Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Assesses servers for Slowloris and Slow POST vulnerability - Consumer Tech




Consumer Tech

Assesses servers for Slowloris and Slow POST vulnerability
Consumer Tech
WAS allows this to be done without taking the server down. "These types of attack are easy to execute because a single machine is able to establish thousands of connections to a server and generate thousands of unfinished HTTP requests in a very short ...

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Telkom network downs Web Africa ADSL: WA CEO - MyBroadband




MyBroadband

Telkom network downs Web Africa ADSL: WA CEO
MyBroadband
The company used online channels like Twitter and their website to keep their subscribers abreast developments during the network outage, which was restored shortly before the end of business yesterday. Web Africa CEO Matthew Tagg apologized for the ...

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HTML5 and Accessibility in TYPO3: Laying a foundation for the future



The past two months Patrick Broens has been working intensively on the Accessibility project, a part of the BLE (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung) project. TYPO3 has received funding...We use TYPO3 in all our web sites.  We think it's the best.  Visit Shapes and Pages to learn more.

Qualys offers tool to spot server DDoS weaknesses - ITworld.com




Qualys offers tool to spot server DDoS weaknesses
ITworld.com
WAS allows this to be done without taking the server down. "These types of attack are easy to execute because a single machine is able to establish thousands of connections to a server and generate thousands of unfinished HTTP requests in a very short ...

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DDoS Attack Sends Wikileaks.org Website Down - webhostdir.com




DDoS Attack Sends Wikileaks.org Website Down
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The famed whistle blowing organisation Wikileaks has admitted that its website, Wikileaks.org, had suffered at the hands of an organised Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Ironically, many DDoS attacks have been carried out in the name of ...

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Server Down Show - Folge 170: Blümerant in Florensia - GameStar




Server Down Show - Folge 170: Blümerant in Florensia
GameStar
Von Hendrik Weins | Aufmerksame Server-Down-Show-Zuschauer kennen Florensia bereits, wir haben 2008 in einer der ersten Folgen schon von dem Free-2-Play-MMO berichtet. Mittlerweile ist viel passiert, und pünktklich zum großen Update »Harbor Occupation ...

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Sony Takes PlayStation Network Down for Maintenance - PC Magazine




Sony Takes PlayStation Network Down for Maintenance
PC Magazine
Gamers, however, are probably a bit hypersensitive about any sort of PlayStation Network outage, which ended in May after a prolonged outage that took weeks to resolve. Sony did not address the matter on its PlayStation Network blog. ...

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Debunking popular open source myths



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SugarCRM's Bucholtz to Discuss the Future of CRM at ITEXPO West 2011



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Qualys offers tool to spot server DDoS weaknesses - Techworld.com




Qualys offers tool to spot server DDoS weaknesses
Techworld.com
WAS allows this to be done without taking the server down. “These types of attack are easy to execute because a single machine is able to establish thousands of connections to a server and generate thousands of unfinished HTTP requests in a very short ...

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TYPO3 4.6beta2 released



Today the TYPO3 community released the second beta version of TYPO3 4.6, in sync with our roadmap.We use TYPO3 in all our web sites.  We think it's the best.  Visit Shapes and Pages to learn more.

The Introduction of Euraffiliates 2.4 Has Made the Other In-house Affiliate ... - PR Web (press release)




The Introduction of Euraffiliates 2.4 Has Made the Other In-house Affiliate ...
PR Web (press release)
Just imagine, whether or not, an affiliate would agree to place a very attractive 3rd party page-peel on his professional website, letting his own website down? Of course, not. What would they prefer then? It must be something natural that can be ...

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Anonymous attacks PasteBin to test new DDoS attack tool - Digitaltrends.com




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Anonymous attacks PasteBin to test new DDoS attack tool
Digitaltrends.com
Supposedly #RefRef uses the target's own processing power against itself, taking the server down by creating resource exhaustion. An Anonymous member interviewed by the Tech Herald said, “Imagine giving a large beast a simple carrot, ...

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Monday, August 29, 2011

The Top Seven Things The Cook Era Of Apple Should Offer [We Offer Up Seven ... - TFTS (blog)




TFTS (blog)

The Top Seven Things The Cook Era Of Apple Should Offer [We Offer Up Seven ...
TFTS (blog)
But as we all saw from the Sony network outage / hacking that we put up regular updates on over the course of two months, cloud computing must never be regarded as a primary storage medium. Local storage is a necessity, but cloud storage–whether for ...

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Broadband for business: varied needs, many providers - Technically Philly




Technically Philly

Broadband for business: varied needs, many providers
Technically Philly
The university's own fiber network, which serves an estimated 60000 users, is built so that any network outage is limited to just one floor of a building on its campus. The university takes the same attitude towards its broadband connection by dealing ...

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Eucalyptus Brings High Availability To Private Cloud - InformationWeek




Eucalyptus Brings High Availability To Private Cloud
InformationWeek
Component failures, such as a CPU burning out, can take a virtual server down in a fraction of a second. But a node controller in the Eucalyptus cloud is watching for such pending failures. When it detects one, the state of operation and active data ...

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FLOW3 1.0.0 Beta 1 Released



After eight months of hard work and 1457 change sets committed by 17 developers the FLOW3 core team is delighted to announce the release of FLOW3 1.0.0 beta 1.As usual, you'll find more detailed...
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Nokia shuts down developer forum after hack - TG Daily




Nokia shuts down developer forum after hack
TG Daily
It's closed the website down while it carries out further investigations. The attack has been claimed by pr0tect0r AKA mrNRG, believed to be based in India. It redirected users to a third party web page with a picture of Homer Simpson. ...

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Irene updates: Power may be out for days - Newsday (subscription)




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Irene updates: Power may be out for days
Newsday (subscription)
11:17 am -- SUFFOLK COUNTY WEBSITE DOWN People looking for Hurricane Irene information on the official Suffolk County website are finding an error screen. The site is currently down. 10:50 am -- MANGANO: PARKS TO CLOSE AT 10 PM Nassau County Executive ...

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Live Irene updates: Airports to reopen Monday - Newsday (subscription)




Live Irene updates: Airports to reopen Monday
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11:17 am -- SUFFOLK COUNTY WEBSITE DOWN People looking for Hurricane Irene information on the official Suffolk County website are finding an error screen. The site is currently down. 10:50 am -- MANGANO: PARKS TO CLOSE AT 10 PM Nassau County Executive ...

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Live Irene updates: Still no trains, planes - Newsday (subscription)




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Live Irene updates: Still no trains, planes
Newsday (subscription)
11:17 am -- SUFFOLK COUNTY WEBSITE DOWN People looking for Hurricane Irene information on the official Suffolk County website are finding an error screen. The site is currently down. 10:50 am -- MANGANO: PARKS TO CLOSE AT 10 PM Nassau County Executive ...

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Live updates: Riverhead pet shelter is full - Newsday (subscription)




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Live updates: Riverhead pet shelter is full
Newsday (subscription)
11:17 am -- SUFFOLK COUNTY WEBSITE DOWN People looking for Hurricane Irene information on the official Suffolk County website are finding an error screen. The site is currently down. 10:50 am -- MANGANO: PARKS TO CLOSE AT 10 PM Nassau County Executive ...

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Live updates: Flooding closes part of LIE - Newsday (subscription)




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Live updates: Flooding closes part of LIE
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11:17 am -- SUFFOLK COUNTY WEBSITE DOWN People looking for Hurricane Irene information on the official Suffolk County website are finding an error screen. The site is currently down. 10:50 am -- MANGANO: PARKS TO CLOSE AT 10 PM Nassau County Executive ...

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Ryan Giggs' record will never be beaten says Steve Perryman (the man who's ... - WalesOnline




Ryan Giggs' record will never be beaten says Steve Perryman (the man who's ...
WalesOnline
“You take a lot on yourself when you are skipper or like Ryan a server down the years. That kind of responsibility can make some players, but it can destroy others. “Ryan has obviously responded to the expectation at Old Trafford. He's been terrific. ...

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Live Hurricane Irene updates - Newsday (subscription)




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Live Hurricane Irene updates
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11:17 am -- SUFFOLK COUNTY WEBSITE DOWN People looking for Hurricane Irene information on the official Suffolk County website are finding an error screen. The site is currently down. 10:50 am -- MANGANO: PARKS TO CLOSE AT 10 PM Nassau County Executive ...

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1025 including City Hall out of power, website down - Fredericksburg.com (blog)




1025 including City Hall out of power, website down
Fredericksburg.com (blog)
Approximately 1025 VA Dominion Power customers are currently without power in Fredericksburg, among them City Hall and the City's website. A tree fell through the roof and into an upper story bedroom at Hazel Hill Apartments on Princess Anne Street. ...

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Friday, August 26, 2011

South Florida AT&T 3G network back up - Sun-Sentinel




South Florida AT&T 3G network back up
Sun-Sentinel
The network outage affected some wireless customers from mid-Broward County south to Key West, and was due to an "equipment issue," according to AT&T. During the downtime, calls and data could only be transmitted through AT&T's slower 2G network, ...

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Does PlayStation 3's Price Cut Matter? - IGN




IGN

Does PlayStation 3's Price Cut Matter?
IGN
PlayStation Network's outage this past spring injured what was otherwise the strongest year yet for PlayStation 3 exclusives. And two of the biggest exclusives -- Resistance 3 and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception -- haven't even been released yet. ...

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NYC Website Goes Down in Advance of Hurricane Irene - Government Technology




NYC Website Goes Down in Advance of Hurricane Irene
Government Technology
Hurricane Irene hasn't hit New York City yet, but it's already causing havoc in the Big Apple. The New York Times reported that the city's official website, www.nyc.gov, was down on the morning of Friday, Aug. 26. The news outlet suggested that the ...

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South Florida AT&T 3G network experiencing problems - MiamiHerald.com




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South Florida AT&T 3G network experiencing problems
MiamiHerald.com
The network outage affected wireless customers from mid-Broward County south to Key West, and was due to an equipment issue, according to AT&T. As AT&T works to restore the network, customers may notice their signals switching between 3G and the slower ...
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South Florida AT&T 3G network back up - MiamiHerald.com




MiamiHerald.com

South Florida AT&T 3G network back up
MiamiHerald.com
The network outage affected some wireless customers from mid-Broward County south to Key West, and was due to an equiptment issue, according to AT&T. During the downtime, calls and data could only be transmitted through AT&T's slower 2G network, ...

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Social networking and your job - Leduc Representative




Social networking and your job
Leduc Representative
On the west coast, the BC College of Teachers have posted such guidelines on the Facebook 101 section of their website. Down south, the State of Missouri deems it illegal for teachers to befriend students on Facebook — the teachers are now suing, ...

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Verizon Wireless Service Disruption on Maui Under Investigation - Maui Now




Verizon Wireless Service Disruption on Maui Under Investigation
Maui Now
Flato said the network outage to voice and data services occurred when the company encountered unexpected issues with a software upgrade. “As soon as it was discovered, it was addressed by technicians,” said Flato. She called the occurrence a rare ...

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A shocking resignation - Australian Techworld (blog)




Australian Techworld (blog)

A shocking resignation
Australian Techworld (blog)
For many websites, the "Slashdot effect" — the barrage of traffic that could bring a Web server down after a link to a site hit the front page — could be a real issue. It even has its own Wikipedia entry. These days, Slashdot isn't as popular as some ...

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Security issues in two third party extensions



Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the third party TYPO3 extensions Formhandler and QuestionaireWe use TYPO3 in all our web sites.  We think it's the best.  Visit Shapes and Pages to learn more.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Intergraph hired to implement command information system in the state of ... - SecurityInfoWatch




Intergraph hired to implement command information system in the state of ...
SecurityInfoWatch
The solution can be applied offline, thereby allowing the system to still be used in the event of a network outage. The adjustment of interfaces and application processes is controlled by a workflow component so that any adjustment or system upgrade ...

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Server Down Show - Folge 169: Deus Ex: Human Revolution - GameStar




Server Down Show - Folge 169: Deus Ex: Human Revolution
GameStar
Von Moritz Holzapfel | Die neue Server Down Show gibt es jeden Mittwoch ab 2 Uhr nachts im Videobereich auf GameStar.de, in unserem Youtube-Kanal und über iTunes als Videopodcast. Mit Adam Jensen sind lange Ledermäntel wieder in Mode. ...

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TYPO3 at OSCON 2011



For the past three years, TYPO3 has maintained a strong presence at the annual O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON). In late July, OSCON 2011 was held in beautiful Portland, Oregon.
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Huddersfield Town fans boycott Sheffield United derby over 'ridiculous' ticket ... - Huddersfield Examiner




Huddersfield Town fans boycott Sheffield United derby over 'ridiculous' ticket ...
Huddersfield Examiner
Now angry Town fans have organised a boycott through the fan website Down at the Mac (DATM). The topic thread had been read over 13000 times yesterday. So far hundreds of supporters have said they will refuse to attend the game which could cost ...

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Threat of China's Patriotic Hacker Army - The Epoch Times




The Threat of China's Patriotic Hacker Army
The Epoch Times
Chinese hackers used human-wave tactics to bring the White House website down from 9 am to 11 am on May 4. Chinese hackers estimated that during the war, three Chinese websites were shut down for each US website that was shut down, a reflection of the ...

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Sony primed to redecorate PlayStation Home - USA Today




USA Today

Sony primed to redecorate PlayStation Home
USA Today
After the spring network outage, Home saw record traffic, he says. Overall, Home has more than 23 million accounts. The average time that a user spends in Home is 70 minutes, he says. "When we turned back on the service, people wanted to come back in ...

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Globe services disrupted anew, now 'back to normal' - GMANews.TV




Globe services disrupted anew, now 'back to normal'
GMANews.TV
In a tweet, GMA News correspondent Theresa Andrada earlier quoted Globe as saying the network outage started at around 8 pm Tuesday. Only selected numbers were affected, she said. This is not the first time that Globe experienced network problems in ...

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