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What LulzSec Teaches us About Network Security

After fifty days of causing mayhem and running about the Internet unharmed, LulzSec has decided to disband as an organization. The constituent members remain at large, mind you, and surely they haven’t lost their taste for private data. There almost certainly will not be a reduction in break-ins, although they may now be more discrete. [...]

What to Expect from Internet-Enabled Televisions

I recently had the opportunity to attend the launch party for Sony’s new Internet TV (pictures are available on the TechThrob Facebook Page), which is powered by the Google Android operating system. While I was originally skeptical about the usefulness of an internet-enabled TV, being able to see and use the device convinced me that [...]

Problems with Secure File Deletion

I’ve written extensively about how to delete files securely on Windows and Linux, including a tutorial on how to integrate secure-deletion tools into Nautilus, and an answer to the question of whether journaled filesystems disrupt secure deletion tools. Now I’d like to cover one last topic, which is the various items you need to take [...]

TechThrob Weekly Roundup: Sept. 25 through Oct 1

This Friday I’ve decided to do something a little different and try a ’roundup’ post linking to some of the most interesting and important things going on in technology right now. Followup: Hardware Graphics Acceleration for Browsers First up is a pair of stories that your web browser is soon going to have hardware graphics [...]

Why Google Will Dominate The Browser Wars

The browser wars are heating up again, with Mozilla, Google, and Microsoft as the main competitors. Google has announced its intentions to release several new versions in rapid succession, and Microsoft is pushing Internet Explorer 9. All the players realize that the stakes are higher than ever before, with more advertising dollars being poured onto [...]

3 Types Of Backup You Need For Complete Data Protection

Note: This is a guest post contributed by StoragePipe.com. When we think of data protection, most people just imagine themselves copying their computer over to another device on a regular basis… so that it can be copied back in an emergency. Of course, it’s not that simple. There are many different challenges that make data [...]