Linux torrents get a mention in landmark court case
computerworld.com.au — The Federal Court of Australia has heard how peer-to-peer software, BitTorrent, is used to distribute Linux-based operating systems. Downloading GNU Linux software was cited as one of the legal uses of BitTorrent during the landmark court case between internet service provider, iiNet, and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT). (Submitted by motang) More...
New attack against multiple encryption functions
computerworld.com.au — Adi Shamir, who is the S in RSA, has presented material at the Crypto 2008 conference that has promised a new form of mathematical attack against a broad range of cryptographic ciphers. The new method of cryptanalysis has been called a "cube attack". The paper will be published later this year. (Submitted by lekahe) More...
Kernel space: no shortage of tracing options
computerworld.com.au — DTrace envy still afflicts Linux. We look at the contenders to bring developer-friendly tracing to the kernel. Three weeks ago, LWN looked at the renewed interest in dynamic tracing, with an emphasis on SystemTap. Tracing is a perennial presence on end-user wishlists; it remains a handy tool for companies like Sun Microsystems, which wish to show (Submitted by SirPopper) More...
Hack a million systems - earn a job
computerworld.com.au — It has been a number of years since the fantasy that hackers will be offered a job by those who they hacked was even a potential reality, but there are reports that this might still be the case in New Zealand. (Submitted by mark076h) More...
No more Data Centers,Set top boxes to revolutionise Internet
computerworld.com.au — NADA will seek to build an Internet architecture that delivers data from the edge of the Internet, instead of the network-centric architecture that stores and delivers content from data centers via Internet backbones. 'Nano Data Centers' will distribute data across hundreds of thousands of set top boxes. (Submitted by mark076h) More...
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