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Security Flaws In Aussie Net Filter Exposed
Faldo writes "There's a three-part interview with a computer security expert on BanThisURL that goes into the flaws in the Aussie net filtering scheme. In addition to SSH tunnels and proxies, more worrying problems like trojaning the boxes to set up man in the middle attacks (which the interviewee has done in his lab), cross site scripting and the Australian blacklist leaking are all discussed. Worrying and relevant, especially since Thailand's blacklist has just been leaked."
An amazing story would be "NO SECURITY FLAWS IN AUSSIE NET FILTER WHATSOEVER". I'm just sayin'. There are flaws in everything.
We figured out a long time ago that it's easier to elect seven judges than to elect 132 legislators.
This concept is central to the galactic government in the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy where the galactic president is chosen to be a figurehead, a distraction whose sole purpose is to wo wthe media with his moronic antics. This explains why Zaphod Beeblebrox was so succesful in the role. The people really in charge knew well that anyone wanting power was always a menace to the people they sought to represent, so anyone manifestin gthe slightest desire to be president was kept away from real power by any means possible. The true leader of the galaxy was in reality a man who had no idea about anything that happened outside his isolated wood cabin, and whose biggest preoccupation was keeping his cat happy. The whole system worked as good (if not better) than anything else the galaxy had ever seen.
I bet the filter isn't ipv6 capable... I just can't see the lawmakers being that tech savvy.
That could be just the boost the protocol needs, in Australia at least.