Here is an extortion letter from a hacker to a company. So he figures out how to break into the system, sends a letter to the company that the vulnerabilities of the company are known to the hacker community, and wants $$$ to help fix the vulnerabilities. Sick
What kind of password do you use? Your own name? A family member’s name? Your favorite sports star or actor? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Here is a SecurityWatch article on a poll in the U.K. which asked people about what password they use on their PC or laptop. – – – – – Such low amounts of…
[Conflict is] … the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates us to invention. It shocks us out of sheep-like passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving, … reflection and ingenuity. — John Dewey
Great article on secure use of email titled Secure Online Behavior, Part II: Secure E-Mail Behavior over at the SecurityFocus site. It discusses the types of email clients and some potential problems, how to create passwords, and how to handle attachements. Seems clear and concise. This seems a little overboard. What authentication method does Microsoft use with MSN…
I keep forgot summer is the busy season for college students. You know… vacations, moving, partying, etc. This even frequently includes those who have graduated only within a year. How can I, one only 2 years graduated, forget this? – – – – – AÂ report on the exchange of films online. Such as films making…
Yearly report for my personal site shows a definite increase in traffic over the last year. Still not very much… – – – – – Need some ideas on places to visit in Philadelphia… if you have any, sign the gbook or find one of the methods on my contact page – – – – – Hotmail…
Almost time to go home. Just tidy up a few lose ends. Afshin is a gifted musician to which I have had the opportunity to listen a few times.
Something posted to one of my email lists… If Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashed……. Oh wait! He does! – – – – –
Need to do some quick scouting of places to visit in Philly… – – – – – Installed MySQL. Now I have to make it work… *sigh* Long afternoon ahead.