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Mitnick calls for hacker war stories

Mitnick calls for hacker war storiesWhat a load...A low life ex-con gets rich telling others how he managed to screw people over. There ought be a law...A criminal and felonIf you admire a 'criminal' or this is your type of hero... This type of person costs YOU millions of...

Tags: SECURITY, Mitnik, Mitnick

Discussion threads 2003-12-19

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nullI see ...you have read Schneiers work ... everyone should.(And why not also Kevin Mitnik :) :) )It is the well known Fort Knox paradigm ...Everyone knows where the Gold is ...Wouldn't it be Wiser to simply hide the Gold in smaller and spread vaults?Simple answer: No.At that same exchange...

Tags: Viruses and worms, buffer-overflow, exploit, security, Nothing

Discussion threads 2007-05-04

'DVD Jon' edits Google video

'DVD Jon' edits Google videoGood for Jon"It could result in security vulnerabilities on their computer and may disrupt their computer's ability to access Google Video," it said in the statement.Remind me again how G is different from MS?This guy is pushing it.When he broke the decss code on copy protected...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, WTF, DRM thing, digital-rights management, Google Inc., Google Video, video

Discussion threads 2005-06-29

Mitnick: Security depends on workers' habits

Mitnick: Security depends on workers' habitsOf course.I'm becoming more convinced that most security breaches come by the choice of the user, whether by authorizing an installation of software or by providing information.He makes another good point: a tight, rigorous security policy will be an entire failure. People resent...

Tags: worker, security, directive, Mitnick, password, gut, security policy

Discussion threads 2005-03-04

MSBlast suspect pleads guilty

MSBlast suspect pleads guiltyIs that all, a few months? Sad...But then I suppose he then gets to face all the civil charges. He will be paying on it the rest of his life...I'm betting he gets a "Blast" from a few others.Starting with Bubbu.Bill Gate$ $hould g0 t0...

Tags: Web site development, Cyberthreats, Web technology, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, Web site, MSBlast worm

Discussion threads 2004-08-11

First complaint filed under Can-Spam

First complaint filed under Can-SpamLiving without spamI had high hopes spam laws would end the onslaught of junk email, but that never panned out, and I doubt todays news will have much of an impact. So in the mean time I use a fabulous solution from Sentinare messaging solutions. My...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, False Positives, spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, spamming

Discussion threads 2004-04-29