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SDR2006-10-09 Podcast – SDRNews

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    • HP Memory Spot
    • BBC XP Machine Honeypot
    • End of Shoulder Surfing

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    by Andrew McCaskey
    Slashdot Review Podcast

    Started Life as a Blind User Accessability device – now, ATM Passwords, secure from “Shoulder Surfing

    GoogleTube

    $1.65B “vital role in changing the way that people consume media”
    Also produce
    Everyone keeps their job
    Largest in 8 yr history
    Sony and Warner music videos
    Stupid pets / dorm tricks
    More constructive use like SDRNews


    HP Memory Spot

    Tech in news, not management
    2-4mm sq, 100-1000 times data rate of RFID, 1000 times capacity,
    1mm range – privacy
    Medical apps
    2-4 years

    Top Web 2.0 Attack Vectors

    Exploiting client-side AJAX frameworks or server side Web Services
    Cross site scripting
    XML Poisoning
    XML traffic goes back and forth between server and browser in many of the WEB 2.0 applications. Web applications consume XML blocks coming from AJAX clients.
    Ajax code, RSS malicious
    More apps, bigger target

    IE7 Patch

    ships security patches tomorrow, ‘high priority update’
    Washingtonpost.com’s Security Fix blog.
    IE 7 includes tabbed browsing, built in RSS feeds, as well as tools to help users spot phishing
    Protected mode “containment wall” to prevent the browser from installing software or changing computer settings without the user’s consent — will not be available for XP users. reserved Vista.

    BBC Honeypot
    Q Unprotected XP Machine Last ??
    A Few seconds
    Seven hours of attacks: 36 warnings that pop-up via Windows Messenger.
    11 separate visits by Blaster worm. 3 separate attacks by Slammer worm.
    1 attack aimed at Microsoft IIS Server.
    2-3 “port scans”
    At no time did more than 15 minutes elapse between attacks.


    Neilson Ratings

    90% of TV viewing still happens in homes,10% that TV networks and advertisers are desperate to delve into.
    No way to measure
    handheld video-viewing gadgets
    or from PCs streaming network TV shows
    {bet Tivo could help -who watched and when}
    Free Office ?

    From Digg
    Writely, Google ’s hosted mail solution, Google Spreadsheet, Google Calendar and Thumbstack presentations in running our company. Here are the Duggmirror.com“>experiences we have had”

    New Apple Ads

    http://www.apple.com/getamac/

    Counselor
    Better Results
    Self Pity

    >>30 Second LOOP

    Listener Emails
    Peter Tye 2ViewMedia
    “It’s not providing me with enough hot news. I prefer the old format…”

    What’s New ?
    Leave News items on the floor
    Balance: Podcast length vs number of stories.
    Prepare for 12, time for 9. Some days 15 items
    Solution to this problem, part of SDR News
    Stay tuned. Testing tonight. . .

    Netflix Prize

    Better algorithm

    Team already beat Netflick’s own
    WXYZ Consulting

    Today’s YouTubes
    (or GoogleTube)
    Tactile Authentication
    If the line at the ATM has you a little concerned about shoulder surfing
    Passwords with tactile Interface -UK
    Sort of Like a mouse
    Developed for blind
    Prevents shoulder surfing and not guessable
    Use series of shapes under the user fingers

    All at YT.com/group/SlashdotReview

    Rocketman

    Rocketbelt Convention

    11 Have flown Jet Pack
    Rocketbelt is extremely dangerous. two large tanks filled with highly combustible fuel, concentrated “rocket-grade” hydrogen peroxide
    Expands 5000x, 1200deg steam,about three feet from your bottom


    News Flash


    A Blinding Flash of the Obvious.

    Social Networks
    Different
    People, demographics
    Friendster, Facebook, Xanga, MySpace
    Just went over to LinkedIn to update my profile.

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