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Lessons Learned From Blaster
CowboyRobot writes "It's been nearly a year since Blaster struck, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in fixes and lost revenue.
Jim Morrison of Symantec goes step-by-step in looking at how the Blaster worm got out of control so quickly, and what lessons can be learned from that event, by studying how one utility company dealt with it." The story is written as a fun, technothriller narrative; here's an snippet: "The laptops, usually out in the field, were always a hit-and-miss proposition to find on the network and deliver a patch or to have the user take the machine to a field office. That meant that on the 16th they could see a flood of traffic launched against Microsoft. The second phase of Blaster, launching a DoS (denial of service) attack against windowsupdate.com, was imminent."
The Linux FAQ
:) This happens :)
Here's a list of some frequently asked and answered question here
and elsewhere that you may find useful in your quest to try linux.
Read these carefully before you decide to invest time in Linux, you
may find that you have better things you can do instead.
SECTION ONE - INSTALLATION
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1.1 Q: I heard linux was easy to install, is it?
A: That depends on what distro you try. Most of them will have
trouble detecting all your hardware. Most new hardware devices
are not supported. If your lucky you might be able to find
something that someone threw together on the net. But that's
after spending a couple hours searching and probably won't take
advantage of your hardware to it's fullest capability.
1.2 Q: Once I get it installed, then what?
A: Then you get the joy of making sure everything is configured
right. Plan on a minimum of two hours per device to get it to
work. That's if the device is even supported.
1.3 Q: What happens if I'm in the middle of an install and the
installation freezes or just stops?
A: You get to reboot and start all over again.
every so often with Linux. It seems like it's buggy install
routines or something. Ain't Linux grand?
1.4 Q: What's the deal?! I installed Linux and it took up almost 2GB
hard drive space!
A: The Linux distros usually install a LOT of never-used programs
on the default install. You can pick and choose what you want,
but good luck figuring out what programs are needed and what is
useless, obscure tools. Linux usually installs stuff like 10
different editors, 12 different mail clients, and so on.
(more to come...)
SECTION TWO - CONFIGURATION
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2.1 Q: What's with all these cryptic files?
A: All of Linux is configured with cryptic text files. Some of
the more user-friendly distros have configuration utilities
that claim to do it for you, but success with these works
sometimes and other times don't, so sometimes you have to
edit them by hand. With Linux's spotty reliability in UI
programming, you might as well get used to it.
2.2 Q: What is killall, HUP, ls, cat, rm, which, etc and why are
these programs telling me to do them? Arggg!!
A: These are command line programs that do things within the
system. It's what makes Linux a powerful OS for those that
are experienced with it. But it's also what makes it a pain
in the arse to use and inefficient as a desktop system. Who
wants to type all the time when they can just click?!
(more to come...)
SECTION THREE - APPLICATIONS
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3.1 Q: Where can I get some programs to run on linux?
A: Good question. Because Linux doesn't have a large user base
on the desktop,(I think it's about 0.24%, less than 1%)
companies that make software won't write their programs for
Linux. There's a lot of community created programs out there,
and some are fairly good, but those are few and far between.
Most of the Linux software that tries to mimic it's windows
counterpart is substandard. It's usually slow and buggy and
early in development.
3.2 Q: I tried to install an RPM but I got 'failed dependencies', what
is that?
A: That's Linux's version of DLL hell. Different versions and
distros use different libraries. So unlike windows where
programs will run on many different versions, Linux programs
will fail if they're not made for your specific version.
3.3 Q: What is compiling and configure, make and make install? And
what is a makefile?
A: Th
GNAA Announces Remastered Version of Gayniggers From Outer Space: The Movie
GNAA Vice-President and co-founder JesuitX announced Friday that GNAA founder timecop had completed his nine-month long project of remastering Morton Lindberg's classic Danish masterpiece, Gayniggers from Outer Space: The Movie .
Said timecop, "I undertook this project so the Gay Nigger Association of America could easily spread the gay nigger seed with a crystal-clear picture and DVD-quality sound. But most of all, I do it for my gay nigg[er]s."
The previously mentioned JesuitX and GNAA high-level operator lysol were allowed early access to view the remastered version of movie. Having been already familiar with the VHS copy currently in circulation, they were in for a real treat. JesuitX was quoted as saying "In that scene where Captain B. Dick [played by Sammy P. Soloman] takes Arminass [played by Coco P. Dalbert] into the relaxing room for a conversation, the beautiful quality of the black skin, combined with the crystal clear sound made it feel like the Captain was sitting right next to me, massaging my knee, and letting me know he always has an eye on my ass. I lost complete control and starting masturbating furiously."
GNAA member l0de was also heard in background continuously saying "LOL JEWS DID WTC LOL JEWS".
Digitally Remastered version of Gayniggers from Outer Space is to be available for worldwide distribution immediately. Everyone is encouraged to download it using BitTorrent, by clicking here. You will need a BitTorrent client to download this release.
About Gayniggers from Outer Space: The Movie:
Dino De Laurentus & Raymond Hansen Present
A Lindberg & Kaistensen Production
"The Universe. It's mighty power. It's evolutionary force, not to be stopped by anyone. In its beauty, this, this is a happy place to stay, filled with harmony and cosmic joy. A free place, where men can express themselves, and be as when they were born. All of this is, because someone cares. Because someone looks after us. When we sleep, when we play. When we act natural. This is a movie about those who risk life, and partners, to guarantee living in a wonderful and free universe. This is a movie about the Gayniggers From Outer Space. The Gayniggers come from the planet Anus, in the 8th Sun System, far far away from here. They are much, much more intelligent than any other creature in the Univerise. The most fascinating thing about them is that they, with the help of their super intelligence, and their highly developed telepathic system, Braintapping, will be able to create a world, a society, a perfect world to live in without the presence of women. A MALE ONLY WORLD."
Starring
About GNAA:
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which
gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.
Are you GAY ?
Are you a NIGGER ?
Are you a GAY NIGGER ?
If you answered "Yes" to all of the above questions, then GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) m
Linux might be a bit of a hard line. Going back to PINE, on the other hand, suddenly seems considerably more appealing.
...WASTING THE DAWN!
'Nuff Said.
(Ok, maybe not, lameness filter isn't happy.)
Indians scattered on dawns highway bleeding
ghosts crowd the young child's fragile eggshell mind.
"It is not how things are in the world that is mystical, but that it exists." -Ludwig Wittgenstein
I thought he was with The Doors.
Damn! I thought he died 33 years ago !!
thaks I'm adding that to my list of trolls
Loof foward to an FP with it soon@
YHBT
YHL
HAND