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Security From A To Z
Haruki Soma writes, "Unearthed: An A to Z guide to security — from antivirus to zero-day. The writer includes the latest on the UK's newly updated Computer Misuse Act. She also pokes around rootkits, IM, and spyware, pens an ode to Gary McKinnon (aka the NASA hacker, in the 'E is for Extradition' entry), probes Google-induced Spear Phishing, and takes a look back at the Love Bug and Jaschan's Sasser." Security pros won't find much new here, but the rest of us might learn a thing or two.
If we had only known that all along, there were only 26 things to know about with regards to Security, we wouldn't have had to hire that consultant!
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
A is for Adverts, and Goatse Guy's butt,
B is for Banners, what's my piece of the cut?
C is for C-Net, that page-whoring slut,
D is for Dickhead, by an ass and two nuts,
E is for Extra page views for the win,
F is for Flash, it's a whole 'nother sin,
G is for Google, do no evil (today!)
H is for Hackers, not crackers, OK?
I is for IM, "wut r u do now?"
J is for Javashit, shut it off now.
K is for Kids, 'cuz it's all for their sake,
L is for Legislators, all on the take.
M is for Microsoft, and masturbate meekly,
N is for Neologisms, which I invent weekly,
O is for Orange, with which nothing rhymes
P is for Pageviews, 26 fucking times?!
Q is for Question, WTF are you thinking?
R is for Readership, C-Net's lost a few drinking,
S is for Spammer, and spyware, and shit,
T is for Trash, Turd, and also twenty-six.
U is for Useless, the number of clicks,
V's for Vendettas on marketing pricks,
W is for Wizard, his robe and my hat,
X is for X-rated wizardly chat,
Y's what's starts "You", not the twenty-first letter,
Z is for Zero. (Shoulda wrote this poem better.)
Any Linux box has basically no virus weaknesses when compared to Windows.
Buy a Mac or Linux box instead.
Change all needed Windows boxes to use open source programs like Firefox instead of the virus prone shipped programs.
DRM is not your friend.
Exclude Linux users when sending warnings about Windows viruses.
Forget about stability if using Windows servers.
Go ahead, send a "virus" to my Linux email.
Hire Linux IT people. The MS "professionals" cannot think outside buying a new box.
Insert "Windows" in front of "Virus" in any warning emails.
Join the open source club, and understand why transparency helps security.
Kick out any "Linux is to hard to learn" sys-admins.
Look out for those that say that a new box will fix it.
Make plans to use open standards and avoid lock-ins.
Never spend thousands on external software, when Linux can do it for free.
Open source software that would never be your core business, but could benefit from thousands of eyes.
Put all windows boxes behind firewalls.
Quit your job if they are migrating from Linux to Windows.
Run Linux to avoid virus problems.
Stop all unused services, in Mac, Linux or Windows.
Try OpenOffice. Viruses are not compatible with it.
Understand which blackbox systems are hard to verify.
Value employee advice.
Windows will eventually go open source to compete
XP only added fisher price colors.
Your easy way out is to migrate away from Windows.
Zune DRM is not friendly.