Facebook shares see modest debut

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18 May 2012 Last updated at 16:49 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Mark Zuckerberg rings the Nasdaq bell as Facebook shares go on sale Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company’s initial pricing of $38. Shares in the social network rose more than 10% to $42 within minutes of trade beginning, before quickly falling back. Later gains were wiped out too at the end of a volatile day’s trade, as the firm’s debut on the Nasdaq exchange was also delayed by a technical glitch. Mark Zuckerberg, 28, who … Continue reading →

30 Classic Games for Simple Outdoor Play (GeekDad Wayback Machine)

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When I was a kid, we played outside with the other kids in the neighborhood with most of our free time. We also made the most of recess at school. We kept ourselves quite occupied without any of today’s modern technologies. Listed below are some no-tech games that you may have enjoyed as a kid. I sure did. Some can be done indoors. Some can be done by yourself or with just one friend. But most of them are best when done outside with a group of people. Also, most of these games can be changed or improved by making … Continue reading →

Apache OpenOffice security fixes emerge

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Details have emerged about the security fixes that came bundled with Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0, the latest version of the open-source productivity suite. Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0, released last week, included fixes for three security vulnerabilities, all rated as “important”. The trio included an integer overflow error involving problems in handling embedded images and a memory overwrite bug connecting with importing WordPerfect files. Both of the flaws might be used as a means to inject hostile code onto vulnerable systems, providing hackers are able to trick prospective marks into opening booby-trapped files. The third vulnerability involves what would appear to be a … Continue reading →

How IT can alienate the very people they serve

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This article really hilights the gap of understanding between management and IT in many places. Gray is lamenting what IT is doing. Management sets the direction and priorities for IT. Now, IT is not blameless. Often, IT presents management with too much data and not enough interpretation covering opportunity costs. That said, how many articles have been written over the years for IT managers as they try to squeeze budget enough budget dollars out of a company to effectively support growth targets? Many IT pros who serve at a Helpdesk know that the much of the time they answer the … Continue reading →

Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense

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Cyber criminals are beginning to use mobile platform-seeking malware, according to web traffic filtering firm Websense. Security researchers are increasingly seeing this code that identifies a mobile platform in order to target its vulnerabilities, said Carl Leonard, senior security research manager at Websense. This code is found in compromised or malicious mobile applications, which are emerging as a new attack vector, especially in apps distributed through 3rd party app stores, he told Computer Weekly. “Mobile apps are a powerful malware delivery method as most users are willing to allow apps to do anything to get the desired functionality,” he said. … Continue reading →

The Easiest Way to Become More Powerful

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The Easiest Way to Become Powerful (It’s not a better Mandate) By Mike Gentile, CISSP and CISOHandbook.com co-founder  Article:   Throughout my travels to security programs, particularly recently, I am constantly asked by security leaders how they can strengthen their mandate from executive management. In other words, get more power within the organization to execute. I always find this ironic, because acquiring a strong mandate as your mechanism to become more powerful these days is really becoming a futile and legacy exercise. This is the case because there is a far more powerful weapon, one that can remove even the most … Continue reading →

Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup: Special Facebook Edition

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Buying stock in a company with a price-to-earnings ratio of 100+? That sounds like a good idea to you? Really? Well, I’ve got a bridge and some tulip bulbs I’d like to sell you, so give me a call… Facebook Sends Cease-and-Desist Order to Stop LilyJade Plugin: The ridiculously popular social media site is trying to stop the LilyJade worm, which spreads via an application that runs seamlessly as a plugin across multiple browsers and operating systems. The worm spreads via a link to a video that’s posted on users’ Facebook walls. People who follow the link are told they … Continue reading →

Facebook poised for market debut

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18 May 2012 Last updated at 10:53 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Mark Zuckerberg rings the Nasdaq bell as Facebook shares go on sale Facebook shares will start trading in New York later in one of the most high-profile share sales of recent years. Founder Mark Zuckerberg officially opened the day’s trading on the Nasdaq exchange, although trading in Facebook shares will not start until later. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network’s headquarters in California. The shares are priced at $38 each, valuing the eight-year-old social network site at … Continue reading →

Atlassian warns of critical security flaw

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Atlassian has warned of a critical security flaw in its Confluence product. All versions of Confluence up to and including 4.1.9 are at risk, the company says, thanks to what it calls an “ XML parsing vulnerability” that could lead to “denial of service attacks against the Confluence server” or allow intruders to “read all local files readable to the system user under which Confluence runs.” The fix for the problem is simple: upgrade to Confluence 4.2, a step the company says is necessary because the problem cannot be fixed with a mere patch. If an upgrade is not feasible, … Continue reading →