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Security A to Z: Rootkits

November 27, 2006 Hackers aren't the only ones using rootkits. The Sony fiasco brought the toolkits into the mainstream. TAGS: rootkit, digital-rights management, Sony Corp., trojan horse, security, CD, PC

DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to Linux

September 26, 2007 Former Microsoft security expert may switch from Windows Media Center to LinuxMCE over frustration with Microsoft's DRM. TAGS: digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Media Center PC, Windows Media, open source, Microsoft Corp., security, Linux, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, video

Sky hit by Windows Media DRM crack

September 12, 2006 British broadcaster suspends movie downloads after arrival of new software that breaks Windows Media patch. TAGS: BSkyB, circumvention, digital-rights management, Windows Media, patch, broadband, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Analyst: Corel's DRM patch only a bandage

April 10, 2007 Hack of Blu-ray, HD DVDs prompts software company to issue fix. Critics call it waste of time. TAGS: Corel Corp., digital-rights management, HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, hacker, Blu-ray, key, playback, DVD, security, software company, e-mail, PC

IBM bakes security into processors

April 10, 2006 Secure Blue adds encryption technology to processors, promising better security for data on PCs and portable devices. TAGS: IBM Corp., encryption technology, microprocessor, IBM PowerPC, digital-rights management, security, AMD, Intel, idea, PC

Torvalds says DRM isn't necessarily bad

February 3, 2006 'We are not crusaders,' declares the Linux kernel leader in a debate over proposed open-source license changes. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, GPL, Free Software Foundation, GPLv3, anti-DRM, Linux kernel, digital-rights management, digital signature, Linux, leader, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., mailing list, security, e-mail

Week in review: Hackers put heat on security

August 4, 2006 Black Hat attendees probed tech security to see what shakes out, especially from Microsoft trees. TAGS: Week in review, hacker, Black Hat, conference, Steve Jobs, rootkit, VoIP, Apple Computer, digital-rights management, France, security, McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp., Sony Corp., battery, Microsoft Corp.

Sony rootkit settlement gets final nod

May 23, 2006 Record label must stop using controversial anticopying software and compensate customers, settlement says. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, settlement, rootkit, class action, copy protection, digital-rights management, CD, Sony Corp., New York, security
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