http://www.thereformed.org life portfolios of the e-nfluential Sun, 04 May 2008 16:19:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apple's OSX iterations have been known to be some of the more securely designed operating systems on the planet. There is no real threat from viruses under OSX because of it's strict use of access rights, built into it's BSD base which regulates the access rights of every user on the ... http://www.thereformed.org/2008/05/03/theory-apple-osx-spaces-vulnerable/ A quick follow-up to the challenge MySpace is serving up to Apple with their music service, as I wrote about previously (reference: http://www.thereformed.org/2008/04/07/myspace-gambles-big-on-lost-cause/). As I stated before, I don't believe MySpace will be able to capture a significant market share in an industry which is experiencing innovations per quarter from ... http://www.thereformed.org/2008/04/24/apple-wins-by-the-numbers/ MySpace has matured the social networking portal more than any other provider, but how will they fair in the media market - specifically their venture in MySpace music? They're going after the hallowed ground of Apple's iTunes and I suspect that we might not necessarily see a failure (because MySpace's user-base is so very large ... http://www.thereformed.org/2008/04/07/myspace-gambles-big-on-lost-cause/ So we've been out a little while, huh? Whelp, the most unexpected things tend to happen at the most inopportune times. However, we're back! As rumors flourish about the web that we gave up or that the website was cracked, we still press-on. So what happened? No, as popular as it ... http://www.thereformed.org/2008/03/18/and-from-the-shadows-of-confusion/ First article of the new year is in regards to the flourishing WebAppSec community and it's guidance effort targeting developers and consumers alike. The threat of web application vulnerabilities is now a common-place theme in this new day. Over the last ten years, the advent of the information security community, ... http://www.thereformed.org/2008/01/05/webappsec-and-consumer-ignorance/ No, the title isn't what it seems to suggest (which, incidentally, is physically impossible as far as I know to have any sort of romantic, physical relationship with software, but who knows what those kids at Google are thinking up), just a play on words. Here, I go into a ... http://www.thereformed.org/2007/12/13/make-out-with-google-checkout/ I heard about a searching service recently that promises to "give more specific and relevant results". ChaCha.com attempts to give the web a personal shopper when looking for results. I always hit Google - never once in my life have I not been able to find what I need when ... http://www.thereformed.org/2007/11/15/chachacom-here-comes-1999-all-over-again/ I've become concerned with the ever increasing results of unintentional criminals being created by laws in the United States through no direct or intended fault of their own. Laws are meant to govern specific processes and act as guidance to maintain a functional society. They also provide a reference for ... http://www.thereformed.org/2007/10/25/us-code-gives-twenty-for-free/ For those not familiar with Summercon, it is "a strong tradition of last minute disorganized last-minute planning". This year Summercon returned to Atlanta so I made my first appearance in 7 years.  Among the things that made it worth going this year: A shoe being thrown during a ... http://www.thereformed.org/2007/08/26/summercon-2007/ If we are going to release security flaws which might lead us into an industry shakedown, we may as well go for the trifecta. NASDAQ  Johnson & Johnson Yes, these have been disclosed/reported to the hosts with adequate time allowed for acknowledgment. The NASDAQ one is quite intriguing since ... http://www.thereformed.org/2007/08/24/xss-fun/