Sean Michael Kerner

Apple iOS users, you’re getting a major update. Some of the biggest changes in IOS 5 are items that users have been asking for since the first IOS release. Apple iOS users have always had to first physically connect their devices to a Mac or PC in order to get started and sync their files. […]

The cloud has been a concept that enterprise and datacenter computing buyers have embraced over the course of the last year. It’s now becoming a mainstream consumer concept too with Apple’s announcement today of iCloud. Announced at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC), iCloud is a suite of free services for users that enables them […]

Adobe issued a new security update for its Adobe Flash Player on Sunday, fixing a vulnerability that has been categorized as being, ‘important’. The important rating is Adobe’s second highest security rating behind ‘critical’ and above ‘moderate’. The important flaw is a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that affects Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris and Android […]

From the ‘Time to Update’ files: Though it doesn’t typically come with EVERY Linux distro (it really should..), vlc is one of the most popular, and powerful open source media playing programs around. This morning the VideoLAN organization released an important security update for vlc with vlc 1.1.10. According to the release notes the 1.1.10 […]

Running CIFS and NFS on the same network in a secure manner has long been a challenge. It’s a problem that authentication vendor Likewise is aiming to tackle with a new solution. Likewise Storage Services combines the Likewise CIFS system, which is used by multiple storage vendors including HP and EMC, and pairs it with […]

At 00:00 UTC on June 8th, vendors, service and content providers around the world will turn on full IPv6 services on their main websites as part of the World IPv6 Day. Among the many vendors that are participating in the event is Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR). Juniper already has an IPv6 version of its main website […]

For many desktop Linux users today, Linux is an operating system that they had to install themselves. Canonical, the lead sponsor behind Ubuntu Linux, is hoping to change that by way of a new partnership with hardware vendor ASUS. As part of the Canonical ASUS deal, ASUS will preload Ubuntu Linux on its Eee PC […]

The LibreOffice open source office project issued a new release today, further demonstrating the viability of the OpenOffice.org (OO.o) fork. The LibreOffice 3.4.0 release comes in the same week that Oracle announced its intention to move OpenOffice to the Apache Software Foundation. With the move of OpenOffice from Oracle to Apache, the potential for collaboration […]

“Expect us to make ambitious bets on our future that distract us from our current business.” Groupon Founder, Andrew Mason in his company’s SEC filing for IPO (InternetNews) “The attitude of the company towards the general public is what really played a role in Sony being attacked and why they are continuously being attacked.” “Veracode […]

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Groupon should be very flattered. Groupon, the pioneer of the group coupon craze, filed its S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today. According to the filing, Groupon is aiming to raise $750 million from the IPO. The deal is being underwritten by Morgan […]

Veracode security researcher Chris ‘t0ph’ Lytle detailed his views to a Black Hat webinar audience this week on how and why the Sony Playstation Network was attacked. Lytle offered up a number of theories as to what actually took down the PSN. The top theory is that Sony was using unpatched server software. That software […]

Google is accusing hackers in China of attempting to infiltrate user accounts on the Gmail online email system. “This campaign, which appears to originate from Jinan, China, affected what seem to be the personal Gmail accounts of hundreds of users including, among others, senior U.S. government officials, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries […]