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Comes with powerpoint viewer 2007:

http://thesource.ofallevil.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048dc840-14e1-467d-8dca-19d2a8fd7485&displaylang=en

I think they did that a while ago: http://thesource.ofallevil.com

Bank of America's SiteKey feature is, for the most part, an improvement over previous security measures. It is designed to mitigate basic phishing techniques, not to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks or other more sophisticated hacks.

Other banks use different measures, each of which is typically aimed at a different security problem. HSBC uses a "virtual keyboard" to mitigate keyboard loggers, for instance.

But the basic flaw in all of these security measures is that they rely on knowledge to authenticate a user. The problem is, knowledge is transferable. Whether it was a keyboard logger or a phishing attack, whatever the company is using to try and make sure you are who you say you are can be used by somebody else.

The only way around this is using a combination of both knowledge *and* something non-transferable. This can be biometric (retinal, finger print, face, whatever), or something a lot more simple (and cheap), such as a smart card. (Yes, I know a smart card can be stolen, but it's going to be a *lot* harder to steal a smart card AND the login information.)

Using a combination of transferable and non-transferable authentication requirements means that even if somebody phishes my login/password/sitekey/whatever, if they don't have the little card on my key chain, they're not getting into my bank account.

It's just a matter of time before this becomes widespread and even required. Microsoft already requires this for all employees accessing their company network, and support for this kind of two phase authentication is built into Windows Vista.

As the technology becomes cheaper, it will slowly become an option for banking customers, and eventually a requirement.

But see, he IS evil!
theroot.ofallevil.com/billgates/

Sony has been pushing their proprietary "memory stick" which uses heavy drm called "magicgate" in all of their products hoping that the sheer number of devices they can put it in will give it a valid/default market base.

... must have found the source of all evil and drunk from one of the fountains in the lobby of the building with the catchy logo over the entrance.

It is a small wonder the owner of this url has not had his pants sued off yet. Perhaps somebody on /. is brave enough to set up 'inleague.withsatan.com' to point to the Sony website?

May I present: theroot.ofallevil.com
Joining the ranks of: thesource.ofallevil.com

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May I present: theroot.ofallevil.com
Joining the ranks of: thesource.ofallevil.com

I love DNS...

Blockwars: multiplayer, head to head, free tetris like game

Amazing this just confirms what we all knew !

Actually, Microsoft is the source of all evil... maybe "the root of all evil" is a different position.

Oh, sorry, that was The Root of All Evil...

Hey, wait a sec! That's me!

The newest Micro$oft rollout: Introducing Microsoft GOD.
This is the amazing program that can and will do everything you need. (except run)

By reading this, you have authorized your computer to become property of Microsoft. God will now be installed, once your credit card is billed.

Welcome to the MS billing program
Now searching your computer for you credit card information...please wait


For more information please visit God's homepage.

Ha. Cool link. I'll one-up it: Bill Gates is the source

I was browsing through that site you mentioned and started reading about the .NET project.

Scary.