Security firm F-Secure have released details on how Android malware makes use of steganography to hide the control parameters for rogue code.
First, what is steganography? It’s the technique of hiding messages within something else, in this case, an icon file.
F-Secure first suspected that Android malware was making use of steganography when researchers came across this line of code:
Image credit: F-Secure
Further digging revealed more code, and it soon became clear that the image file being referenced here was the icon file bundled with the rogue application:
Image credit: F-Secure
So what’s this hidden information used for? It’s used to control how and when premium rate SMS messages are sent from the victim’s handset, which, as far as the bad guys are concerned, is the primary purpose of the rogue application.
You’ve got to admit, that’s a pretty clever use of steganography.
Apache OFBiz (The Apache Open For Business Project) is an open source enterprise automation software project licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0. By open source enterprise automation we mean: Open Source ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Open Source CRM (Customer RelationShip Management), Open Source E-Business / E-Commerce, Open Source SCM (Supply Chain Management), Open Source MRP (Manufacturing Resources Planning), Open Source CMMS/EAM (Maintenance Management System/Enterprise Asset Management), Open Source POS (Point Of Sale), and so on.
Apache OFBiz is a foundation and starting point for reliable, secure and scalable enterprise solutions. Use it out-of-the-box (OOTB) or customize to suit even your most challenging business needs. With OFBiz in place, you can get started right away and then grow your operations as your business grows, without the huge deployment and maintenance costs of traditional enterprise automation systems.
Being open source under the Apache 2.0 license and driven by a community Apache OFBiz offers both flexibility by design and by access to code, and a solution where you're not alone but rather can work with many others to get things done.
For answers to your questions you might find the following documents useful:
general work effort management (events, tasks, projects, requests, etc)
content management (for product content, web sites, general content, blogging, forums, etc)
a maturing Point Of Sales (POS) module using a rich client interface
and much more all in an open source package!
Who is Using Apache OFBiz?
It's hard to say who and how many organizations are using Apache OFBiz because you don't have to tell us when you use it, but there are lots of public sites.
Tired of Ubuntu’s Unity desktop environment? Try Cinnamon, the latest desktop environment from
Linux Mint. Cinnamon offers a more traditional, GNOME 2-like layout, but it’s based on the modern GNOME Shell — and you can install it on Ubuntu.
One day, Cinnamon will be Linux Mint’s default desktop environment.
It’s forked from GNOME Shell instead of being based on GNOME 2, so it can take advantage of modern technologies and shed GNOME 2’s outdated software.
Cinnamon vs. MGSE vs. MATE
Linux Mint has quite a few different desktop environments. Mint G
NOME Shell Extensions (MGSE) offers several extensions that modify the way GNOME Shell works — Cinnamon builds on MGSE and replaces it. Linux Mint also includes the MATE desktop, which is a fork of the outdated GNOME 2 desktop environment. Cinnamon is more forward-looking than MATE, but doesn’t abandon GNOME’s traditional interface like GNOME Shell does.
InstallingCinnamon
You don’t have to use Mint to get the Cinnamon desktop. It’s available in a personal package archive (PPA) for Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04.
First, you’ll need to bring up a terminal and run the following command, which adds the personal package archive to your Ubuntu system as a software source:
Use another Linux distribution? You can find instructions for your distribution, or just a link to download the source code, on Cinnamon’s official download page.
Starting Cinnamon
Cinnamon doesn’t replace your existing Ubuntu desktop envi
ronment. It just adds a new option to your login screen. You’ll need to log out before starting Cinnamon.
After logging out, select Cinnamon from the login screen and log back in.
Using Cinnamon
Cinnamon comes with a single panel on the bottom of th
e screen, just like Linux Mint’s GNOME 2 desktop environment did. At the left side, you’ll find a menu that’s more similar to Linux Mint’s traditional applications
menu than it is to GNOME Shell’s full-screen applications menu. Unlike GNO
ME Shell, the panel also contains a traditional window list.
At the right side, you’ll find music and network icons, a clock and workspace switcher. The music applet is particularly polished — it lets you control music players from your panel.
You can launch the Cinnamon Settings application from the menu, but it has few options at the moment. Linux Mint want Cinnamon to be much more configurable — another difference from GNOME 3 — but most options aren’t available yet.
Disabling the Global Menu
You might notice Ubuntu’s global menu bar still appears at the top of the screen. If you want to get rid of it, just run the following command, then log out and back in:
Cinnamon is still new, so don’t be surprised if some features are rough around the edges. Still, it’s an impressively modern take on a traditional Linux desktop layout. Cinnamon and Linux Mint are projects to keep an eye on.
