Friday 20 January 2012

Remains of the Day: Symantec Withheld Information Regarding Security Breach [For What It's Worth]

Remains of the Day: Symantec Withheld Information Regarding Security BreachSymantec fesses up to several products being compromised, two Google contractors go off the reservation, and Airbnb joins the Android party.

  • Symantec backtracks, admits own network hacked: Symantec confirms that source code from several Norton products has been stolen by a hacker and alerts pcAnywhere users to a heightened security risk. [Computerworld]
  • Troubling Google Contractor Allegedly Caught Vandalizing Open Street Map: Two Google contractors in India have been identified for vandalizing Open Street Maps and have been removed from working on any further Google projects. It's possible these individuals could be responsible for the wrongdoing last week by Google contractors. [ReadWriteWeb]
  • With Focus on International Expansion, Airbnb Comes to Android and Revamps Mobile Web Offerings: After great success on the iPhone, Airbnb has finally made its way to Android devices, noting the platforms worldwide reach. In addition, Airbnb has updated their webapp as well. [TechCrunch]
  • Apple to Announce Tools, Platform to "Digitally Destroy" Textbook Publishing: Apple is rumored to announce this Thursday support for the ePub 3 standard for iBooks and software tools to create content for e-books. [Ars Technica]
  • Google will protest SOPA using popular home page: Google will join the likes of Reddit, Wikipedia, Minecraft.net, and more in protesting SOPA and PIPA. However, Google will not go dark. They will instead post a link on their U.S. homepage stating their opposition to SOPA and PIPA. [CNET]


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/37da82UNfUk/remains-of-the-day-symantec-withheld-information-regarding-security-breach

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