With the discombobulated nature of the believable information and misinformation, who will be tracking the differences to make sure an intelligence report doesn't result in a military course of action against a non-existent foe (or something similar)?
IIRC, intercepting the communications from intercept points outside the U.S., regardless of whether they originated within the U.S., is how they justify spying on American citizens.
Please be sure to read up on the concept of jury nullification before you go. You have more power in the jury box than any other individual in the justice system.
Monitoring the use of some systems is required to ensure the end user is abiding by the Acceptable Use Policy. Examples I can think of right off the top of my head:
* Keeping personal use of company resources to a minimum * Not being used for fraud or embezzlement * Not being used for illegal or illicit activities * Evaluating and scanning for security threats and vulnerabilities
You are bound to stumble upon some sensitive information in the performance of some of these duties. There are probably plenty more examples. Anyone else want to chime in here?
My wife and I each have Password Safe (or Password Gorilla on my Linux boxes) installed. You can download it at http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/. We store our logins and sensitive digital information inside the encrypted password safe. The password safe files are stored on our hard disk drives and a cloud service (Dropbox). Inside the password safe is instructions on how to access each others password safe. These instructions are also stored in a physical safe along with other important documents and a list of where we keep our wills, birth certificates, etc. The combination to the physical safe is stored in each of our password safes. The combination to the physical safe is also shared with relatives we trust to take care of our affairs should both of us die unexpectedly or be otherwise incapacitated.
OK, now I really feel old. The 90's were mostly a blur, but Slashdot will always stand out for me as a key part of the "forming" years of the dot com era.
"The spelling extrovert is common in general use (Merriam-Webster has extravert as a variant of extrovert), but extravert is more typical in psychology (The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology and Corsini's Encyclopedia of Psychology use the term "extravert")." http://bit.ly/p0wLlK
Q: How do you know who the extroverts are at the NSA?
A: They look at other peoples' shoes.
All kidding aside, the NSA does have quite a powerhouse team of mathematical geniuses, computer scientists, etc. and from everyone I talked to who worked there (I'm no longer in the intel game, so it has been a while), it is a great place to work with a lot of flexibility and innovation.
Four digits... 36... gamer. Taking a bit of a break right now from gaming due to business / family / life / etc. piling up tasks. Hopefully things will smooth out here in the next few months so I can get some more fraggin' in.
Interesting note: When I was in my prime, active duty USMC, and had cat-like reflexes, I played FPS games. Now, in my old age, I enjoy MMOs more. Food for thought.
If you look at the process that starts with a freshman's first CS class in college and ends with that individual starting a paying job at a company, there is another kink in the process: the HR department. Companies need to stop saying they want to see a CS degree for jobs that focus on networking, information systems engineering, computer hardware help desk support, systems administration, CTO / CIO positions, etc. The two just don't match up.
One other comment mentioned that CS is not a "vocational" degree. I agree. I dropped my CS degree and went with an IT-oriented business degree instead. The CS professors weren't teaching me anything I did not already know and use regularly at work. From what I see, just about everything you need to learn regarding programming and math can be learned for free off of the Internet. Teach people to learn and educate themselves.
When I interview programmers, I approach CS degree holders with an abundance of caution. We had a handful work for us in the past, and only one proved to be worth the money we were paying them. The rest had no idea how to take an idea and turn it into a working software product. I would rather hire a self-taught programmer any day of the week (and have on many occasions).
My children have had this set up in their school since my daughter started 4 years ago, but we don't use it. We pack our kids' lunches. Not really that expensive to do if you want to ensure your kids are eating healthy.
I had this exact same problem, and I had the same worries about losing the keys if I kept them in a backpack or laptop bag. Eventually, the inconvenience overcame the fear. Office keys, house keys, server room keys, church keys... you name it. They add up quick! The keys were getting WAY out of control. Here's how I handled it.
1: Split the keys into two groups: ones you use constantly and ones you use occasionally. My first group is car keys, house key, library card, and shopping discount cards. My other key ring has everything else on it.
2: Toss the first group in your pocket.
3: Find an old laptop bag or buy a messenger bag (a.k.a. man-purse, a.k.a. murse), and make the extra key ring a permanent part of that bag.
4: Start carrying it with you everywhere.
Right now I'm just carrying an old laptop bag, but I like this one: http://amzn.to/bOBu5v (a la Jack Bauer) for several reasons. It comes in black and blends in like a laptop bag. Very rugged and versatile yet inexpensive. If you get a small, padded laptop case it can fit inside (depending on the size of your laptop).
Anyhow, I've used this setup for about two months now and I like it a TON better. The office is usually open by the time I get there, so I rarely even have to take my laptop bag out of the car unless I need something else in the bag. In fact, I only have to grab that extra key ring an average of once a week or so (YMMV). Very handy addition to my life with the exception of having to carry two bags around whenever I want to lug my laptop too (or consolidate). I like to draw and sketch, so I use the extra bag to hold my pencils, drawing pads, etc.
We keep a "hit by a bus" envelope sealed and secured in a safe just in case something happens and root access is needed to the servers. Curious as to why that wasn't SF's policy and how other municipalities handle these sort of security issues.
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I think this may be something that really does qualify as a legitimate answer to the age olde question, "What could possibly go wrong?"
Isn't Mr. De Raadt known for being a bit... shall we say, "pointed" on these sorts of things?
With the discombobulated nature of the believable information and misinformation, who will be tracking the differences to make sure an intelligence report doesn't result in a military course of action against a non-existent foe (or something similar)?
Translation: What could possibly go wrong?
IIRC, intercepting the communications from intercept points outside the U.S., regardless of whether they originated within the U.S., is how they justify spying on American citizens.
Please be sure to read up on the concept of jury nullification before you go. You have more power in the jury box than any other individual in the justice system.
Monitoring the use of some systems is required to ensure the end user is abiding by the Acceptable Use Policy. Examples I can think of right off the top of my head:
* Keeping personal use of company resources to a minimum
* Not being used for fraud or embezzlement
* Not being used for illegal or illicit activities
* Evaluating and scanning for security threats and vulnerabilities
You are bound to stumble upon some sensitive information in the performance of some of these duties. There are probably plenty more examples. Anyone else want to chime in here?
Whether the courts are still legitimate enough to declare that remains to be seen.
You have a lot more faith in the government to do the right thing than I do.
My wife and I each have Password Safe (or Password Gorilla on my Linux boxes) installed. You can download it at http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/. We store our logins and sensitive digital information inside the encrypted password safe. The password safe files are stored on our hard disk drives and a cloud service (Dropbox). Inside the password safe is instructions on how to access each others password safe. These instructions are also stored in a physical safe along with other important documents and a list of where we keep our wills, birth certificates, etc. The combination to the physical safe is stored in each of our password safes. The combination to the physical safe is also shared with relatives we trust to take care of our affairs should both of us die unexpectedly or be otherwise incapacitated.
I tried Unity. It cut my productivity, so I switched to Xubuntu. Now I like it better than I did the original Ubuntu Classic.
OK, now I really feel old. The 90's were mostly a blur, but Slashdot will always stand out for me as a key part of the "forming" years of the dot com era.
Thank you for everything.
When will it be on ESPN8?
After my time, but I was happy to see them step up to the plate and call their colleagues out for their illegal actions.
Thanks for the feedback, but it is spelled both ways.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/extrovert
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/extravert
"The spelling extrovert is common in general use (Merriam-Webster has extravert as a variant of extrovert), but extravert is more typical in psychology (The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology and Corsini's Encyclopedia of Psychology use the term "extravert")." http://bit.ly/p0wLlK
Don't forget these gems of confusion:
* your vs. you're
* their vs. there vs. they're
Cheers!
Q: How do you know who the extroverts are at the NSA?
A: They look at other peoples' shoes.
All kidding aside, the NSA does have quite a powerhouse team of mathematical geniuses, computer scientists, etc. and from everyone I talked to who worked there (I'm no longer in the intel game, so it has been a while), it is a great place to work with a lot of flexibility and innovation.
... were easily solved with four little words:
"Ubuntu Classic (No Effects)"
I don't need eye candy. Perhaps I should give Xubuntu a look?
Four digits... 36... gamer. Taking a bit of a break right now from gaming due to business / family / life / etc. piling up tasks. Hopefully things will smooth out here in the next few months so I can get some more fraggin' in.
Interesting note: When I was in my prime, active duty USMC, and had cat-like reflexes, I played FPS games. Now, in my old age, I enjoy MMOs more. Food for thought.
If you look at the process that starts with a freshman's first CS class in college and ends with that individual starting a paying job at a company, there is another kink in the process: the HR department. Companies need to stop saying they want to see a CS degree for jobs that focus on networking, information systems engineering, computer hardware help desk support, systems administration, CTO / CIO positions, etc. The two just don't match up.
One other comment mentioned that CS is not a "vocational" degree. I agree. I dropped my CS degree and went with an IT-oriented business degree instead. The CS professors weren't teaching me anything I did not already know and use regularly at work. From what I see, just about everything you need to learn regarding programming and math can be learned for free off of the Internet. Teach people to learn and educate themselves.
When I interview programmers, I approach CS degree holders with an abundance of caution. We had a handful work for us in the past, and only one proved to be worth the money we were paying them. The rest had no idea how to take an idea and turn it into a working software product. I would rather hire a self-taught programmer any day of the week (and have on many occasions).
My children have had this set up in their school since my daughter started 4 years ago, but we don't use it. We pack our kids' lunches. Not really that expensive to do if you want to ensure your kids are eating healthy.
... someone forgets to use unsigned instead of signed and you end up wrapping around to being a negative person?
"and in a real rocket" as opposed to.... what?
... also considered a greenhouse gas?
I had this exact same problem, and I had the same worries about losing the keys if I kept them in a backpack or laptop bag. Eventually, the inconvenience overcame the fear. Office keys, house keys, server room keys, church keys... you name it. They add up quick! The keys were getting WAY out of control. Here's how I handled it.
1: Split the keys into two groups: ones you use constantly and ones you use occasionally. My first group is car keys, house key, library card, and shopping discount cards. My other key ring has everything else on it.
2: Toss the first group in your pocket.
3: Find an old laptop bag or buy a messenger bag (a.k.a. man-purse, a.k.a. murse), and make the extra key ring a permanent part of that bag.
4: Start carrying it with you everywhere.
Right now I'm just carrying an old laptop bag, but I like this one: http://amzn.to/bOBu5v (a la Jack Bauer) for several reasons. It comes in black and blends in like a laptop bag. Very rugged and versatile yet inexpensive. If you get a small, padded laptop case it can fit inside (depending on the size of your laptop).
Anyhow, I've used this setup for about two months now and I like it a TON better. The office is usually open by the time I get there, so I rarely even have to take my laptop bag out of the car unless I need something else in the bag. In fact, I only have to grab that extra key ring an average of once a week or so (YMMV). Very handy addition to my life with the exception of having to carry two bags around whenever I want to lug my laptop too (or consolidate). I like to draw and sketch, so I use the extra bag to hold my pencils, drawing pads, etc.
We keep a "hit by a bus" envelope sealed and secured in a safe just in case something happens and root access is needed to the servers. Curious as to why that wasn't SF's policy and how other municipalities handle these sort of security issues.
I can be a bastard to work for. I'll succeed him. Jobs may not be a genius, but I am.
There... now a viable line of succession is available to Apple's shareholders. Apple is poised to continue their success.
One condition: I will not be wearing black turtlenecks during keynote speeches.
Let's get these out of the way:
-- I, for one, welcome our new drone UAV overlords.
-- In Soviet Russia, the drones unman you!
-- 1. Buy drones
2. Create all-drone aircraft wing
3. ??????
4. Profit!!
Did I forget any?