MediaDefender Hacker Speaks Out

In September 2007, anti-piracy company MediaDefender’s emails went public after a hacker gained access to their systems. The attacks cost the company a huge amount of money, not to mention acute embarrassment. Now the person behind the attacks speaks.

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Google’s GMail security failure screws a Blogger/Designer!

Shocking revelation by a well known designer

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Linux for Business: 50 Apps to Get your Office on Open Source

“Open source software is often some of the best software for the job, even when cost is no consideration. So how can you make open source software work for your business? Here are 50 apps that can help your office get on track to join the growing numbers of businesses that have made the switch to open source.”

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Fix a Frozen System with the Magic SysRq Keys

You finally got your Linux environment to crash. Ctrl+Alt+Backspace does nothing, nor do the F-keys. So you reach for the power button. STOP! Using the power button to reboot usually causes more problems than it solves. The Linux kernel includes a secret method of restarting your PC should it ever stop doing it’s job.

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100 Passwords To The E Mail accounts of Governments And Embassies

DEranged has published a list of 100 e mail accounts of embassies and goverments of major countries.

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Set up a Web server cluster in 5 easy steps

Construct a highly available Apache Web server cluster that spans multiple physical or virtual Linux
® servers in 5 easy steps with Linux Virtual Server and Heartbeat v2.

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Top 5 Black Hat Hackers of All-Time

# 5 : Kevin Poulsen - gained national recognition for his hack into Los Angeles radio’s KIIS-FM phone lines. These actions earned him a Porsche among many other items.

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Re: Your Resume

Applying for a security job (howto not)

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Ubuntu: Brute Force Attacks

How to Block Brute Force Attacks with only 2 iptables rules. Without it your server is a sitting duck waiting for a bot to guess the right combination and hit the jackpot.

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Hacking Incident goes on Czech TV

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