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Mitnick on OSS
comforteagle writes "Infamous cracker Kevin Mitnick (turned security consultant) has come out to say that he'd prefer to 'hack' open source code vs proprietary closed code. "Mitnick says that open source software is easier to analyse for security holes, since you can see the code. Proprietary software, on the other hand, requires either reverse engineering, getting your hands on illicit copies of the source code, or using a technique called 'fuzzing'." He further says that open source is more secure, but leaves you wondering questions if enough people are really interested in securing open source code."
or using a technique called 'fuzzing'. Anyone want to explain what this 'fuzzing' is? Sounds like it's got something to do with furries...
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Is it just me, or does Kevin Mitnick (I'm assuming that's Mitnick in the article) look an awful lot like a young Steve Guttenberg?
"Software Academy" coming to a theatre near you?!?
I always wonder my questions.
"Kevin Mitnick (turned security consultant) has come out to say that he'd prefer to 'hack' open source code vs proprietary closed code. "
...and as long as we're at it:
You may now start the never ending "hacker vs. cracker" terminology debate...
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MY STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH by George W. Bush
Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, extreme members of Congress, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and children of all ages.
As we boldly enter a new year of hurling before us, I've come before you to tell you that Freedom is spreading like cancer in the Middle East, our economy is even robustier than it was last year and, if we all work together in this coming year, there will be countless more fish to fry, or bake if you're watching your cholesterol.
Tonight, with more and more Americans going back to work, with our nation an active force for goodnicity in the world, the state of our union is truly flamboyiscious. (SP?)
This past year, we have accomplished many things that no one expected and some outright feared.
Our No Child Left Behind Act has not only increased our youngins' ability to read and do math, but we have decreased the student population dramatically, nationwide. Now, when a child graduates high school, not only will he or she be able to print his or her name tag while asking "Do you want fries with that?" they'll be able to add up the menu total.
The past year, we've reframed and totally regurgitated Medicare, creating thousands of jobs in emergency room care.
We have added two million jobs in non-auto construction related fields.
We have plugged the holes of the bankruptcy dykes, who threatened to cheat honest bankers and credit card employers out of their hard squandered cash.
We have tackled such hard questions as how frightened are you of Social Security disappearing, how many hurricanes can FEMA handle and how fast can the House pass a bill when no one is looking?
But we must not rest on our laureates.
The year ahead will present us with challenges both overseas, at home and elsewhere.
I'm going to remind you all that we're living in hysteric times. The decisions we make today will help shape the direction of events for years, even weeks, to come.
Now, recently, there has been a hornet's nest of inflappatory (SP?) rhetoric concerning my involvement with so called "domestic spying." It's true, I have allowed NASA to spy on Americans but let me remind you of one important fact: the world changed after 9/11.
Think about it. 9/10? You're riding your bike whistling a happy tune. 9/12? You're scared stiff. In between? 9/11. Bingo.
If any of you don't remember 9/11, we were attacked by a group of drooling madmen who hate us for our freedoms, so I decided to lessen them.
And, if NASA can safely land people on the Moon, it can handle this finely.
Our "domestic spying" program isn't. (Does that make sense, Karl?) It's a program devoted to "terrorist surveillance" or, as I call it, "terrorist tattling."
If al Qaeda is talking to you? E-mailing you? Sending you a candy-gram? I want to know about it. This program only involves American citizens who are calling known terrorists in another country or another state. We have a list of terrorist groups we're monitoring from al Qaeda to al PETA and al Quaker.
The terrorist tattler program is necessary to protect America from attacks either within our own borders or even closer. Terrorists will use every available weapon at their disposal, from dirty bombs to free speech, to break the will of the American people. I vow I will never let that happen. That's my job.
Some people say that I've broken the law. That's not true. A President has inherent authorities given to him by the Constitution. One of them is breaking the law. I hope this puts an end to the issue.
Oh, yeah, I don't know Jack Abramoff, either.
This year, I'm asking Congress to help me in passing bills that will help all American people struggle.
We're setting a goal of creating two million more jobs, some of them actually in this country.
We will tackle affordable Health Care insurance the way we did Medicare. By this time, next year, Americans will be dancing in the streets, unless they're to
*relishing the only self esteem that Dim gets in life, he drives a crude shank into eldavojohn's throat and puts on his AC mask as he hears police moderator sirens in the distance*
My work here is dung.