The important thing here is that this allows for actual security for users smart enough to use good passwords. Even in hex users can enter dumb passwords ("AA AA AA AA AA...").
Over a 4% drop after hours looks like the investors are starting to lose faith in their questionable legal strategy. I wonder if SCO will just drop the suit once all the exec have finished dumping their stock.
For those of you who's network admins disallow P2P software or who just like the smell of fresh ink on a CD insert, try this. It's a web site that lets you create an office-wide music, movie, and book library. It keeps track of who owns what and who borrows what. We've been using it at my work for awhile now, mostly for technical books, DVDs, and PS2 games.
As I understand it, copyrights must be protected and enforced to remain valid. SCO has refused to accept the GPL license. In order for the GPL to remain valid the Samba team MUST enforce the GPL by refusing to allow SCO to distribute Samba. The Samba team may be playing into SCO's hand by not enforcing the GPL. Samba team or the EFF, please step in here and do something before SCO really does invalidate the GPL.
He was arrested primarily for spamming, not hacking.
http://www.cybercrime.gov/mcdanelSent.htm
Computer Spammer Sentenced To Federal Prison
A former Southern California man who maliciously bombarded the computer system of an El Segundo computer messaging company with thousands of email messages was sentenced today to 16 months in federal prison.
Bret McDanel, who used the moniker "Secret Squirrel" and is now a 30-year-old resident of Fiddletown, California, was sentenced for his conviction on a federal charge of maliciously sending thousands of email messages in September 2000 to a computer server operated by Tornado Development, Inc., formerly located in El Segundo. McDanel was sentenced by United States District Judge Lourdes G. Baird, who presided over McDanel's trial last year and found that he acted with the intent to cause damage to Tornado's email server.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Baird ordered McDanel to submit to unannounced searches of his computers, to advise future employers about this conviction and computer-related federal criminal charges now pending in New Jersey, and to receive psychological counseling.
The evidence presented during the bench trial showed that McDanel, who worked at Tornado from June 1999 until February 2000, committed the crime to retaliate against Tornado (Tornado folded in the fall of 2002). The prosecutors argued to Judge Baird that McDanel harbored resentment against his former employer and that he planned to start a competitor messaging company.
McDanel sent thousands of email messages and overloaded the Tornado computer server. Additionally, the emails he sent contained a link to a web site he had created where he revealed confidential information about Tornado technology that McDanel had learned while employed there.
During the trial, the government also presented evidence that McDanel had attacked the computer system of another former employer in New Jersey in 1997. McDanel was indicted in September 2002 in New Jersey in connection with the alleged 1997 conduct.
This was the first case to go to trial in Los Angeles brought under the "Computer Fraud and Abuse Act," the federal statute covering computer abuse and malicious spamming.
This case is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
CONTACT: Assistant United States Attorney Pamela L. Johnston (213) 894-2686
Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy D. Matz (213) 894-0649
This raises an interesting point. What about a guy who wanders though public parking lots looking through the windows of cars to find ones that appeared unlocked and unalarmed. When he finds one he starts shouting "This car can easily be stolen" and places a big picture showing how to hotwire a car and the necessary tools on the hood. Would that be illegal? Should it be? Admittedly more people are likely to read someone else's email than steal a car, but that's not the point.
That we all start sending letters to Unixware customers and explain how this frivolous lawsuit will reuslt in SCO declaring bancruptcy, thus ending any ongoing support or maintence agreements. We should suggest that they begin migrating to Linux, which will continue to be supported by Red Hat and IBM at a significantly lower price.
Isn't there some sort of law that forbids a company from giving away software and years later requiring you to pay for it, know it's too late for you to stop using their software? Can't affected companies file a class action lawsuite?
Because their supposed intellectual property was added during the 2.4 development cycle. I suspect they will also apply this to 2.6 when there's enough deployment to make it worth money.
After standing at the pulic terminals at a security conference and thinking to myself, "I must be an idiot for typing my password into these", I investigated some one time password (OTP) alternatives. Back in the telnet days, people used S/Key to keep from sending re-usable passwords in the clear. Basically, it sends you a challenge, you type it and your password into your Palm, and type the generated one time password into the computer. If you're Palm-less or lazy, you can print a sheet of your next 100 OTPs and keep it in your wallet. If your wallet gets stolen, just login to your box and you can invalidate those 100 passwords and print a new sheet. It's a lot easier than reporting your credit cards stolen.
Lets think about the kinds of things people burn onto CD-Rs. MP3s: already compressed. VCDs: already compressed. CDDA: can't compress it or it won't work on any existing player. Digital photos: already compressed. Backups: any decent backup software offers SW compression. File transfer: only if both ends support it. I just don't see what the point of HW compression is on a CDR.
This remind me of my idea for the next distributed.net project. We should search the entire 1 MB keyspace for a standards-compliant web browser. Can't take any than NS6 did.
It's not a matter of color or b/w, but resolution. It just so happens there aren't any 320x320 or better b/w or greyscale Palms out there. You try fitting 80 or so buttons in 160x160 pixels.
Both I and a coworker have kept an eye on devsdeals.com and waited for an opportunity to pick up a top-quality Dell LCD display for $500. You can get a 17" (1702FP) or 18.1" (1800FP) for about $480, both 1280x1024 with a 500:1 contrast on the 17" and 300:1 on the 18". DVI and VGA.
Bart: Rod! Todd! This is God! Rod: How did you get in my head? Bart: Whaddya mean, how did I get in your head? I created the universe! Stupid kid. Todd: Forgive my brother. We believe you. Bart: Talk is cheap. Perhaps I'll test a guy's faith. Walk through the wall! I will remove it for you. Rod: [thud] Bart: Ha ha ha. Todd: What do you want from us? Bart: I got a job for you. Bring forth all the cookies from your kitchen and leave them on the Simpsons' porch. Rod: But those cookies belong to our parents. Bart: Ugh! Look, do you want a happy God or a vengeful God? Todd: Happy God. Bart: Then quit flapping your lip and make with the cookies! Todd+Rod: Yes, sir!
FBA agents recovering evidence from the 15 year old cracker's "apartment" in his parents' basement, found a copy of The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick, who was prompty returned to solitary confinement while authorities make up a reason for his arrest.
That wasn't cool man. Thanks to your comment, he's been declared an "enemy combatant" and has already been returned to solitary confinement. Of course, I would hope that a Slashdot comment wouldn't be enough evidence to hold you without access to a lawyer... BRB, gotta get the door...
Padlocked metal case, BIOS password with floppy/CD boot disable, GRUB password.
Of course I'm still vunerable to bolt cutters or a set of those knives that cut pennies for only four easy payments of $39.99 and if you call in the next ten minutes we'll only charge you three easy payments of $39.99 that's a savings of $39.99.
I guess I better hurry home and encrypt my harddisk in the next 6 to 10 weeks.
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The important thing here is that this allows for actual security for users smart enough to use good passwords. Even in hex users can enter dumb passwords ("AA AA AA AA AA...").
Over a 4% drop after hours looks like the investors are starting to lose faith in their questionable legal strategy. I wonder if SCO will just drop the suit once all the exec have finished dumping their stock.
For those of you who's network admins disallow P2P software or who just like the smell of fresh ink on a CD insert, try this. It's a web site that lets you create an office-wide music, movie, and book library. It keeps track of who owns what and who borrows what. We've been using it at my work for awhile now, mostly for technical books, DVDs, and PS2 games.
If you don't touch in the exact center of the canidate's button, your vote is automatically redirected to the highest paying advertiser.
I guess it doesn't really matter though. Now your vote is just as unreliable as the canidates.
It's called GNU/SCO Linux.
which OS has taken out more nuclear power plants, airlines, rail lines, and East Coast power grids?
As I understand it, copyrights must be protected and enforced to remain valid. SCO has refused to accept the GPL license. In order for the GPL to remain valid the Samba team MUST enforce the GPL by refusing to allow SCO to distribute Samba. The Samba team may be playing into SCO's hand by not enforcing the GPL. Samba team or the EFF, please step in here and do something before SCO really does invalidate the GPL.
He was arrested primarily for spamming, not hacking.
http://www.cybercrime.gov/mcdanelSent.htm
Computer Spammer Sentenced To Federal Prison
A former Southern California man who maliciously bombarded the computer system of an El Segundo computer messaging company with thousands of email messages was sentenced today to 16 months in federal prison.
Bret McDanel, who used the moniker "Secret Squirrel" and is now a 30-year-old resident of Fiddletown, California, was sentenced for his conviction on a federal charge of maliciously sending thousands of email messages in September 2000 to a computer server operated by Tornado Development, Inc., formerly located in El Segundo. McDanel was sentenced by United States District Judge Lourdes G. Baird, who presided over McDanel's trial last year and found that he acted with the intent to cause damage to Tornado's email server.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Baird ordered McDanel to submit to unannounced searches of his computers, to advise future employers about this conviction and computer-related federal criminal charges now pending in New Jersey, and to receive psychological counseling.
The evidence presented during the bench trial showed that McDanel, who worked at Tornado from June 1999 until February 2000, committed the crime to retaliate against Tornado (Tornado folded in the fall of 2002). The prosecutors argued to Judge Baird that McDanel harbored resentment against his former employer and that he planned to start a competitor messaging company.
McDanel sent thousands of email messages and overloaded the Tornado computer server. Additionally, the emails he sent contained a link to a web site he had created where he revealed confidential information about Tornado technology that McDanel had learned while employed there.
During the trial, the government also presented evidence that McDanel had attacked the computer system of another former employer in New Jersey in 1997. McDanel was indicted in September 2002 in New Jersey in connection with the alleged 1997 conduct.
This was the first case to go to trial in Los Angeles brought under the "Computer Fraud and Abuse Act," the federal statute covering computer abuse and malicious spamming.
This case is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
CONTACT: Assistant United States Attorney Pamela L. Johnston (213) 894-2686
Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy D. Matz (213) 894-0649
Release No. 03-51
This raises an interesting point. What about a guy who wanders though public parking lots looking through the windows of cars to find ones that appeared unlocked and unalarmed. When he finds one he starts shouting "This car can easily be stolen" and places a big picture showing how to hotwire a car and the necessary tools on the hood. Would that be illegal? Should it be? Admittedly more people are likely to read someone else's email than steal a car, but that's not the point.
That we all start sending letters to Unixware customers and explain how this frivolous lawsuit will reuslt in SCO declaring bancruptcy, thus ending any ongoing support or maintence agreements. We should suggest that they begin migrating to Linux, which will continue to be supported by Red Hat and IBM at a significantly lower price.
Isn't there some sort of law that forbids a company from giving away software and years later requiring you to pay for it, know it's too late for you to stop using their software? Can't affected companies file a class action lawsuite?
Because their supposed intellectual property was added during the 2.4 development cycle. I suspect they will also apply this to 2.6 when there's enough deployment to make it worth money.
So what, the RIAA doesn't get to take my money, just make good quality color copies of it?
After standing at the pulic terminals at a security conference and thinking to myself, "I must be an idiot for typing my password into these", I investigated some one time password (OTP) alternatives. Back in the telnet days, people used S/Key to keep from sending re-usable passwords in the clear. Basically, it sends you a challenge, you type it and your password into your Palm, and type the generated one time password into the computer. If you're Palm-less or lazy, you can print a sheet of your next 100 OTPs and keep it in your wallet. If your wallet gets stolen, just login to your box and you can invalidate those 100 passwords and print a new sheet. It's a lot easier than reporting your credit cards stolen.
You are, of course, referring to C++84, which Microsoft later renamed C# and destroyed all evidence of its original name.
Lets think about the kinds of things people burn onto CD-Rs. MP3s: already compressed. VCDs: already compressed. CDDA: can't compress it or it won't work on any existing player. Digital photos: already compressed. Backups: any decent backup software offers SW compression. File transfer: only if both ends support it. I just don't see what the point of HW compression is on a CDR.
This remind me of my idea for the next distributed.net project. We should search the entire 1 MB keyspace for a standards-compliant web browser. Can't take any than NS6 did.
It's not a matter of color or b/w, but resolution. It just so happens there aren't any 320x320 or better b/w or greyscale Palms out there. You try fitting 80 or so buttons in 160x160 pixels.
Both I and a coworker have kept an eye on devsdeals.com and waited for an opportunity to pick up a top-quality Dell LCD display for $500. You can get a 17" (1702FP) or 18.1" (1800FP) for about $480, both 1280x1024 with a 500:1 contrast on the 17" and 300:1 on the 18". DVI and VGA.
Ok, now it's funny again.
Bart: Rod! Todd! This is God!
Rod: How did you get in my head?
Bart: Whaddya mean, how did I get in your head? I created the universe! Stupid kid.
Todd: Forgive my brother. We believe you.
Bart: Talk is cheap. Perhaps I'll test a guy's faith. Walk through the wall! I will remove it for you.
Rod: [thud]
Bart: Ha ha ha.
Todd: What do you want from us?
Bart: I got a job for you. Bring forth all the cookies from your kitchen and leave them on the Simpsons' porch.
Rod: But those cookies belong to our parents.
Bart: Ugh! Look, do you want a happy God or a vengeful God?
Todd: Happy God.
Bart: Then quit flapping your lip and make with the cookies!
Todd+Rod: Yes, sir!
FBA agents recovering evidence from the 15 year old cracker's "apartment" in his parents' basement, found a copy of The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick, who was prompty returned to solitary confinement while authorities make up a reason for his arrest.
You must have been one wild 12 year old.
That wasn't cool man. Thanks to your comment, he's been declared an "enemy combatant" and has already been returned to solitary confinement. Of course, I would hope that a Slashdot comment wouldn't be enough evidence to hold you without access to a lawyer... BRB, gotta get the door...
Human Rights News
Padlocked metal case, BIOS password with floppy/CD boot disable, GRUB password.
Of course I'm still vunerable to bolt cutters or a set of those knives that cut pennies for only four easy payments of $39.99 and if you call in the next ten minutes we'll only charge you three easy payments of $39.99 that's a savings of $39.99.
I guess I better hurry home and encrypt my harddisk in the next 6 to 10 weeks.