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Computer Attack and Defense As Spectator Sport
zanbar writes "There was a Slashdot story in March about the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin -- using WiFi in a theater. On Jan 11th, an event at the Alamo will combine video with wireless.
LinuxTopGun.org gives details about a series of computer network attack competitions going on tour through North America.
They bring in a Linux/Apache web server, a bunch of teams bring in their laptops and attack it over a wireless network. Teams take turns onstage defending the server and then answering audience Q&A about their strategies. MCs interview competitors and explain network attacks to the audience. DJs mix and VJs flip live video with network visualization software -- animations like in the movie 'Hackers.' Judges award points for how well competitors perform, both online and onstage, and the top teams win prizes... It's like watching computer attacks as a live sport. There is also some discussion taking place in #ltg on efnet."
As Garth said, "That's a UNIX book!"
You can't judge a book by the way it wears its hair.
Network Intelligence, http://www.networkintelligence.biz provides a near real-time 3D view into network topology and traffic visualization (using OpenGL). It's not really designed for LAN use though and works better with WANs. It's also not free for commercial users.
Took the liberty to setup a mirror for topgunlinux, as it has been /.'ed and the downloads of the videos are slow, you can find the mirror here..
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Free means no restrictions, ironic the FSF's GPL forces restrictions, isn't it? What's your definition of free?
How long does my younger brother have to wait for the cartoon?
There is a kids version on Saturday mornings on NBC. I think it is called "Operation Junkyard".
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