Strange - just a week or so ago, I recall reading a similar incident with Microsoft. I wonder if these companies don't share information, perhaps they should and things like this could be minimized. Maybe it happened this time to the same people that had the issue when Microsoft released it's patch.
I think microsoft acted responsibly in this situation. They merely mitigated any future issues these patches might have, they didn't want the same thing to happen again. In this case it was prevention not intervention. Unfortunately, there are many ways to get a rootkit installed on a computer; however, most of the time it's usually the user that infected themselves. This is why there are measures that a user can take to prevent or minimize the occurrence. Microsoft did make a note to remove the infection and then install the patch. If they don't know how to remove the infection or don't know they can download if not purchase one of many anti-virus solutions or pay someone to do it, then maybe the user's should rethink their web browsing behaviors.
Um....Neil Armstrong is not a cyclist, but the man that went to the moon. careful who you call a moron. And it's spelled with two O's, not an A, ya moron.
It's interesting to note that the Air Force is taking over low-high orbit exploration. I recently read an article that if not mirrors slightly what Armstrong is talking about; it certainly elaborates on what proposition America has for it's space exploration future. The Air Force is proposing a new reusable platform aircraft for exploration; following in the long line of advanced craft with the same naming convention such as the Bell X-1 (which broke the sonic barrier) http://www.dailytech.com/US+Air+Force+X37B+Reusable+Spacecraft+to+Launch+Into+Orbit+Later+This+Month/article18077.htm, You'll also note that Nasa has recently started arming unmanned craft with scientific equipment; http://www.dailytech.com/NASA+Global+Hawk+Completes+First+Science+Flight/article18096.htm I certainly think were in a transition right now with our space program, With the Air Force reusable platform; It's a scary thought should they decide to make it a weapons platform. I think we should see what's going to happen to our space program; also speak out if we don't agree as americans with what is happening to our space program. It was an awesome step that kennedy took in '61 and what we accomplished on July 20, 1969. It's unfortunate we haven't been back in 40 years. Lets see what we can do now with current technology.
Great! ~ they got a business model, it's bad enough I have to read about how twitter finally got paid online, but it's worse when CNN ( a supposed respected news organization ) is reporting on how jim carrey is getting his ass chewed out because he commented on another less interesting tigre woods scandal. Why do we let this crap out in the air waves?! worse, why do we let the people that run this stuff breed?!
Ok, I want to be clear about what i'm saying. Your right, there's no reason why an android phone couldn't be used for the same reason's, however, i believe that because of the way the phone has been marketed, i don't believe that the end user's will push for the same features and since there isn't a demand for the features on the phone, they won't be created which limits the phones capabilities for enterprise-centric functionality. Unlike windows phones which are already marketed for this function. In other words, I'm not buying an f150 to perform like a gt 40 (this just an analogy), of course i can outfit the f150 to produce the same performance however, not many people would want that type of performance out of a truck (i'm talking about the general public).
Because, let's be honest, they do a much better job and social-networking functions then WinMo, what they don't do better is an all around Mobile business platform. I consider my new phone more of an ultra-ultra portable that happens to run a poor version of windows, it was interesting to find that some hackers had been able to load windows 7 on the device... promising.
I recently purchased the HD2, it'd be a great phone had it not crapped out on my the third day, I would be happy with it. Android has taking a big share of the mobile market, I just hate it because it's more of a niche market - more for the social-network user - i don't care for rsa and do enjoy the windows platform; i like that i can use it as a gps modem with my laptop (ICS) some call it tethering, the only saving grace for the phone is it's huge screen which dwarfs most phones. Microsoft needs to get their "ish" together and make a reliable stable mobile platform. I don't want to choose between the iPhone, Android, or Blackberry only because no one else will step up.
How many times have you seen "the password must be between x and y characters in length and must contain blah blah"?
I want to enter a full sentence. Like "this is my password and you won't be able to guess it, you idiot". You aren't making this possible, because you're thinking like geek programmers who use randomly-generated strings of 8-12 characters by the dozens.
I write code and do inter-office support for my apps. Do you know how many times someone told me "I forgotz my password, halp!!11" after they were instructed to use a full sentence with a minimum of twenty-five characters? Zero. Nobody ever forgot it.
That's all good and fun, but when your managing several hundred if not thousand clients, it can be a lot of work to change the local account policy settings for "Password must meet complexity requirements."
Password machine policies are only effective if there combined with user password policies. Unfortunately none of this matters when you set user's as admin accounts. Sloppy code writing and ineffectual company policies place users at risk. What has helped in my job is teaching the user's effective web navigation, monitoring everything!, letting them know we monitor everything ( the honor system - just make them think we see everything) and implicitly denying all incoming requests to our firewall. Unfortunately this is how we do things since our users are to lazy to remember their passwords; they write them down on paper and leave them posted to their desks.
I reside in Tucson, and in south-tucson, and ironically, it being the drug portal; you know with all the mexican cartels trying to lay claim to this gateway, the number one thing i found my fellow tucsonans complaining about, more important than drugs: is our Potholes, i guess the only pot they care about is the one they drive over.
no it was i think it was
yuminstall nsawatch.tar.gz
sudo - *^%$^&*(*hkla7d7s8 (md5 encryption)
java -start -nsakeylogger_to_ru -get_passwords_for_pron_everything & -send_to_nsa_proncenter
The internet has changed so much, i remember when you had to worry about too much information crowding the web. Now it's not enough or let's block it. What happened to the exchange of information and knowledge, sounds to me like "minority report", let's arrest you on crimes you haven't committed yet. Cause WE know you WILL commit them eventually.
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Strange - just a week or so ago, I recall reading a similar incident with Microsoft. I wonder if these companies don't share information, perhaps they should and things like this could be minimized. Maybe it happened this time to the same people that had the issue when Microsoft released it's patch.
I think microsoft acted responsibly in this situation. They merely mitigated any future issues these patches might have, they didn't want the same thing to happen again. In this case it was prevention not intervention. Unfortunately, there are many ways to get a rootkit installed on a computer; however, most of the time it's usually the user that infected themselves. This is why there are measures that a user can take to prevent or minimize the occurrence. Microsoft did make a note to remove the infection and then install the patch. If they don't know how to remove the infection or don't know they can download if not purchase one of many anti-virus solutions or pay someone to do it, then maybe the user's should rethink their web browsing behaviors.
Um....Neil Armstrong is not a cyclist, but the man that went to the moon. careful who you call a moron. And it's spelled with two O's, not an A, ya moron.
It's interesting to note that the Air Force is taking over low-high orbit exploration. I recently read an article that if not mirrors slightly what Armstrong is talking about; it certainly elaborates on what proposition America has for it's space exploration future. The Air Force is proposing a new reusable platform aircraft for exploration; following in the long line of advanced craft with the same naming convention such as the Bell X-1 (which broke the sonic barrier) http://www.dailytech.com/US+Air+Force+X37B+Reusable+Spacecraft+to+Launch+Into+Orbit+Later+This+Month/article18077.htm, You'll also note that Nasa has recently started arming unmanned craft with scientific equipment; http://www.dailytech.com/NASA+Global+Hawk+Completes+First+Science+Flight/article18096.htm I certainly think were in a transition right now with our space program, With the Air Force reusable platform; It's a scary thought should they decide to make it a weapons platform. I think we should see what's going to happen to our space program; also speak out if we don't agree as americans with what is happening to our space program. It was an awesome step that kennedy took in '61 and what we accomplished on July 20, 1969. It's unfortunate we haven't been back in 40 years. Lets see what we can do now with current technology.
Great! ~ they got a business model, it's bad enough I have to read about how twitter finally got paid online, but it's worse when CNN ( a supposed respected news organization ) is reporting on how jim carrey is getting his ass chewed out because he commented on another less interesting tigre woods scandal. Why do we let this crap out in the air waves?! worse, why do we let the people that run this stuff breed?!
Does anyone remember sending a link in AIM as file:||null\null\null? does null points?
I heard about the nexus one but never really researched it, how is it marketed to the geeky crowd?
Ok, I want to be clear about what i'm saying. Your right, there's no reason why an android phone couldn't be used for the same reason's, however, i believe that because of the way the phone has been marketed, i don't believe that the end user's will push for the same features and since there isn't a demand for the features on the phone, they won't be created which limits the phones capabilities for enterprise-centric functionality. Unlike windows phones which are already marketed for this function. In other words, I'm not buying an f150 to perform like a gt 40 (this just an analogy), of course i can outfit the f150 to produce the same performance however, not many people would want that type of performance out of a truck (i'm talking about the general public).
Because, let's be honest, they do a much better job and social-networking functions then WinMo, what they don't do better is an all around Mobile business platform. I consider my new phone more of an ultra-ultra portable that happens to run a poor version of windows, it was interesting to find that some hackers had been able to load windows 7 on the device... promising.
I recently purchased the HD2, it'd be a great phone had it not crapped out on my the third day, I would be happy with it. Android has taking a big share of the mobile market, I just hate it because it's more of a niche market - more for the social-network user - i don't care for rsa and do enjoy the windows platform; i like that i can use it as a gps modem with my laptop (ICS) some call it tethering, the only saving grace for the phone is it's huge screen which dwarfs most phones. Microsoft needs to get their "ish" together and make a reliable stable mobile platform. I don't want to choose between the iPhone, Android, or Blackberry only because no one else will step up.
http://wepad.mobi/en
What's with the naming convention?...the iPad, the wePad, next the usPad following soon the youPad and finally for you women, the maxiPad.
I would post to this - but i'm afriad I would be recognized....
No more going to china town to get great dim sum and a new movie for a buck. .... Xie xie Mr. Wong
A story about password needing to be changed, and another about a password being hacked > not irony, Serendipitous
How many times have you seen "the password must be between x and y characters in length and must contain blah blah"?
I want to enter a full sentence. Like "this is my password and you won't be able to guess it, you idiot". You aren't making this possible, because you're thinking like geek programmers who use randomly-generated strings of 8-12 characters by the dozens.
I write code and do inter-office support for my apps. Do you know how many times someone told me "I forgotz my password, halp!!11" after they were instructed to use a full sentence with a minimum of twenty-five characters? Zero. Nobody ever forgot it.
That's all good and fun, but when your managing several hundred if not thousand clients, it can be a lot of work to change the local account policy settings for "Password must meet complexity requirements."
Password machine policies are only effective if there combined with user password policies. Unfortunately none of this matters when you set user's as admin accounts. Sloppy code writing and ineffectual company policies place users at risk. What has helped in my job is teaching the user's effective web navigation, monitoring everything!, letting them know we monitor everything ( the honor system - just make them think we see everything) and implicitly denying all incoming requests to our firewall. Unfortunately this is how we do things since our users are to lazy to remember their passwords; they write them down on paper and leave them posted to their desks.
Hmm - it seems to me that apple is raping it's customer base and trying to make it ok by using lube.
Umm... Pennsylvania?!.... where the Amish live? They have neither a phone or 'what's the internet?'
I reside in Tucson, and in south-tucson, and ironically, it being the drug portal; you know with all the mexican cartels trying to lay claim to this gateway, the number one thing i found my fellow tucsonans complaining about, more important than drugs: is our Potholes, i guess the only pot they care about is the one they drive over.
no it was i think it was yuminstall nsawatch.tar.gz sudo - *^%$^&*(*hkla7d7s8 (md5 encryption) java -start -nsakeylogger_to_ru -get_passwords_for_pron_everything & -send_to_nsa_proncenter
don't tell starbucks about this.
That's great, no one knew about it till now? i don't believe that.
Visit the mall? I thought I already did that when I opened my browser?!
The internet has changed so much, i remember when you had to worry about too much information crowding the web. Now it's not enough or let's block it. What happened to the exchange of information and knowledge, sounds to me like "minority report", let's arrest you on crimes you haven't committed yet. Cause WE know you WILL commit them eventually.