Internet Security: Where Do We Stand

buxton writes "The Economist is running an interesting story which overviews the current global situation on internet security in hackers, terrorism, worms & virii, Microsoft's 'monoculture', and a bunch of other interesting points. Some nice suggestions made by big names in the software industry have been included, such as creating more easily traceable methods of people (i.e. trying to eliminate online anonimity) as a method of preventing hackers. One suggestion which I thought was partictularly interesting involved a bounty system whereby a price would be put on 'hacker's heads', incentivating other hackers to go after them and bring them forward."

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First Secure FP !

[Anonymous Coward]

If Slashdot had security I wouldn't have gotten FP

fp

[Anonymous Coward]

sieg heil

Gnome 2.4.1 Released

[Anonymous Coward]

STILL has the file dialog from hell. Better stick with KDE then.

mmmh... virii

[Anonymous Coward]

did we not had already virii-is-not-a-word-wars just few days ago?

Re:mmmh... virii

[Anonymous Coward]

Damn, I was starting to like the word anii

Where do we stand : Abridged version

[BlackCobra43]

We're fucked.

"Stupid and Bribable"

[larien]

Three words which make a very good point about the sorry state of the American political system; the politicians are paid to push the agendas of the rich, while ignoring the majority of the people they are supposed to be representing.

Being British, this shouldn't affect me directly, but with Blair doing his best to be Bush's lapdog, what starts in the US will inevitably trundle it's way here.

LIEk va lairIE/robbIE's pateNTdead PostBlock(tm)

[Anonymous Coward]

devise? it will probully never work either?

even more to be thankful about? (Score:mynuts won, no monIE here either)
by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 30, @12:01PM (#7592801)

/. putting stuff that matters into future storIEs? (Score:-1, Troll)

just kidding?

see also: stuff that really matters/chips ahoya @ a dime # dozen?

eating it/at all? (Score:-1, Troll)
by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 30, @10:02AM (#7592314)
?eating? in 3rd wwworld countries, for example
score: mynuts won, nothing to buy here?
Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday November 30, @09:13AM
from the tang-makes-me-ill (how annoying that must be for us, & the folks over at tang.com?) dept.

morons write "What do you think babies aboard the ?other? side of the planet had for Thanksgiving? Roasted turkey? Wrong answer. In "less fortunate" areas, the pateNTdead eyecon0meter tells us, they had little of nothing, and gives details about space in their little bodies, where food ought to be. If the dining view, 200 miles of rough road, is unattractive, preparing 'meals' is even more so. For example, there is no food, so the babies must remain hungry for long periods at +- room temperature. And you need to avoid thinking about this scenario. The real 'stuff that matters' overview contains additional references, and includes directions by the creators, for their/yOUR newclear power, & planet/population rescue initiatives/mandates.

( Read More... | that makes sense )

consult with/trust in yOUR creators... the lights are coming up now in order to assist in the avoidance of overheating the main processor, &, facilitation of the aforementioned ncp/ppr programs/mandates.

for each of the creators' innocents harmed, there is a badtoll that must/will be repaid by you/US, as the execrabilious corepirate nazi perpetraitors of the life0cide against the creators innocents, will not be available to make reparations.

see you there? tell 'em robbIE? tell 'em where you stand?