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October 2nd, 2009 - 4:35 pm § in Software

Scalpers Riding the Google Wave Money Train

Google sent out invitations to the new Google Wave beta yesterday and chaos is ensuing. Patrick Runald, senior manager of security and research at Websense, has been keeping an eye on all of the madness.

He has tracked search queries related to Wave invitations that lead you down the dark dirty alleys of the interwebs. Many searches yield results to malware and virus laden sites where it’s always phishing season.

The Wall Street Journal also reported an eBay auction for a Google Wave invite that saw bids get over $100 and side offers in the thousands. EBay quashed the whole thing due to copyright restrictions in its seller policy, but how gadget crazy has the world gone?

Did you get an invite? If you didn’t, are you livid and determined to get one “by any means?” Or are you cool with waiting for your turn to ride the Wave?

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October 2nd, 2009 - 4:26 pm § in Security

Analyzing Malicious SSH Login Attempts

Introduction Malicious SSH login attempts have been appearing in some administrators’ logs for several years. This article revisits the use of honeypots to analyze malicious SSH login attempts and see what can be learned about this activity. The article then offers recommendations on how to [...]

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October 2nd, 2009 - 4:19 pm § in Review

Rumor: Intel to Suspend Orders for Atom Z Processors

Citing un-named “industry sources,” news and rumor site DigiTimes says Intel has informed customers that it is no longer accepting orders for its Atom Z processors for use in netbooks, as the chip maker looks to clear out remaining inventory. But more than just an inventory dump, Intel a[...]

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October 2nd, 2009 - 4:15 pm § in Network

Making Cisco’s IP SLA more productive

SolarWinds is shipping new network management software that it hopes will make Cisco’s IP SLA technology easier to use by automating configuration management and creating loads of Web-based reports. SolarWinds VP and Head Geek, Josh Stephens, recently met with Brad Reese to pitch the benefit[...]

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October 2nd, 2009 - 4:10 pm § in Multimedia

Apple iPod Nano (fifth generation, 8GB, silver)

The iPod Nano MP3 player continues Apple’s legacy of packing a multitude of features into a colorful, impossibly thin design and comes reasonably priced at $149 (8GB) and $179 (16GB). This time around, Apple is branching out of its iPod formula in a small, but not insignificant way by gracing [...]

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October 2nd, 2009 - 4:05 pm § in Games

Rumour: New GT5 info from JapanFrom TheSixthAxis:

From TheSixthAxis: “Here’s a disclaimer for you: all or none of this could turn out to be true, but we’ve had an email from a reader we trust who’s had some info from a bloke who knows this man who’s a friend of a mate in Japan. Seriously. This mate? He says he knows st[...]

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October 2nd, 2009 - 3:59 pm § in Embedded

Eye-Fi uses Secure Digital (SD) card slot for Wi-Fi

The power consumed by the Eye-Fi Share card could then be compared, using the same methodology, against the power consumed when storing the picture on a standard SD memory card. With the camera in standby or turned off, the Eye-Fi card consumed an average of 72 mW while keeping the onboard Wi-Fi in [...]

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