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The inaptly named source control company “CVSDude” has finally made a longer overdue move and changed their name to Codesion.  This change comes after years of having “CVS” in their name even though 95% of their customers actually use SVN.
But even with the change, what they forget to mention is that CVS and SVN both kind…

Thanks to **ckYou’s generous gift of 32 million unencrypted passwords released to the public, there has been a bonanza in research insights on computer (in)security.  The grateful study report sings praises of **ckYou’s fortuitous actions:
The data provides a unique glimpse into the way that users select passwords and an opportunity to evaluate the true strength of these…

So I recently took a Delta/NWA flight and when I arrived and unpacked, I discovered that two MacBooks were missing from my checked-in luggage, most likely stolen by baggage handlers.   (Note: one of Macs was already busted… so it was essentially one lost MacBook.)
Public service announcement:  Don’t put laptop computers in your checked-in luggage.
This…

As we indulge in our technojoy and gadgetlust, we should consider the effects of a single nuclear missile exploded in the atmosphere…
“Let us say the freighter ship launches a nuclear-armed Shahab-3 missile off the coast of the U.S. and the missile explodes 300 miles over Chicago. The nuclear detonation in space creates an electromagnetic pulse (EMP).”

“Gamma…

A public service announcement from **ckYou:
http://www.rockyou.com/help/securityMessage.php
“As we previously explained, one or more individuals illegally breached one of our databases that contained the usernames and passwords for about 32 million users in an unencrypted format. It also included these users’ email addresses.”
“…we recommend that our RockYou.com users change their passwords for their email and other online…