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Focusrite Scarlett Solo Review – Video


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Hackers shake open source idealism

CHRIS STROHM AND JORDAN ROBERTSON

Hackers have shaken the free- software movement that once symbolized the Web's idealism.

Several high-profile attacks in recent months exploited security flaws found in the "open-source" software created by volunteers collaborating online, building off one another's work.

First developed in the 1980s, open-source software has become so pervasive that it now powers global stock exchanges, the International Space Station and, according to researcher International Data, appears on about 95 per cent of computers and servers.

Attacks this year using flaws nicknamed Heartbleed and Shellshock have some programmers suggesting that corporations or even the US government should provide more money or programing help. That idea doesn't go over easily among grass-roots developers who want to remain true to the ideals of a do-it- yourself movement.

"It's going to be a wake-up call for a lot of people to understand why we aren't auditing this software better," said Greg Martin, founder and chief technology officer of Threat Stream, a cybersecurity company based in Redwood City, California. "Everybody's been scratching their heads and saying,'How could we miss this?' "

Open-source advocates say their programming code is more secure than proprietary software because developers are constantly fixing flaws found by users. Critics say the open nature of the software leaves it vulnerable to hackers because the programing flaws are out in the open for all to see.

In either case, some say the fix should come from the companies that build products off the free software.

Technology companies such as Yahoo, Facebook and Google "are saving huge amounts of money using open-source, and they should invest much more money in trying to secure these systems," said Jaime Blasco, director of labs for AlienVault, a San Mateo, California-based security company.

Facebook, based in Menlo Park, California, said in a statement it "is a leading and committed contributor to the open-source community," having started projects to secure Google Android and Apple devices. It pledged US$300,000 over three years to an initiative of the Linux Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that supports open-source use.

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OPS agreement offers free "Office" software for families

Omaha Public Schools is preparing to debut it's biggest software upgrade in more than a decade.

A new partnership with Microsoft means 51,000 students and roughly 9,000 staff across more than 80 buildings will use Office 365, and move digital storage from in-house servers to space on Microsoft's cloud.

"It's a challenge but I think it's a great challenge," said OPS Executive Director of Information Management Systems Rob Dickson. He helped coordinate training for dozens of staff members Wednesday at OPS' Teacher Administrative Center.

"It's a huge shift," explained Anthony Clark-Kaczmarek, one of the staff members attending training, praising the new opportunities offered by the software upgrade. "It allows us to have more storage than we've ever been able to before, it allows us to communicate in ways that we haven't been able to communicate before," Clark-Kaczmarek continued.

Dickson says the partnership with Microsoft will cost OPS roughly $300,000 each year. Dickson adds that is less money than the district currently spends on software licensing and server upkeep. As part of the agreement with Microsoft, OPS is subscribing to the software for all staff members and students, instead of licensing software for each individual device.

Also included in the agreement are free downloads of Office 365 for OPS staff and student families. For information on how to access that software, follow this link.

Dickson says the new software will go live on Monday. It will not affect email addresses.

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