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- Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle
- Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacleI think he deserved better for sureYou know, Dan does manipulate the media well, but I'll tell you this, he's a stand-up guy. Did he try to drum up the press a bit? Sure, why not? Did he choose his...
- Tags: Domain names, Advertising & Promotion, Dan, DNS
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- World Series team: We're under attack! (but by whom?)
- World Series team: We're under attack! (but by whom?)Interesting perspective on this...Alan Robertson had an interesting perspective on this event..http://techthoughts.typepad.com/managing_computers/2007/10/the-cost-of-un-.htmlAlan Robertson linkThis link is the most thoughtful analysis on the Rockies/Paciolan debacle I've seen.
- Tags: Team management, World Series team, World Series, team
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- The Digg HD-DVD processing key debacle
- The Digg HD-DVD processing key debacleWhat's the fuss?Boy, your blog entry isn't well researched.You forgot to mention how that Digg and manymany other on-line sources of informationhave been threatened legally bythe MPAA for violating their intellectual property rights from printing that 16-digitnumber.Oh, and since you did include a screen shotof...
- Tags: Blogging, HD DVD, Intellectual property, Thievery, MPAA, blog, debacle, copy protection, Scotch Tape, Digg, HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-05-02
- Local software for local people
- Local software for local peopleGreat reviewI have no doubt that many here will find plenty to umbrage about in your viewpoint. Personally I believe that commercial software is very important but lacks the important property of being "local" and therefore responsive to the needs of people using it. MS's own...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Development tools, Microsoft Corp., software, debacle, PC, proprietary software, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
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- Attack code published for DNS flaw
- The urgency to patch Dan Kaminsky's DNS cache poisoning vulnerability just went up a few notches. Exploit code for the flaw, which allows the insertion of malicious DNS records into the cache of the target nameserver, has been added to Metasploit, a freely distributed attack/pen-testing tool....
- Tags: Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- News to know: Yahoo; VMware; Apple; DNS vulnerability
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug Dancho Danchev: Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., App Store, Banking, Vertical Industries, Domain Names, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Human Resources
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle
- On July 7, the day before the release of the patch for the now infamous DNS design flaw, hacker Dan Kaminsky with the help of Black Hat conference organizers invited reporters to a press conference to "discuss the massive multivendor patch being released this Tuesday." "A synchronized...
- Tags: Black Hat, DNS, Conference, Dan Kaminsky, Thomas Ptacek, Domain Names, Patches, Security, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- The Techie Hall of Shame
- The Techie Hall of ShameThe Florida architectural firm rampagehttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/24/disgruntled_employee_silent_rampage/RE: The Techie Hall of ShameAs far as this system in S.F. - If you have physical access to the machine, you should be able to get admin/root access. I'd be curious to know what OS they are talking about.RE: The Techie...
- Tags: Social Security, Operational accounting, Most IT folk, Techie Hall, VSB
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Email preservation standards extremely lax, GAO finds
- Email preservation standards extremely lax, GAO finds.....Can we say DUH! It has been pointed out time and time again that the Bush administration has absolutely no respect for the Constitution nor do they care to adhere to the laws they create. The "we are above the law" mentality and the...
- Tags: preservation standard, Email preservation standard, e-mail, General Accounting Office, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Yahoo's desperate search times call for open source
- Yahoo's desperate search times call for open sourceBuilding a better search will only...make Yahoo more appealing to MS. Just because it's Open will in no way deter MS. They still want the company and if Icahn wins it will be theirs. The fact that Yahoo is open source is one...
- Tags: Hindsight, Yahoo! Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadership
- Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadershipIt's GovernmentWhy should anybody put any effort into any government project. There is no penalty for failure. The pay checks keep on rolling.The oversight Congress are a bunch of self serving fossils, who for the most part are clueless.However, the public...
- Tags: Six Sigma, Government, brain drain, bad leadership, CMMI, leadership
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the most
- Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the mostBrilliance = Techie + Financial ManagerialI think one of the reasons Microsoft has been so succesful is that Bill Gates was adept not necessarily the best at both spectrums: the techie and the business side. Witness General Motors under the "Smith" bean counter tenure:...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Recruitment & Selection, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- How does Apple get away with this badware behavior?
- How does Apple get away with this badware behavior?Zombies?"Over the years Apple users are brainwashed into zombies that will take anything Apple give them."Hmmmm...Really? Just because they're using the best alternative OS available? I beg to differ. IMHO, there are far more 'Windows'-zombies out there , and just now (with...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital media, Digital music, SECURITY, stink, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Global warming: a fish story, and your health
- Global warming: a fish story, and your healthSpecies come, species goGlobal warming positivies :Organisms can grow and develop at faster rates, thus bringing us new species more rapidly.Plants will grow more quickly, taking more CO2 from the atmosphere. The warmer it gets, the harder vegetation will work to remove CO2....
- Tags: High-altitude habitat, health care, forest, global warming, species
- Discussion threads 2008-06-16
- Meet Jerry Yang, pinata
- So what's that water cooler conversation going to sound like at the Yahoo executive suite today? Probably something like this: Sue Decker: So Jerry how was your weekend? Jerry Yang: Not too bad. I didn't have to talk to Steve Ballmer so how bad...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- Yahoo: Does Jerry have to go?
- Yahoo got its wish. Microsoft is no longer a possibility as a purchaser. The company improves short-term results by partnering on search with Google. Carl Icahn may give up on his proxy war. And the company lives to fight another day--or at least until Aug. 1 when shareholders unleash their...
- Tags: Google Inc., Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Construction, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- Market disaster on Wall Street plays positive in Silicon Valley
- You may think the U.S. is divided along political lines, perhaps you sense a rift in cultural values. But let me tell you that's peanuts compared to the coming brutal high-stakes rift over the core of the US economy. Will it be Pentagon contracts, oil and gasoline? ...
- Tags: Clean Technology, Wall, Construction, Mortgages, Investment, Finance, Capital Structures, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-07
- Black Hat Vegas '08: Sneak peek at some of the interesting attacks we will unveil
- Black Hat Vegas '08: Sneak peek at some of the interesting attacks we will unveilUnhackable: ssh with publickey passwordless loginA well-equipped Windows XP machine includes reducing the attack surface area by minimizing open ports. Installing Cygwin and configuring openssh with publickey passwordless login is the most secure option. ...
- Tags: Operating systems, SSH, Linux IT-Consultant, Black Hat Vegas, Sneak Peek, attack, Black Hat
- Discussion threads 2008-06-07
- Rule change: we're playing corporate greenmail now
- Rule change: we're playing corporate greenmail nowSelf-flagellation or propaganda?I actually agree with some of the basic sentiments expressed at times here.But it's like opposing the Iraq war - one may oppose it, but it's miserable to be lumped in the with the kooks, addle-minded airheads, and unreformed, aging hippies that...
- Tags: industry, General Motors Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- What might come of the OOXML revolt?
- What might come of the OOXML revolt?Okie dokieCan you point to who has implemented much if anything at all of OXML? Other posters indicate that Microsoft have said they can't because of changes made by the ISO to the standard (which hasn't actually been released as it was supposed to...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, Microsoft Corp., ISO, Office Open XML, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-05-31
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