In other places in the cdfreaks forums, you'll find links to tools that can read the C1/C2 error rates. One of the simplest is "readcd", part of the "cdrecord" programs on Linux.
In the DVD world, Lite-On and Plextor both make proprietary programs to read the media-level error rates which only work with their own drives. Lite-On has a Linux version of theirs.
I actually don't think this is true, or if it is, it's so unenforceable as to be de facto untrue.
Most of the time is may be unenforceable, but that doesn't make it untrue. Consider folks who have won a sweepstakes that gives them a large non-cash prize. This is considered income. If you don't claim it as such, and the IRS finds out about it, expect them to attempt to collect on it.
I like Bruce Schneier's aphorism: trying to make bits not copyable is like trying to make water not wet. Here you go, water that's not wet: http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/
Wouldn't this make it easier for a security force to locate perpetrators?
Guess what happens when the attacker sees a bunch of guys running around with RF triangulation gear?
It's very hard to zero in on the location without giving away what you're doing since it involves changing position, checking signal levels, and repeating the process. When the attacker sees this, all he has to do is power off the live-Linux-based Backtrack and poof! All the physical evidence of his misdeed is gone and now he's just another traveler finishing his E-mail and heading off in search of an overpriced soda.
It's good to know so many places offer free Wi-Fi. I'll refer back to this page next time I choose a layover so I don't get screwed like the last time I went through Dallas.
However, I seem to always run into problems finding power near a place to sit for my battery-challenged laptop. An airport guide for this would be super-handy. Sure, if I want to sit on the floor or unscrew floor outlets I have a number of options, but I'd rather have a comfy chair with wall power and good Wi-Fi coverage. Heck, I might just "miss" my flight.;-)
This is surprisingly secure, as long as you write it somewhere safe. Security pioneer Dorothy Denning does this, as do a number of other "security professionals". There are simply too many places a password is needed now to follow good security rules for all of them. The human-factor limitations lead to the obvious conclusions that people must either:
write down a password
store the password online
use the same password lots of different places
choose a really simple password
Writing down a password is safe if nobody can get hold of what it's written on. Storing it online is pretty much just like writing it down, except there are opportunities to make it safer. There's really no safe way to use the same password lots of different places or a really simple password.
Use a password generator to create some truly horrific 20-character monster and write it down. Keep that paper safe!
I'd also like to see a site reviewing the quality of media for CD-R and DVD-R. The thing I care about is not speed, but reliability. And the Media may affect that more than the burner itself. There's a wide variety of prices on media but nothing to really guide you on quality and longevity.
The UK-based ITIL initiative describes in gory detail a collection of best practices that IT can follow to provide better service to their customers. They can do as much or as little of the whole program as they want, and it can even be driven from the outside by the user community if absolutely necessary. Obviously, if there's cooperation it works better, but if they roll their eyes at "another total quality management initiative" (which it's not) you can still use the terminology and methods and eventually drag them into it.
It's frustrating that I press the button and there is a slight delay before my picture is taken - making me miss the shot half the time if things are moving.
This isn't a CCD problem-- most of the delay is the cheezy point-and-shoot autofocus system checking to be sure that your picture will be in focus. Sure, it's not what you wanted to shoot since it's 2 seconds late, but it'll probably be in focus...
I found a nice fixed-focus point-and-shoot digital camera that has less than 1/4s delay when shooting, which works wonderfully for things that are moving.
Another good option is to get a real SLR-- the autofocus methods on these are vastly superior to the point-and-shoot cameras, although at a much higher cost.
Again, think about credit cards. Store clerks barely verify signatures when people use cards. People can use credit cards to buy things by mail, phone, or Internet, where no one verifies the signature or even that you have possession of the card. Even worse, no credit card company mandates secure storage requirements for credit cards. They don't demand that cardholders secure their wallets in any particular way. Credit card companies simply don't worry about verifying the cardholder or putting requirements on what he does. They concentrate on verifying the transaction.
His example uses the US rules around credit cards as an excellent analogy to handling other forms of fraud without relying on unrealistic expectations on the abilities of the general public.
Has google built an API to access these maps and to plot points on them, or have the developers of each of these hacks reverse-engineered the Google maps interface and figured out how to place stuff on them?
It would be the latter-- reverse engineering of the maps and Javascript Google uses to drive them.
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The templates provided by SANS are a good place to start:
All of them are here:
http://www.sans.org/resources/policies/
Here's the remote access policy example:
http://www.sans.org/resources/policies/Remote_Access_Policy.pdf [PDF]
It'll sound horrible, but it will be loud.
Or you could just play the latest Metallica album, which also covers this nicely.
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/09/20/0047207
The obsessed people at CDFreaks can help. Here's a link to their FAQ on CD-R media:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/f33/media-faq-61943/
In other places in the cdfreaks forums, you'll find links to tools that can read the C1/C2 error rates. One of the simplest is "readcd", part of the "cdrecord" programs on Linux.
In the DVD world, Lite-On and Plextor both make proprietary programs to read the media-level error rates which only work with their own drives. Lite-On has a Linux version of theirs.
Here's the Coral Cache link so we can save the poor guy's server from Slashdotting:
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http://www.russotto.net.nyud.net:8080/~russotto/A
I actually don't think this is true, or if it is, it's so unenforceable as to be de facto untrue.
Most of the time is may be unenforceable, but that doesn't make it untrue. Consider folks who have won a sweepstakes that gives them a large non-cash prize. This is considered income. If you don't claim it as such, and the IRS finds out about it, expect them to attempt to collect on it.For example:
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/
It's very hard to zero in on the location without giving away what you're doing since it involves changing position, checking signal levels, and repeating the process. When the attacker sees this, all he has to do is power off the live-Linux-based Backtrack and poof! All the physical evidence of his misdeed is gone and now he's just another traveler finishing his E-mail and heading off in search of an overpriced soda.
Uh, they already use Infrastructure connections. Bummer, eh?
Even worse, their 200mW cards will out-power the real 40mW access points so Windows will prefer to use the attacker's "closer" "access point".
http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack.html
SANS has a concise summary:
0 1b45094b0425b829255e39eb2f8d2
6 .html
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1845&isc=2e
Or look at the Month of Kernel Bugs site itself:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-11-11-200
I don't suppose you use voice-over-IP phones? I bet it would be trivial to set up auto-transcript on our CEO's phone IP...
It's good to know so many places offer free Wi-Fi. I'll refer back to this page next time I choose a layover so I don't get screwed like the last time I went through Dallas.
;-)
However, I seem to always run into problems finding power near a place to sit for my battery-challenged laptop. An airport guide for this would be super-handy. Sure, if I want to sit on the floor or unscrew floor outlets I have a number of options, but I'd rather have a comfy chair with wall power and good Wi-Fi coverage. Heck, I might just "miss" my flight.
Anyone know of a guide for this?
This is surprisingly secure, as long as you write it somewhere safe. Security pioneer Dorothy Denning does this, as do a number of other "security professionals". There are simply too many places a password is needed now to follow good security rules for all of them. The human-factor limitations lead to the obvious conclusions that people must either:
Writing down a password is safe if nobody can get hold of what it's written on. Storing it online is pretty much just like writing it down, except there are opportunities to make it safer. There's really no safe way to use the same password lots of different places or a really simple password.
Use a password generator to create some truly horrific 20-character monster and write it down. Keep that paper safe!
Read the media forums at http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=33. You'll find way more information than you ever wanted about media quality.
That's you? You bastard!
Gimme my poon!
The UK-based ITIL initiative describes in gory detail a collection of best practices that IT can follow to provide better service to their customers. They can do as much or as little of the whole program as they want, and it can even be driven from the outside by the user community if absolutely necessary. Obviously, if there's cooperation it works better, but if they roll their eyes at "another total quality management initiative" (which it's not) you can still use the terminology and methods and eventually drag them into it.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Technolo
http://www.itil.co.uk/
This isn't a CCD problem-- most of the delay is the cheezy point-and-shoot autofocus system checking to be sure that your picture will be in focus. Sure, it's not what you wanted to shoot since it's 2 seconds late, but it'll probably be in focus...
I found a nice fixed-focus point-and-shoot digital camera that has less than 1/4s delay when shooting, which works wonderfully for things that are moving.
Another good option is to get a real SLR-- the autofocus methods on these are vastly superior to the point-and-shoot cameras, although at a much higher cost.
That's Hedly! Oh, wait...
From the real article (http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/04/mi
His example uses the US rules around credit cards as an excellent analogy to handling other forms of fraud without relying on unrealistic expectations on the abilities of the general public.
You're in luck! This movie is in the Public Domain due to a forgotten copyright renewal back in The Good Old Days when they were still required.
Download and burn a copy. It's legal. Check around.
http://www.archive.org/details/night_of_the_livin
This is by far the best firewall available:
r ig.htm
http://roseweb.de/caro/pages/security/v-one/cut-o
It costs well under $100, and unlike every other firewall it is guaranteed 100% secure.
Best of all, it can be applied to those pesky zombie systems in addition to your own servers for the ultimate in protection.
Wow, sure are lots of 'em. Click on the names for scary mug shot photos.
If I had a nickel for every time that damn Totoro theme song was stuck in my head, I wouldn't be stuck here at work reading Slashdot.
The monitor mentioned has a max vertical sync frequency of 75Hz. Look in the specs on the linked page for this line:
Frequency Fh: 30~82kHz, Fv: 50~75Hz
So there must be more to the vertical sync than merely the LCD latency.
It would be the latter-- reverse engineering of the maps and Javascript Google uses to drive them.
Details at:
http://libgmail.sourceforge.net/googlemaps.html
The link is to a House bill, not a Senate bill.
Where is there more information about its progress in the Senate?