An exclusive gaming industry community targeted
to, and designed for Professionals, Businesses
and Students in the sectors and industries
of Gaming, New Media and the Web, all closely
related with it's Business and Industry.
A Rich content driven service including articles,
contributed discussion, news, reviews, networking, downloads,
and debate.
We strive to cater for cultural influencers,
technology decision makers, early adopters and business leaders in the gaming industry.
A medium to share your or contribute your ideas,
experiences, questions and point of view or network
with other colleagues here at iVirtua Community.
Sony has confirmed a recently discovered security flaw in some of its products that could leave PCs vulnerable to attack by hackers.
The firm said that the fault, which affected software packaged with memory sticks, was developed by a third-party
The vulnerability, found by security firm F-secure, was similar to one found on CDs sold by Sony BMG in 2005.
F-Secure reported this on their blog, they said:
Quote:
Sony has confirmed a recently discovered security flaw in some of its products that could leave PCs vulnerable to attack by hackers.
The firm said that the fault, which affected software packaged with memory sticks, was developed by a third-party
The vulnerability, found by security firm F-secure, was similar to one found on CDs sold by Sony BMG in 2005.
In a nutshell, the USB case is not as bad as the XCP DRM case. Why? Because…
The user understands that he is installing software, it's on the included CD, and has a standard method of uninstalling that software.
The fingerprint driver does not hide its folder as "deeply" as does the XCP DRM folder. The MicroVault software probably wouldn't hide malware as effectively from (some) real-time antivirus scanners.
In a nutshell, the USB case is not as bad as the XCP DRM case. Why? Because…
The user understands that he is installing software, it's on the included CD, and has a standard method of uninstalling that software.
The fingerprint driver does not hide its folder as "deeply" as does the XCP DRM folder. The MicroVault software probably wouldn't hide malware as effectively from (some) real-time antivirus scanners.