Microsoft "COFEE" leaks onto the web.
theinquirer.net — Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE) is a forensics tool that fits on a USB drive for the police to use in PC forensics.It's reportedly illegal for unauthorised people to download and use the software. According to the Vole it takes the average bobbie "with even minimal computer experience" less than ten minutes to master the program (Submitted by BlindingDawn) More...
Linux Saves Aussie Electrical Grid
theinquirer.net — QUICK THINKING open sourcerers might have saved an Australian power supply system after its electrical grid control room network got infected with a virus. A Windows virus hit the networks of Integral Energy and, according to a submission to Slashdot, the virus managed to spread to the operator display consoles in the control room. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Alabama Boffins Devise DDoS Attack Filter
theinquirer.net — BOFFINS AT Auburn University in Alabama claim to have worked out a way to filter denial of service (DoS) attacks on computer networks, including cloud computing systems. While there are methods of configuring a network to filter out known DoS attack vectors and to recognize some of the traffic patterns associated with a mounting DoS attack, so far (Submitted by inactive) More...
Linux backers rally against microsoft patents
theinquirer.net — According to the Wall Street Journal the meeting included such big names and IBM, Red Hat and Sony. Their plan is to avert legal threats that might discourage the adoption of Linux by buying up a set of 22 patents formerly owned by Microsoft. (Submitted by motang) More...
Robot Invented To Crawl Through Veins
theinquirer.net — SCIENTISTS FROM Israel's Technion University have unveiled a tiny robot, made using Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, purportedly able to crawl through a person's veins in order to diagnose and potentially treat artery blockage and cancer. (Submitted by adrian67) More...
Linux news getting buried
theinquirer.net — STORIES that praise Linux and open source software are more likely to get buried and are less likely to be popular. Vaughan-Nichols noticed that several stories that were pro-Linux and anti-Microsoft, first became popular on Digg, and, an hour later they were buried. (Submitted by jacekpoplawski) More...
Netbook Licensing BS, To avoid this crap get a Linux Netbook
theinquirer.net — There's never been a better time to step OUT of the line of paying to get slapped upside your head! Avoid BS Windows 7 licensing schemes like the one at this link by purchasing your next Netbook with the GNU/Linux Operating System preloaded. Freedom is awesome, get yours now! (Submitted by Bicep) More...
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