Yeah, I understand it's pretty expensive there. I had a record company executive try to explain it to me once, but he used a lot of financial jargon, like "exchange rate" and "hooker," so I really didn't catch it all.
Then he walked away singing Titties and beer, titties and beer, titties and beer. .."
And all this time I've been laboring under the impression that record company executives weren't particularly fond of Zappa.
That's assuming that they're actually waiting, of course, and ignoring the possibility that it really took them 200 days to diagnose the issue, fix it, QA the fix (with subsequent fix/QA cycles as required) and release the fix.
That, of course, is their argument. Even if it is true it is certainly something to think about before selecting them as a vendor. As the customer I am not responsible for the internal ineffciencies of my suppliers. I might well decide to shop around and see if anyone else is doing better.
There is also the question of whether the exploit remains hypothetical, or is known to exist in the wild, especially if there is a workaround.
And bearing in mind that the really good bad guys don't leave a trail of breadcrumbs to let you know they're out and about in the wild.
It is customary--though obviously not required--to know the facts before attempting to correct someone else.The company's own website [eeye.com] right nowdescribes Marc Maiffret as "CTO/Founder and Chief Hacking Officer".
And yet I got my information from their own website. It is customary-though obviously not required- to have your website consistently reflect the facts if you wish someone to quote them accurately.
I suspect that is the reason they wouldn't want their prices known; it destroys the RIAA's ability to sue for massive damages.
The damages requested are quite reasonable. Yeah, it's only about a quarter million in actual losses, but the adminstrative expenses run to a trillion and half, especially given that the administrative offices are located in the Cayman Islands.
Never leave home and you'll never catch a cold . ..
Nooooooooooow ya tell me!
Actually, I think, in a bit of irony, I caught this one from the UPS man the last time he handed me a crate of Kleenex through the basement window, 'cause I don't remember leaving home lately. I'll have to wear gloves and soak them in Vodka for a week before handling them next time.
In a bit of further irony today I had intended to be far away from anywhere with a net connection, or people, but I couldn't leave home, becasue I have the flu.
I'd prefer to think of things that way then to cynically surmise that this is simply a case of "when it's an MS bug, let's roast them with a 0-day disclosure, but if its anyone else, let's give them a fair shake at fixing it"
Maiffret's main beef with Microsoft is how long it takes the software giant to respond with patches. By waiting up to 200 days after eEye discloses a vulnerability, "they're leaving people open to attack," he says.
Perhaps if Microsoft were more inclined to practice ethical patching more people would be inclined to practice ethical disclosure.
Marc Maiffret could be corporate america's worst nightmare. He's 23, he's frighteningly proficient with computers and he seems to have a special aptitude for being able to remotely hack into any network in the world running on Microsoft Windows. ..Maiffret's journey from slacker-hacker to cofounder of a 120-employee firm was an unlikely one. Six years ago he was a dropout from high school in Orange County, Calif., spending nights teaching himself about computer security when a friend introduced him to Jordanian entrepreneur Firas Bushnaq, the CEO of eCompany, a software firm. Hoping for a job, Maiffret offered a free demonstration: he'd break into Bushnaq's corporate network. Bushnaq agreed. Maiffret cracked the system in less than an hour and was hired. With funding from eCompany, they started eEye.
One must, however take her with a grain of salt, her fact checking does, indeed, need some work.
Marc is not the Chief Technical Officer of eEye; he is the Chief Hacking Officer.
Yes, it's always interesting to see what sort of lies someone feels compelled to tell, if only to get a clue as to what sort of truths they will feel compelled to deny.
I'm not too sure we have some huge problem with bombs being sent in the mail.
I was helping a friend mow his lawn the awhile ago, but he didn't have a week whacker, so we went over to Dave's house to borrow his. Forgive me if I have a different perspective on this issue. At the very least it certainly happens.
Not that it really has anything to do with the issue at hand.
I have read articles wherein he crucifies Linux and another where he praises it. I am not sure exactly where his loyalties lie.
I'm not exactly sure why he should have any.
Let us assume, however, for the sake of argument, that he has some. Perhaps they are to ideas rather than to groups or "movements." I understand that to people not used to supporting ideas this can be confusing.
I think the title of this item should have been "Microsoft agrees with the SFLC"! It is my understanding that the SFLC's position hasn't changed.
Bingo!
It is just Microsoft's position which is surprising. What? Microsoft defending the rights of countries that do NOT support patents? I for one am surprised!
Don't be. Microsoft's position hasn't changed either. Follow the money.
Give me a break. This is as stupid as stupid goes.
No, that would be the idea that their ought to be a law requiring that phonorecordings have lyrics printed on the outside of the cover; so little Johnny wouldn't be exposed to the bad language in the song that just says "Fuck me!" over and over and over for 10 minutes.
We'll put this guy down for an honorable mention, unless he gets his grant. That might provide prima facie evidence of at least a certain street smarts.
And that real science really is dead, but we knew that already. Netcraft has confirmed it.
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Do you know what a latte costs in the Caymans?!
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Yeah, I understand it's pretty expensive there. I had a record company executive try to explain it to me once, but he used a lot of financial jargon, like "exchange rate" and "hooker," so I really didn't catch it all.
Then he walked away singing Titties and beer, titties and beer, titties and beer. .
And all this time I've been laboring under the impression that record company executives weren't particularly fond of Zappa.
KFG
That's assuming that they're actually waiting, of course, and ignoring the possibility that it really took them 200 days to diagnose the issue, fix it, QA the fix (with subsequent fix/QA cycles as required) and release the fix.
That, of course, is their argument. Even if it is true it is certainly something to think about before selecting them as a vendor. As the customer I am not responsible for the internal ineffciencies of my suppliers. I might well decide to shop around and see if anyone else is doing better.
There is also the question of whether the exploit remains hypothetical, or is known to exist in the wild, especially if there is a workaround.
And bearing in mind that the really good bad guys don't leave a trail of breadcrumbs to let you know they're out and about in the wild.
KFG
I encountered no source of confusion
Neither did I.
KFG
you might want to read up on what "fair use" means.
You are absolutely correct; and I came here with the intent to say that.
It doesn't mean stealing.
However, you might want to read up on what "copying" means.
KFG
It is customary--though obviously not required--to know the facts before attempting to correct someone else.The company's own website [eeye.com] right nowdescribes Marc Maiffret as "CTO/Founder and Chief Hacking Officer".
And yet I got my information from their own website. It is customary-though obviously not required- to have your website consistently reflect the facts if you wish someone to quote them accurately.
KFG
I suspect that is the reason they wouldn't want their prices known; it destroys the RIAA's ability to sue for massive damages.
The damages requested are quite reasonable. Yeah, it's only about a quarter million in actual losses, but the adminstrative expenses run to a trillion and half, especially given that the administrative offices are located in the Cayman Islands.
KFG
every time I have looked at news the past week, there is killing and murder and unrest everywhere. Bah.
The solution is simple and obvious; send in the UN Peace Keeping Forces.
"We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill."
KFG
Never leave home and you'll never catch a cold . . .
Nooooooooooow ya tell me!
Actually, I think, in a bit of irony, I caught this one from the UPS man the last time he handed me a crate of Kleenex through the basement window, 'cause I don't remember leaving home lately. I'll have to wear gloves and soak them in Vodka for a week before handling them next time.
In a bit of further irony today I had intended to be far away from anywhere with a net connection, or people, but I couldn't leave home, becasue I have the flu.
So here I am.
Lucky you.
KFG
eEye, eEye....oh!
With a hack, hack here and a hack, hack there. Here a hack, there a hack, everywhere. . .
Oh, wait, that's "My Friend Jason."
Nevermind.
KFG
It was with the TPS Report cover memo.
I didn't miss that one. I, ummmmmmmmmm, burned it.
KFG
Perhaps if Microsoft were more inclined to practice ethical patching more people would be inclined to practice ethical disclosure.
KFG
One must, however take her with a grain of salt, her fact checking does, indeed, need some work.
Marc is not the Chief Technical Officer of eEye; he is the Chief Hacking Officer.
KFG
Christ, we'd all still be using telnet.
Ummmmmmmmm, did I miss a memo or something?
KFG
. . .the awhile ago, but he didn't have a week whacker. . .
And I don't have an editor, but I do have the flu, so at least my spelling and grammar have that going for them.
KFG
Even a rough estimate would be interesting.
Yes, it's always interesting to see what sort of lies someone feels compelled to tell, if only to get a clue as to what sort of truths they will feel compelled to deny.
KFG
. . .a large portion of your constitutional protections arise from what the government decides not to do. . .
Et tu, Brute?
KFG
I'm not too sure we have some huge problem with bombs being sent in the mail.
I was helping a friend mow his lawn the awhile ago, but he didn't have a week whacker, so we went over to Dave's house to borrow his. Forgive me if I have a different perspective on this issue. At the very least it certainly happens.
Not that it really has anything to do with the issue at hand.
KFG
Was it Menken or Barnum or goldwyn?
George Goldwyn Marx. He's my favorite.
KFG
They charge a lot of money to essentially tell government agencies what they want to hear
A girl's gotta make a living.
Their actual research methodology is, shall we say, "suspect."
All you need to succeed in research is a well documented methodology; and if you can forge that you've got it made.
KFG
I have read articles wherein he crucifies Linux and another where he praises it. I am not sure exactly where his loyalties lie.
I'm not exactly sure why he should have any.
Let us assume, however, for the sake of argument, that he has some. Perhaps they are to ideas rather than to groups or "movements." I understand that to people not used to supporting ideas this can be confusing.
See the very subject of the article.
KFG
I think the title of this item should have been "Microsoft agrees with the SFLC"! It is my understanding that the SFLC's position hasn't changed.
Bingo!
It is just Microsoft's position which is surprising. What? Microsoft defending the rights of countries that do NOT support patents? I for one am surprised!
Don't be. Microsoft's position hasn't changed either. Follow the money.
KFG
. . .stumble over the couch. . .
Ottoman.
Laura was cute.
At one point Carl had to instruct a young adult Rob that if he grabbed Mary's ass again it would likely cause trouble.
She might even be inclined to yell "Oh, Roooooooooob."
KFG
Give me a break. This is as stupid as stupid goes.
No, that would be the idea that their ought to be a law requiring that phonorecordings have lyrics printed on the outside of the cover; so little Johnny wouldn't be exposed to the bad language in the song that just says "Fuck me!" over and over and over for 10 minutes.
We'll put this guy down for an honorable mention, unless he gets his grant. That might provide prima facie evidence of at least a certain street smarts.
And that real science really is dead, but we knew that already. Netcraft has confirmed it.
KFG
where do the remaining 990 000 dollars go?
http://www.geographia.com/bahamas/bsnpin01.htm
KFG
The ministry of peace perhaps?
The UN is already using that one.
KFG