Archive | Dec, 2010

Oracle VirtualBox 4.0 released

Dec 23rd, 2010No Comments

Oracle have released version 4.0 of their VirtualBox virtualization solution that they received as part of their recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems.

Announced in an Oracle press release and also in a mailing list announcement, the new release comes only 22 days after the latest “maintenance” release for version 3.2, and after a short 2 week beta period.

Oracle say version 4.0 “is a major update” that “delivers improved usability, performance and scalability”.

The VirtualBox 4.0 Changelog lists a lot of “major new features” as well as a long list of fixes over the 3.2 version.

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Linux, the US DoD, and Online Banking

Dec 1st, 2010No Comments

The US. Department of Defence (DoD) has seen the benefits of a Linux LiveCD for secure connections from non-secure computers… ie. when browsing the internet from home or public access PC’s, and have released the Lightweight Portable Security LiveCD/LiveUSB based distribution for this purpose.

Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) is part of the Anti-Tamper Software Protection Initiative (ATSPI)… the DoD Anti-Tamper introduction webpage carries the official seals of the US Department Of Defense, the  US Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Anti-Tamper Software Protection Initiative.

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