How Cloud Computing Is Changing the World (Business Week)

A major shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity is under way as more companies tap into Web-based applications Read More

Facebook fends off attack of the clones

In its bid to go global, Facebook is facing off against itself.

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There will be two levels of validation of 3rd part apps, “Verified” and “Great”

Facebook Takes Steps to Clean House

At Facebook’s f8 developer conference, the company announced some initiatives to improve the quality of applications on its site…  Facebook has struggled to control applications that use annoying or deceitful means to attract more users, like spamming people with unnecessary notifications or sharing information from people who have not given their permission to do so.

Microsoft Security Advisory (956187): Increased Threat for DNS Spoofing Vulnerability

Microsoft released Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-037 on July 8, 2008, offering security updates to protect customers against Windows Domain Name System (DNS) spoofing attacks. Microsoft released this update in coordination with other DNS vendors who were also similarly impacted. Since the coordinated release of these updates, the threat to DNS systems has increased due to a greater public understanding of the attacks, as well as detailed exploit code being published on the Internet.

Microsoft is not currently aware of active attacks utilizing this exploit code or of customer impact at this time. However, attacks are likely imminent due to the publicly posted proof of concept and Microsoft is actively monitoring this situation to keep customers informed and to provide customer guidance as necessary.