Brandon Dimmel

LulzSec hacker Cody Kretsigner has been sentenced to one year in prison for his role in the hacking of Sony Pictures' website. Following the completion of his prison term, the 25-year-old Kretsigner faces a period of home detention. Kretsinger will ... also have to perform 1,000 hours of community service. LulzSec is affiliated with the better-known hacking (or 'hacktivist') organization Anonymous. In recent years the group has taken credit for attacks on organizations in both the private and public sectors. Kretsinger Stole, Shared Customer Data LulzSec member Kretsigner, who also goes by the ... (view more)

Allway Sync 12.14.11 This program lets you quickly and easily sync your most important data across multiple devices, including laptop computers, desktop computers, USB drives, remote servers, and online data / cloud storage services. You can also ... encrypt your data using this program. http://www.allwaysync.com AvancePaint 5.5.0b AvancePaint is a simple and easy-to-use program designed to help you unleash your artistic talents. A number of cutting-edge graphical features are available in this program, including more than twenty photo-realistic image filters. Click "Software" and then ... (view more)

Do you use a Linksys, Netgear, Verizon, D-Link, or Belkin router for your home network? Then your network could be vulnerable to attack. Baltimore, Maryland-based security consultancy firm Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) says that in a test of ... popular home routers most were vulnerable to attack by hackers. ISE put routers from Linksys, Netgear, Verizon, D-Link, and Belkin to the test after having installed each firm's latest firmware updates. ISE also left each router's default configurations in place when carrying out their tests. Hackers Intercept Sensitive Information ISE found that ... (view more)

The intensity of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is on the rise, a new report suggests. According to Florida-based security firm Prolexic, such attacks have become eight times more potent in just the past quarter. Prolexic says that the ... average attack bandwidth associated with DDoS attacks seen during the first quarter of 2013 was just over 48 gigabytes per second (Gbps). That's a huge increase from the last quarter of 2012, when average attack bandwidth was just 5.9 Gbps. A DDoS attack involves flooding a website with bogus traffic to the point that the website's server can no ... (view more)

PDF Shaper 1.1 This program from GloryLogic allows you to convert PDF files to Word files using a simplified user interface. PDF Shaper offers a wide range of useful features, including batch PDF conversion, tab formatting, and more! ... http://www.glorylogic.com RouterPassView 1.47 RouterPassView not only allows you to back up your router's precise configuration into an easy-to-access file, but it also stores important user data, including Internet Service Provider name and password, login password, and wireless network keys. http://www.nirsoft.net This freeware software program is brought to ... (view more)

According to a new report, Microsoft may be considering reviving the Windows Start Button with the release of Windows Blue , its next major update for the Windows 8 operating system (OS). The report comes to us from ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, a ... prominent industry insider with sources at Microsoft. Foley says she's learned that Microsoft may bring back not just the Start Button -- a landmark navigation tool found in virtually every single previous Windows operating system -- but also the ability to boot straight to the desktop. (Source: pcworld.com ) If true, this would mean a major overhaul of ... (view more)

ManicTime 2.4 Having trouble keeping track of your important tasks? Feeling inefficient? Then use ManicTime, which records your PC activities and helps you focus on the important work ahead of you. This program can also be used to track your work ... hours. http://www.manictime.com BlackBerry Link 1.0.1.15 Looking to put your favorite photographs, songs, and videos on your brand new BlackBerry 10 OS device? Then check out BlackBerry Link, which helps you manage and sync all of the content stored on your PC and BlackBerry 10 device. http://us.blackberry.com This freeware software program is ... (view more)

New reports indicate that Microsoft may be jumping on the 'smart watch' bandwagon. According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft suppliers are currently preparing a "watch-style device" prototype. To build the prototype, Microsoft has reportedly ... ordered 1.5-inch displays. Microsoft has not yet commented on the rumor and it remains entirely possible that the firm will decide that marketing a smart watch device is not a good idea. (Source: digitaltrends.com ) Microsoft Smart Watch: Second Attempt It's worth noting that the Redmond, Washington-based firm has explored the idea of developing a ... (view more)

Microsoft recently announced a 15 per cent price cut on Windows 8 for businesses looking to move away from Windows XP. However, experts are now saying that Microsoft faces a tough task in trying to move everyone off the aging operating system (OS). ... Microsoft's "extended support" window for Windows XP ends on April 8, 2014. That gives the firm almost a year to shift between 30 and 40 per cent of all computer users away from the OS. (Source: pcpro.co.uk ) Large Firms Slow to Spend Cash But Betty Junod, director of desktop product marketing at US-based VMware, says that will be a near-impossible ... (view more)

Not sure which Internet search engine to use? Maybe this will affect your decision: according to a new report, Bing search results produce five times more malware-ridden sites than Google search results. The findings come from German antivirus firm ... AV-Test, which says it recently evaluated several search engines, including Google, Bing, Yandex, Blekko, Faroo, Ask Jeeves' Teoma, and Baidu. The security company carried out its tests over a year-and-a-half period and wrapped things up this past February. Popular Twitter, News Topics Used As Search Terms AV-Test used topics found on Twitter, ... (view more)