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Tech Talk Radio Highlights
This week Tech Talk discussed the latest virus
outbreaks, who really controls the Internet, KaZaA file-
sharing security breaches, the latest war driving
software, Best Buy's wireless security, hacking from
Asian IP addresses, plus much more.
Listen now to the latest show using either MP3 or Real Audio. Check
out all the links referenced
during the show.
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| Ruling the Root -- Who Controls the Internet? | | |
Ruling
the Root by Milton Mueller reveals the inner workings
of Internet politics. Those, who manage the root servers in
the Domain Name System, control the Net. In the beginning
IANA, under
contract to Department of Defense, was there. Now ICANN
(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), under
contract to the Department of Commerce, is at the helm.
Check
out the Solon.com Book Review
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| Parents Beware of KaZaA File-sharing | | |
KaZaA
is a popular MP3 peer-to-peer file-sharing program that is
filling the void left by Napster's demise. Unfortunately,
many users share more files than they intend because of a
confusing interface. It is possible to use to KaZaA to search
for e-mail, credit card numbers, or documents that have been
shared in error. Beware of the settings on any file-sharing
software used by other members of the family. Your sensitive
data may be at risk!
Check
Out the ExtremeTech article
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| New Virus Infects Picture Files | | |
W32.Perrun
was sent to Symantec by its author as a proof-of-concept virus.
An extractor file, which must be delivered as an e-mail attachment,
embeds 11kB of code into viewed JPG images. The virus cannot
propagate yet because the extractor itself is not embedded
in the image. A fully-implemented virus will surely be released
soon. Perrun represents a new type of virus that will make
picture sharing a dangerous pursuit!
Check
out the Symantec Alert
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| Passive War Driving Tool Now Available | | |
Kismet, a passive wireless
sniffer that runs on Linux, collects data by observing 802.11b
wireless traffic. Given enough time, this passive wireless
sniffer runs circles around Netstumbler, an active system
that broadcasts a probe asking for information. Netstumbler's
probe, which can easily be rebuffed by the targeted access
point, is very obtrusive.
Check
out Unwired's Comparison
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| Stop Those Probes! | | | Are we headed for National Firewalls? China and many
Middle Eastern countries have them in order to censor
content. The US is being bombarded by hack attacks
and probes from IP address blocks assigned to Asia.
Should we block those addresses, as suggested at a
recent computer conference?
You can monitor the probes aimed at your IP address with
a firewall like Zone Alarm and look up who owns
the IP address using Geektools. If the attacks persist, report the
violating IP address to the owner for action against the
errant user.
Check
out the MIT Technology Review article
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