Security was a big theme this week, with researchers finding another critical Java vulnerability as well as a command-and-control setup called "Red October" that has been spying on governments. Google also tackled new approaches to the password, using a physical cryptographic card. Our stories this week were wide-ranging, however, so check out the list below to see if you missed any.
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$5,000 will buy you access to another, new critical Java vulnerability (Updated)
Fix Oracle rushed out three days ago was "incomplete," researchers say. -
Time Warner, net neutrality foes cry foul over Netflix Super HD demands
Super HD, 3D content only available to subs whose ISPs play nicely with Netflix. -
Massive espionage malware targeting governments undetected for 5 years
"Red October" command-and-control setup more sophisticated than that of Flame. -
Google looks to kill the password using tiny cryptographic card
Search giant experiments with YubiKey card to automatically log in users. -
Is Dell looking to kill PCs with “Project Ophelia”?
Push to go private may be to refocus Dell's client strategy on PC-on-a-stick. -
The NRA's new shooting app isn't the hypocritical PR disaster it seems
Practice Range could serve as a helpful distraction for the gun lobby. -
With licensing and cost issues, can Thunderbolt break out of its niche?
Enthusiasm may have waned, but the technology should continue to spread in 2013. -
“We’ve lost a fighter”: Hundreds gather to mourn Aaron Swartz
"Pushed to his death by his government," lamented his father. -
FBI to ACLU: Nope, we won't tell you how, when, or why we track you
In the wake of the Jones decision, FBI refuses to release search-related memos. -
Did President Obama just order the government to study video game violence?
Despite Obama's mention of games, policy in gun control address is more nuanced.
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