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Facebook Introduces Disposable Passwords
Accessing Facebook from a public computer or Internet cafe can now be done more securely. Moving to enhance online security, Facebook on Tuesday said that it will soon offer users the ability to receive one-time passwords on their mobile phones and that it has already enabled the ability to sign out of Facebook remotely. “We’re…
New hacked site notifications in search results
Today we’ve added a new notification to our search results that helps people know when a site may have been hacked. We’ve provided notices for malware for years, which also involve a separate warning page. Now we’re expanding the search results notifications to help people avoid sites that may have been compromised and altered by…
Hacking the Matrix
I could talk about how The Matrix was a pretty big deal for me back in the day, or how The Matrix Online is (to date) the only MMORPG I ever liked enough to pay a monthly subscription for, or how I think people doing Kung Fu in bullet time is still the best thing…
Facebook’s news-feed patent could mean lawsuits
(CNN) (CNET) — Facebook this week was awarded a patent pertaining to streaming “feed” technology — more specifically, “dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network,” complementing another patent filing that has been published but not yet approved. The implications for this, as AllFacebook.com pointed out earlier on Thursday, are far-flung: Facebook…
Microsoft Vulnerabilities
Microsoft is releasing an out-of-band update for their IE vulnerability. Internet Explorer 6 is affected and is being actively exploited in the wild. The patch will be released on the 21st, today, see Microsoft’s Security Bulletin for additional details. Also in Microsoft news, Security Advisory (979682). There’s a vulnerability in Windows kernel privilege escalation. The…
“Today Show” Launches 2-Minute Daily Web Video
Another mainstream media outlet is dipping their toes into online. “TODAY in 2 Minutes” is a new online-only feature of The Today Show. The show will feature host Natalie Morales and will include two minutes of Today content, including weather, news headlines and other stories. Each segment will appear on TODAYshow.com and MSN.com at 6:30…
