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Sophisticated, Targeted Breakins Uncovered
Ichabod writes "Sophisticated computer criminals stole data from Unisys, Booz Allen, L-3 Communications, Hewlett Packard, and Hughes Network Systems. It sounds like they used a combination of social hacking and undetected low-profile malware (reportedly NTOS.exe) to steal and encrypt sensitive data, and compromised Yahoo accounts to store and retrieve it. An international investigation appears imminent. And yes, unfortunately Reuters calls the criminals 'hackers,' further besmirching the once-revered title."
I seriously don't understand why there's this association of liking/using windows and being some kind of computer moron...
Ummm... maybe because so many posts like yours prove it so?
Yeah, its nice to install a piece of hardware and have it "just work" - that's one reason windows fails so often. If you've never had to deal with a modem, sound card, video card or network card that wouldn't install properly then you haven't been mucking with computers very long at all. The fact "everything" comes with windows drivers doesn't mean it will actually install properly, only that hardware makers know they have to appear to provide support for windows. The driver problem isn't because "windows is easier" or even more complete, it's just because vendors are lazy and secretive and largely don't want their own customers to be able to use the hardware they've purchased in any way except exactly how the vendor sees it.
And the number of user space programs that require you to "recompile the kernel" to complete an install are so few and far between as to be pretty much insignificant. Are you confusing the act of upgrading an existing installation with the initial act of installing software?
You use Solaris for coding... what? Java server applets?