An SQL injection attack is the easiest thing to close the loop on though. It is the low hanging fruit of security. At least start with that... then we can talk encryption...
I am guessing.... just making a wild stab in the dark here... that these account credentials are the most valuable of all. They belong to a group of people who likely have accounts all over the place all using the same credentials and no 2FA.
The old SQL injection attack.... been around since the beginning of forever but will web devs ever learn to take simple steps to protect their SQL backends? newp...
Let's make sure we never sanitize HTML and never parameterize our SQL queries... that would just be like soooo neckbeard....
Look, the only reason that you are able to pirate is because the majority of people pay for the content they consume.
You can make all kinds of excuses about depriving or not based on the incidental fact that it is a digital good. But the fact remains that someone made that content is asking a price for it. If you take it... sure, you are not depriving them of that content, but you are also not paying them what they asked so, in my book (and I am far from alone here) that is stealing.
If everyone did what you do, then there would be no content to steal. You are a leech living off the rest of society.
Right. We don't make money for the company. We are overhead. That is exactly it.
But... even without a huge budget, it is not that hard to come up with good security practices that cost next to nothing extra. Things like user training, keeping on top of updates, good policies and good enforcement are huge parts of security... because really, people are the insecure parts of networks.
Except that the best defense against hacking is user training, policies, network segmentation and other low-tech solutions combined together into an intelligent overall strategy...
If you think you can just go out and buy security, you are most likely getting fleeced.
Reminds me of that Futurama where the mechanical arm goes to pour beer into Bender's mouth but, because Bender is slouching, the mechanical arm pours the beer where his mouth would have been had Bender not been slouching.
Rather than moving the couple of centimeters necessary to get the beer poured directly into his mouth Bender exclaims: What is this, the dark ages?!
I also have not paid for a television subscription since... around 2010 or so.
I do the standard Netflix, Prime and Hulu ad-free which comes up to $35/mo or so.
I am not a sports fan and I really not a movie fan but I do like to binge watch tv episodes during the weekend sometimes. Because of that I would rather wait for old series to filter down to the streaming services than to try to watch them week-by-week.
I am currently 4 seasons in to Midsomer Murders and love that I still have like 14 seasons to go...
I would imagine that when the bigger fish swallows Twitter, they will just be retaining IP and codebase and whatever talent is strictly necessary. I doubt they would give a home to all the current Twitter employees.
They have been having trouble monetizing. It does seem as though Twitter would fit well into a portfolio or suite of products rather than as a stand alone product.
I am thinking Google or Microsoft would have the most to gain by the acquisition but neither would likely be the best stewards.
However, they probably would be better than Verizon or Salesforce...
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Sure... you just need the same health plan that executives and senators have...
I am sure that will be their next vaca...err science trip...
FOR SCIENCE!
As an academic myself... I'm sure BOTH of them had to go...
Didn't you read the summary?
They rode the roller coaster holding their kidney contraption between them in a backpack positioned at kidney height
Just how would you suggest they accomplish this science without two people to hold the kidney backpack? Well?
Look... a 5 ounce drone couldn't possibly lift a 1 pound cocoanut... it's a simple matter of weight ratios...
More eyes are better and it may foster a little healthy competition in the space tech arena.
I just hope they are in it for the long haul...
right wing scientists too, no doubt!
That sounds serious. I hope you made a full recovery.
I was thinking spammers.... but ok....
Of course... they all go hand in hand.
An SQL injection attack is the easiest thing to close the loop on though. It is the low hanging fruit of security. At least start with that... then we can talk encryption...
I am guessing.... just making a wild stab in the dark here... that these account credentials are the most valuable of all. They belong to a group of people who likely have accounts all over the place all using the same credentials and no 2FA.
The old SQL injection attack.... been around since the beginning of forever but will web devs ever learn to take simple steps to protect their SQL backends? newp...
Let's make sure we never sanitize HTML and never parameterize our SQL queries... that would just be like soooo neckbeard....
Look, the only reason that you are able to pirate is because the majority of people pay for the content they consume.
You can make all kinds of excuses about depriving or not based on the incidental fact that it is a digital good. But the fact remains that someone made that content is asking a price for it. If you take it... sure, you are not depriving them of that content, but you are also not paying them what they asked so, in my book (and I am far from alone here) that is stealing.
If everyone did what you do, then there would be no content to steal. You are a leech living off the rest of society.
I am actually somewhat surprised that these people have the necessary equipment and skill to drill a hole in such rounded surfaces
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Right. We don't make money for the company. We are overhead. That is exactly it.
But... even without a huge budget, it is not that hard to come up with good security practices that cost next to nothing extra. Things like user training, keeping on top of updates, good policies and good enforcement are huge parts of security... because really, people are the insecure parts of networks.
Except that the best defense against hacking is user training, policies, network segmentation and other low-tech solutions combined together into an intelligent overall strategy...
If you think you can just go out and buy security, you are most likely getting fleeced.
Reminds me of that Futurama where the mechanical arm goes to pour beer into Bender's mouth but, because Bender is slouching, the mechanical arm pours the beer where his mouth would have been had Bender not been slouching.
Rather than moving the couple of centimeters necessary to get the beer poured directly into his mouth Bender exclaims: What is this, the dark ages?!
This will mean that Apple will necessarily have to interoperate with other home automation systems.... It seems unlikely to me for some reason...
I also have not paid for a television subscription since... around 2010 or so.
I do the standard Netflix, Prime and Hulu ad-free which comes up to $35/mo or so.
I am not a sports fan and I really not a movie fan but I do like to binge watch tv episodes during the weekend sometimes. Because of that I would rather wait for old series to filter down to the streaming services than to try to watch them week-by-week.
I am currently 4 seasons in to Midsomer Murders and love that I still have like 14 seasons to go...
The reference to Airmail made me think of a Mr. Burns quote:
"I'd like to send this letter to the Prussian consulate in Siam by aeromail. Am I too late for the 4:30 autogyro?"
I would imagine that when the bigger fish swallows Twitter, they will just be retaining IP and codebase and whatever talent is strictly necessary. I doubt they would give a home to all the current Twitter employees.
I am 100% positive that Hillary will be the next POTUS.
I am not saying I love her. I don't love any politician, but she will be the next president.
They have been having trouble monetizing. It does seem as though Twitter would fit well into a portfolio or suite of products rather than as a stand alone product.
I am thinking Google or Microsoft would have the most to gain by the acquisition but neither would likely be the best stewards.
However, they probably would be better than Verizon or Salesforce...
This demonstrates how full of security holes all our devices are.
Apple prides itself on security, yet even their products are like swiss cheese.
You can ignore the hell out of this. It is, after all, the American Way.