1) Hack into a corporate server 2) Fax sensitive stolen data to the same company 3) Offer to become their security guru to prevent other people from stealing their data 4) Proffit!!
This X1 stuff looks cool, but a bit expensive. I've been using a free Windows search tool, based on locate/updatedb with a nice GUI. Not perfect, and you can't search inside files, but still useful. You can check it out here.
PC Anywhere version 10 was a bug-riddled, crashing piece of crap. At least MS can get a product to be somewhat reliable by the time it reaches double-digit version numbers!
One interesting point of the article -- The Bagle virus seaches the hard drive for email addresses to send itself too. If Outlook, Mozilla Mail, and other email clients used encrypted contact lists, that would prevent a lot these worms from propagating. I hope that's something that email client vendors will look at.
Most people don't actually care. The vast majority of people simply don't know what a program is, what an operating system is, what a CPU is or whatever.
Yeah, that must explain why all the users at work refer to their computer's case as their "hard drive".
WordPerfect became the market leader, then they got all fat and lazy, providing the opportunity for Microsoft to come along and eat their lunch with just a few new features that the folks at WordPerfect were too lazy to implement.
Steve Balmer, is that you? I've only ever heard Microsofties use the term "eat your lunch".
My wife's company is in the processs of implementing a fingerprint ID system to replace the current system of magentic badges to open doors in their building. As a geek I thought this was a cool project, but it turns out that a lot of the workers are refusing to give their fingerprints to the company, even though they are only used for opening doors. Anyway, as biometrics become more common, we might see the general public backlash against the technology based just on paranoia.
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Damn open source sucky software.
You should try working at EA for a couple of years...
Most people use address books in their mail client, not their memory.
1) Hack into a corporate server
2) Fax sensitive stolen data to the same company
3) Offer to become their security guru to prevent other people from stealing their data
4) Proffit!!
When I was in high school a 9 function calculator that was solar powered was considered cool .. god, I'm old...
This X1 stuff looks cool, but a bit expensive. I've been using a free Windows search tool, based on locate/updatedb with a nice GUI. Not perfect, and you can't search inside files, but still useful. You can check it out here.
Don't worry, you are a completly unique and special individual. Just like everybody else...
I love New Zealand, what with all those cute little hobbits running around...
Haha, what a moma's boy!! I learned to program Commodore Pet BASIC at computer summer camp like all the other cool 11 year olds!
Oh worse, the hard-drive fails, and suddenly it becomes your problem.. not only to replace the drive but all the software too. It's happened to me ...
"There was this time at band camp..."
Plus the employess are probably able to connect via dialup from home .. you don't want to become a free ISP if a password leaks.
PC Anywhere version 10 was a bug-riddled, crashing piece of crap. At least MS can get a product to be somewhat reliable by the time it reaches double-digit version numbers!
What do you think distortion pedals are but solid state distortion?
You're not talking about tube pre-amps are you?
Resister ... I didn't even know her!
And this guy's a Lawyer...
One interesting point of the article -- The Bagle virus seaches the hard drive for email addresses to send itself too. If Outlook, Mozilla Mail, and other email clients used encrypted contact lists, that would prevent a lot these worms from propagating. I hope that's something that email client vendors will look at.
Yeah, that must explain why all the users at work refer to their computer's case as their "hard drive".
Exactly .. I bought a used car .. should I be concerned that my purchase didn't help General Motors?
Steve Balmer, is that you? I've only ever heard Microsofties use the term "eat your lunch".
My wife's company is in the processs of implementing a fingerprint ID system to replace the current system of magentic badges to open doors in their building. As a geek I thought this was a cool project, but it turns out that a lot of the workers are refusing to give their fingerprints to the company, even though they are only used for opening doors. Anyway, as biometrics become more common, we might see the general public backlash against the technology based just on paranoia.
You're assuming the cookie can't be edited by the hackers. I guess it could be encoded somehow, but still not foolproof.
Did the program crash and have security wholes?
Personally I never remember URL's from advertisements .. I simply Google for the product when I get to my PC.
Win XP SP2 adds a pop-up blocker to IE ... Time will tell on it's effectiveness, though.