erm... if anyone breaks in to anything it usually implies that they take what they're after
if you have the infrastructure to break SSL en mass encrypting on the server probably isn't going to buy you much extra security. maybe the web page should be presented to the user in encrypted form too (even seen the movie "antitrust"... the cameras are watching).
Germany: "Heil Hitler!" USA: "I find your lack of faith disturbing... goh peh" Australia: "That's not a knife." Borg: "Resistance is futile" Canada: "Well, fuck my ass and call me a bitch."
Oh boy, I hate to be the one to tell you this but... Microsoft has been pilfering code from Linux and open source for years and they still manage to fuck up their software, and Photoshop is just a really bad imitation of Gimp. I'm sorry.
i agree that linux is a fragmented target, but the purpose of spam bots is to send out massive amounts of email, which has little if anything to do with the user, and servers would be far more ideal for this purpose due to typically higher available bandwidths than home broadband connections.
viruses and ddos bots are similar in that their aim is generally to infect others and make use of an internet connection... a virus making itself known by a destructive payload or noticeable effect on system performance is not generally the objective (look at the likes of conficker, or even melissa). loud and annoying malware is far more likely to be stopped before spreading too far than a virus that is allowed to operate in the background for longer periods. in this case infection of data centers full of headless blade servers and fibre trunk connections would make a far more lucrative target than millions of mom and pop windows xp machines that often aren't even turned on all the time.
there is lots of loud and annoying malware out there, but it usually accompanies shareware and isn't designed to spread like a virus.
my granny installed her XP herself and don't need support to install a printer or a scanner
your granny must be awesome then... even bill gates isn't immune to the BSOD while installing a scanner... your granny must have some kind of aura that makes all the problems that plague the rest of the world's windows boxes just disappear
until instant search can correctly interpret "that program i used yesterday" or "the thingy with the clicky thing" or "fuck you pyewta!" only uber microsoft geeks will use it... the rest of the world will rely on icons
Some people are so stuburn and hate change so much they refuse to learn anything new including Windows 7 features
same could be said about reluctance to learn linux. if people put even half the effort into learning linux as they have into learning windows they would have no problems
i also don't think people are that reluctant to change... they are simply reluctant to change for the sake of change (ribbons anyone?) or for the sake of lining the pockets of greedy microsoft investors; most people will change if there is a good reason for them to do so, but if it ain't broke why fix it?
...or just do the logical thing and never enable browser storing of passwords.
every browser i've ever used has the option of disabling storage of passwords, and one of the first things i do when opening a browser for the first time is open the settings dialog and disable all this sort of shit.
why is everyone even complaining about being able to access passwords anyway? if a browser is set to store passwords (and most are by default) you can just go to facebook and access the last user's facebook account without even thinking about passwords... if users really give a toss about security they would be up in arms about browsers storing passwords at all.
whether they are stored in plain text or encrypted doesn't matter if you can access online profiles with no concern for passwords.
browser password storage might be convenient (lazy) but it makes a mockery of online security and privacy. if we see a story about the NSA spying on us it's world war 3, but only as long as i can spew all my personal information on facebook and as long as I can do it without needing to worry about typing my password. irony much?
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hey trolls need food stamps too
erm... if anyone breaks in to anything it usually implies that they take what they're after
if you have the infrastructure to break SSL en mass encrypting on the server probably isn't going to buy you much extra security. maybe the web page should be presented to the user in encrypted form too (even seen the movie "antitrust"... the cameras are watching).
Germany: "Heil Hitler!"
USA: "I find your lack of faith disturbing... goh peh"
Australia: "That's not a knife."
Borg: "Resistance is futile"
Canada: "Well, fuck my ass and call me a bitch."
wonder how that's going to be interpreted by the law?
you'll be locked up in gitmo for no reason whatsoever
why did Muslims think it would be a good idea to hijack airplanes and fly them into the World Trade Center on 9/11?
why do ignorant fools keep lapping up the shit that spews from their government?
if the truth hurts so bad go back to watching CNN
So many innovations flowed back from the OSS browsers to IE and it's STILL behind.
that's not true... IE is on the cutting edge of malware infestation
Oh boy, I hate to be the one to tell you this but... Microsoft has been pilfering code from Linux and open source for years and they still manage to fuck up their software, and Photoshop is just a really bad imitation of Gimp. I'm sorry.
i guess your adsl modem router runs on windows then... sux to be you
cause for the last 20 years its been nothing but catch up to microsoft
given microsoft's position in the market for the past 20 years, the majority of the IT industry has been trying to catch up to microsoft
what's sad is that the whole world bought into their bullshit for so long
look at Apple still trying to rip-off all those iPhone suckers
ftfy
http://blogs.technet.com/b/blogms/archive/2008/08/20/how-to-subscribe-to-microsoft-newsletters-on-the-microsoft-profile-center.aspx
nah just hack millions of pacemakers and blackmail their hosts into your own private army... to go fight the sharks with "lasers"
i agree that linux is a fragmented target, but the purpose of spam bots is to send out massive amounts of email, which has little if anything to do with the user, and servers would be far more ideal for this purpose due to typically higher available bandwidths than home broadband connections.
viruses and ddos bots are similar in that their aim is generally to infect others and make use of an internet connection... a virus making itself known by a destructive payload or noticeable effect on system performance is not generally the objective (look at the likes of conficker, or even melissa). loud and annoying malware is far more likely to be stopped before spreading too far than a virus that is allowed to operate in the background for longer periods. in this case infection of data centers full of headless blade servers and fibre trunk connections would make a far more lucrative target than millions of mom and pop windows xp machines that often aren't even turned on all the time.
there is lots of loud and annoying malware out there, but it usually accompanies shareware and isn't designed to spread like a virus.
Have you actually tried to pirate it?
have you actually been to china?
Why write a virus for 5% of the population who could decompile the virus and find the CnC?
you mean the people that use modem routers, set top boxes, televisions, google services, stock markets, amazon, tivo, android smartphones, etc
yeah you're right... why the hell would anyone bother to try infect those?
my granny installed her XP herself and don't need support to install a printer or a scanner
your granny must be awesome then... even bill gates isn't immune to the BSOD while installing a scanner... your granny must have some kind of aura that makes all the problems that plague the rest of the world's windows boxes just disappear
dorks like [linux], everyone else doesn't
dorks have always made the world go around while the "trendy" welfare bums slow it down... what's new?
Does that mean we should all be using DOS?
yes... yes it does
your kung fu is weak
user@machine:~$expr 13 \* 57
741
i didn't even have to reach for the mouse
until instant search can correctly interpret "that program i used yesterday" or "the thingy with the clicky thing" or "fuck you pyewta!" only uber microsoft geeks will use it... the rest of the world will rely on icons
ms-dos 6.22 rulz ok:\>
Some people are so stuburn and hate change so much they refuse to learn anything new including Windows 7 features
same could be said about reluctance to learn linux. if people put even half the effort into learning linux as they have into learning windows they would have no problems
i also don't think people are that reluctant to change... they are simply reluctant to change for the sake of change (ribbons anyone?) or for the sake of lining the pockets of greedy microsoft investors; most people will change if there is a good reason for them to do so, but if it ain't broke why fix it?
...or just do the logical thing and never enable browser storing of passwords.
every browser i've ever used has the option of disabling storage of passwords, and one of the first things i do when opening a browser for the first time is open the settings dialog and disable all this sort of shit.
why is everyone even complaining about being able to access passwords anyway? if a browser is set to store passwords (and most are by default) you can just go to facebook and access the last user's facebook account without even thinking about passwords... if users really give a toss about security they would be up in arms about browsers storing passwords at all.
whether they are stored in plain text or encrypted doesn't matter if you can access online profiles with no concern for passwords.
browser password storage might be convenient (lazy) but it makes a mockery of online security and privacy. if we see a story about the NSA spying on us it's world war 3, but only as long as i can spew all my personal information on facebook and as long as I can do it without needing to worry about typing my password. irony much?
WD-40 for the wilderness isn't that much use, for the most part you will want more friction not less
so that's why i don't get sex from my wife? i should stop spraying her "wilderness" with WD-40?