the spying controversy in charge? While Clapper may be technically well-suited to direct a review group given the intelligence community's unique need for secrecy, it may be difficult to sell the process to the American people with current skepticism about his accountability. Earlier this month, lawmakers concerned with the government's broad surveillance efforts said that Clapper should resign for lying to Congress. "[Clapper] was here in March and unambiguously lied to Congress," Rep. Thomas Massie (R, KY) told Democracy Now. "And I believe he was under oath. And it really sets a bad precedent for the whole organization to let him keep his post."

Wordpress Plugins Hacked

sheseo.com

by Sy

June 27, 2011

A quick warning to everybody that uses WordPress. WordPress.org admitted that three popular plugins in their plugin repository have been, maliciously, replaced by hacked versions in the last 24-48h or so.

The affected plugins are: Add This (social bookmarking), W3 Total Cache (caching), WP Touch (blog to iPhone application). The full story can be found here at the official WordPress blog...

Apple removes blatant copycat apps from App Store

iPhoneRoot.com

by Svetlanaul

February 6, 2012

Apple removed from the App Store a number of copycat applications such as Temple Run, Tiny Wings and Words with Friends that closely mimicked the titles of successful games after they provoked a public outcry from developers over the issue.

The fraudulent apps were largely the work of developer Anton Sinelnikov. Sinelnikov, however, is not alone in his efforts, as dozens of other applications from other developers have attempted to dishonestly capitalize on the successes of others. Numerous developers and users asked Apple to take down the offending apps. Keith Shepherd, the creator of Temple Run, noted on his account that an app like Temple Jump "taints the integrity of the App Store."

Work smarter, not harder, with site health

Google Webmaster Central Blog

by Susan Moskwa

September 29, 2011

We consistently hear from webmasters that they have to prioritize their time.

Some manage dozens or hundreds of clients' sites; others run their own business and may only have an hour to spend on website maintenance in between managing finances and inventory. To help you prioritize your efforts, Webmaster Tools is introducing the idea of "site health," and we've redesigned the Webmaster Tools home page to highlight your sites with health problems. This should allow you to easily see what needs your attention the most, without having to click through all of the reports in Webmaster Tools for every site you manage.

Ligatt Security sues Attrition.org and others for discussing data leak

thetechherald.com

by Steve Ragan

February 25, 2011

Earlier this week, we reported on Ligatt Security blasting CBS Atlanta over a report that painted the company and their CEO in a bad light.

Today, The Tech Herald has learned that Ligatt recently filed a lawsuit against eight John Does, after they reported on leaked information found on the Web.

The Pros and Cons of Two-Factor Authentication

blog.softlayer.com

by Steve Kinman

December 30, 2011

What is there not to like about two-factor identification?

The government (FISMA), banks (PCI) and the healthcare industry are huge proponents of two-factor authentication, a security measure that requires two different kinds of evidence that you are who you say you are ... or that you should have access to what you're trying to access. In many cases, it involves using a combination of a physical device and a secure password, so those huge industries were early adopters of the practice. In our definition, two-factor authentication is providing "something you know, and something you have." When you're talking about national security, money or people's lives, you don't want someone with "password" as their password to unwittingly share his or her access to reams valuable information.

Google patches severe Chrome vulnerabilities

The Download Blog - Download.com

by Stephen Shankland

August 25, 2009

Google has fixed two high-severity vulnerabilities in the stable version of its Chrome browser that could have let an attacker remotely take over a person's computer.

With one attack on Google's V8 JavaScript engine, malicious JavaScript on a Web site could let an attacker gain access to sensitive data or run arbitrary code on the computer within a Chrome protected area called the sandbox, Google said in a blog post Tuesday. With the other, a page with XML-encoded information could cause a browser tab crash that could let an attacker run arbitrary code within the sandbox.

Making end-to-end encryption easier to use

googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com

by Stephan Somogyi

June 5, 2014

"End-to-end" encryption means data leaving your browser will be encrypted until the message's intended recipient decrypts it, and that similarly encrypted messages sent to you will remain that way until you decrypt them in your browser.

Your security online has always been a top priority for us, and we're constantly working to make sure your data is safe. For example, Gmail supported HTTPS when it first launched and now always uses an encrypted connection when you check or send email in your browser. We warn people in Gmail and Chrome when we have reason to believe they're being targeted by bad actors. We also alert you to malware and phishing when we find it. Today, we're adding to that list the alpha version of a new tool. It's called End-to-End and it's a Chrome extension intended for users who need additional security beyond what we already provide.

Hackers attack large Brazilian bank

CNS News

by Stan Lehman

January 31, 2012

A group of Internet hackers said Tuesday it took down the website of Brazil's second largest private sector bank, one day after it did the same with the country's largest private bank.

Warning! Massive Number of Godaddy Wordpress Blogs Hacked This Weekend

blogcastfm.com

by Srinivas Rao

April 26, 2010

I want to warn you guys about a massive exploit that has hit a large number of Godaddy Hosted WordPress Blogs this weekend

This hack appears to redirect visitors upon arrival from Google and attempts to install malware on their computers. When I was visiting the site directly, whether logged in or as an Admin, even if I could see the malicious script in my view-source window I did not have any issues and it did not redirect me. This means your site could be hacked and infected and you may be unaware.

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