Michael Gracie 

If you’re an operating system, you find out in parody. If you’re a Wall Street banker, you’ll have to settle for sarcasm.

Like “Coyote Ugly,” but actually ugly: First…hackers busted into the website of the US Consolate General in Russia. As if the US didn’t have enough problems off shore… “This latest attack highlights the fact that no organization is immune from infection, and that no matter what the size of the company, it must defend its [...]

The talk is directed at Bitlocker, the full disk encryption in Windows Vista, but it applies to all similar methodologies. It’s simple. Fools don’t have physically secure, unencrypted backups. Fools think everything should run like lightning, regardless of the strain on the system. And, of course, fools lose passwords. Doesn’t sound foolproof. Might I suggest [...]

It may have been a good move to get some hardcore security guys involved in the development of Vista, but a lot of people are going to question why Microsoft looked to the NSA, which has been under fire recently for spying on people at the request of the Bush Administration. Adding fuel to the [...]

It is the last day of 2006. What better time for predictions… From the experts: The security threats that will bind us in 2007 If you are more inclined to make (or lose) money next year, here’s “the take” from the Washington Post Spamroll says: Spam will not end in late January (and Bill Gates [...]

“I am shipping antivirus software for the platform anyway.” – Kapersky (another security company not worried about Vista security).

After a Russian hacker released a proof of concept flaw for Vista, security firm Determina validated the issue, and notified Microsoft of even five more. No wonder security firms were unconcerned about losing business as a result of Vista. I wonder why they aren’t keeping quiet and just going about their business too, unless they [...]

Some may argue the first point, and with Valentines Day coming around the corner, we may have to wait that argument out. But, after cracking the Vista activation with cute workarounds, some decided it makes sense to add some longevity to the surepitous install. We’ll see how long that sticks.

Who should you listen too? People are debating on the Vista OS, with particular regard to all the new security features purported within. Fair enough, but I don’t see much reason for Mac News being the ones doing it (or at least I’d be paying attention to someone other than Mac enthusiasts if I was [...]

The Free Software Foundation has launched a new site, BadVista, with a two-fold goal. The first is to beat the shit out of Microsoft Vista, and the second is expound upon the benefits of…what else…free software. I love free software as much as the next guy, but I am not going to give this initiative [...]