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ISECOM's Top 10 Real Computer Crimes

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the internet-stds dept.

thelordx writes "ISECOM, the Institute for Security and Open Methodologies, has just posted their Top 10 Real Computer Crimes for 2007 and Beyond. This list runs the gambit from poorly designed patches to chlamydia! It's entertaining, but also scary, as many of us could fall victim to some or all of them."

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  1. huh? by BerkeleyDude · · Score: 2, Informative
    Why is this on slashdot?

    Your computer will probably crash a lot or at least reboot for no apparent reason but most likely due to some patch you got through an automated update which you are told to do for security reasons because apparently security and stability are incompatible.

    Come on... That's like saying, "Something will probably go wrong because someone will mess something up, and it's not my fault, and I can't do anything about it, and in fact, I have no idea what I'm talking about."

  2. Re:Crimes against the English Language by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Also, from the summary, one "runs the gamut"; you cannot run a "gambit". A gambit is a trick or move designed to gain advantage. A gamut is an entire range of things.

  3. Re:Crimes against the English Language by poopdeville · · Score: 2, Informative

    A gambit is more than just a trick or move to gain advantage. It requires a material sacrifice. And yes, you can run a gambit. That phrase just doesn't mean what the author thinks it does.

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    After all, I am strangely colored.
  4. It's all a joke... by Darundal · · Score: 2, Informative

    Check out the "about us" section, original name of the group was the "Ideahamster Organization." Just think about the acronym for a second. Sound it out. I...See...C(u)m. One big joke to fool around with the Slashdot crowd, and probably a few other news blogs too. Don't be surprised if you see this on Fark or digg...