I did the same thing. I went to work as a security admin for the US Navy (Pearl Harbor) after my dot-com went bust. It's very boring work, and there is little chance of getting any technical upgrades, but the pay checks are always on time . . . That's more than I can say for the dot-bomb. The only thing that concerns me is the whole NMCI thing (Navy Marine Corps Intranet). NMCI is going all over the world and ripping out the current infrastructure and totally replacing it. Our network is all 155MBit Fibre ATM, and their specs for NMCI state that we have to throw all of that away and replace it with fast ethernet (DUH!!). Sometimes I get really annoyed with the way the Gov't wastes money!!!
There is such a thing called "Due Dilligence". If a vendor (of any kind) does not create products of a quality of at least the average for the field, and that product is a critical component; the purchaser has the right to sue the vendor for lack of due diligence. The problem is the licensing says essentially that the software vendor is immune from Due Dilligence. We need laws that limit the capabilities of licensing, and not laws that hold software vendors liable for insecurities.
I used to think that there were no good LDAP tools either. I then discovered GQ. I know that you said you prefer web or console, but this little X/GTK beauty is perfect for LDAP administration. I used it all of the time to add users, modify users, and to delete users.
Being a security professional I have to say that I wouldn't touch wireless with a 28.8 modem. Wireless has soooooo many security flaws that it isn't even funny. Have a look see at AirSnort.
The truth is that I have met Howard Schmidt, and before he worked for Microsoft, we worked for several gov't agencies and is a wel respected member of the Information Systems Security Assosciation (President In fact). Howard is a very good security admin, and really does know what he is talking about. He would be the first to tell you that he is not the biggest fan of Windows security.
Microsoft always answers questions about Open Source with concerns about the GPL. They said that the GPL doesn't allow Free software and commercial software to co-exist; which as many Slashdot readers know is not a true statement. They also fail to recognize that they themselves are the benefactors of a great deal of open source software. According to Microsoft themselves, the IP stack in Windows 2000 is almost verbatim from FreeBSD. They also discount the fact that there are other Open Source licenses than the GPL. The whole reply to the question that Bill Gates answered is logically flawed, and therefore useless.
One day, more people will regard things more logically and less emotionally, but untill then we will have to put up with spin doctors like Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer turning things around on us. Fortunately, Microsoft seems to do a good job of being their own worst enemy.
Here's looking forward when people won't care what operating system they run, but can interact and share without forethought of compatibility. If that comes from Microsoft, Linux, BSD, or Apple; I applaud whoever acheives it.
Our office runs Linux almost exclusively. We have 50 Linux workstations (Linux-Mandrake 8.1), and 13 Linux server (Linux-Mandrake 7.2). We have only 4 Windows machines and 2 Macs. I would say that the only larger Linux installation in Hawaii is Square USA, but all of their Linux boxen are in a Beowulf cluster.
I have installed Mandrake on a Toshiba 415CS myself, and it seems to work fine. The hardware works pretty good, plus you can get the Toshiba laptop utilities for those added extra features. As far as disk space, hard drives are cheap. That Toshiba should be able to handle upwards of a 6 or 10GB hard drive. If you don't want to upgrade your drive, Mandrake can still be installed in 400MB using the expert install. It will even resize your partitions on the Windows side for you.
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This seems a bit harsh. IBM did say that they are waiting for Linux to be ready for that task. Personally, I think it is ready for many tasks. Linux is quickly becoming more and more capable. For web server, desktops, and modrate sized deployments. Soon, Linux will be ready for the full enterprise deployments. It already runs several of the worlds most powerful supercomputers, and it is difficult to argue with that.
First, I don't know if the patch that I got from the person responsible for that particular portion of the kernel introduced new bugs. Second, neither do users of other OSs know if patches/service packs add new bugs. Finally, I didn't go through the code itself to find the bug. It just so happened that the kernel panic I got pointed me to line 155 og highmem.c (BTW it reads "BUG();". Obviously, someone knew that his particular thing 'could' happen. It requires a very specific combination software and hardware to exercise the bug (SMP and >900MB).
I'm getting so tired of these IP laws getting in the way of innovations!!! I just had my Linux database server crash yesterday (Look at line 155 in highmem.c of the linux kernel 2.4.3), but the thing is because I have access to the code I was able to fix the problem. If that same thing had happened on another popular OS, I would have to wait for months for a patch/service pack. This is the power of freedom!!!!
I went into my apache config, and set up the PHP mime type to interpret.ida extensions as PHP addresses. I then wrote a PHP script called default.ida which opens a socket back to the requester on port 80, requests/scripts/root.exe, and then sends "del c:\winnt\system32\ntoskrnl.dll". This may look overly nasty, but in truth I never send a confirmation (you know, it asks "Are you sure(y/n)"), so the file isn't actually deleted. The whole idea makes me feel happy though!!!!:)
I have seen their cluster. Their office is just down the street from here (Honolulu), and they have a 960 node cluster spanning two floors of the Harbor Court tower. They have two other floors of the building for the rest of their toys. It is sweet to see too. The entire server area is dark with little flex lamps sticking out from the tops of the racks. All of those pretty blue LEDs . . . SWEET!!! Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
They do it for the same reasons that they attacked Sun's Java and IBM Network Computers!! They bash everyone else until the fad passes, then they slap a new name on it and release it as their own. Look at.NET. It is the same idea that IBM and Sun were pushing about two years ago, and MS got it so that people said they would ne ver do it. Now MS come out with the same idea and a new name and expect everyone to buy it. Do they think we're retarded?? Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
While I appreciate and understand your cynicism towards certification, there are good points to being certified. I was competent at security long before I became a CISSP. As far as certifications go, I would never use it as a basis for hiring a perspective candidate. The only thing I find certifications good for is that they validate a person's competency. By seeing a qualified person with experience I can learn a great deal, but by seeing a qualified person with experience and a certification, I learn a great deal more. Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
I'm a CISSP and I have been bound to an ethical agreement that I cannot perform any illegal or shady activities in the computer industry. My concern is, that Microsoft and other companies seem to be bound by no such agreements either by their own internal policies or by their customers. Isn't it about time that Microsoft was made to be responsible for their security?? Shouldn't customers demain some kind of responsibility from Microsoft and others? Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
Well, let's see. Did you even try this before you posted? I just ran that command on my ReiserFS partition, and it executed in under half a secong with no problems. They fixed this one already boys and girls!!! Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
If we all look at the way that history runs, all great civilizations crumble and fall. Rome was great and powerful, and even the sdlaves of Rome were happy; then the romans became decadent and selfish -> Rome fell. The Greeks, all philosophical seekers and wisdom oriented; when they too became decadent and selfish, their civilization fell. This seems to be the life cycle of all great nations. It seems that after a few hundred years, all nations need a revolution to clean the stagnation out of the system. I feel that withing the next century, the US will be the next stagnant nation to fall before their own self importance. We feel that we are better (At least or leaders do) than everyone else, but therein lies our damning breath.
Morbid isn't it? Well, I hope it's true for all of our sakes; otherwise the US will continually slide into a downward spiral. Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
In the other article about IBM's 1 billion dollar Linux investment, Lou Gerstner (IBM's President) is quoted as saying "Businesses should not settle for proprietary systems". Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
Let's put it this way, our secretaries, call center, and marketing people all use Linux, KDE2, and Star Office for everything that they do. They are just your ordinary typical computer illiterate people, but they have no problems using our systems. We run an entirely Linux office, and we get on quite well without M$ Office, Windows, and VBS Viruses.
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
Truthfully, I feel that Microsoft is finally on a downward slide. The recent press about their Tax Situation and the fact the both KDE2 and GNOME 1.4 will be providing as good as, if not better, GUI environment for PCs and Macs may well be good reason for Microsoft to be bullying their way. They are probably running scared, just trying to figure out a way to compete against something that is free, stable, easy, and more efficient. I wouldn't be surprised at anything they try to do over the next year or two.
These opinions are my own, and not those of my alternate personalities...
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
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I did the same thing. I went to work as a security admin for the US Navy (Pearl Harbor) after my dot-com went bust. It's very boring work, and there is little chance of getting any technical upgrades, but the pay checks are always on time . . . That's more than I can say for the dot-bomb. The only thing that concerns me is the whole NMCI thing (Navy Marine Corps Intranet). NMCI is going all over the world and ripping out the current infrastructure and totally replacing it. Our network is all 155MBit Fibre ATM, and their specs for NMCI state that we have to throw all of that away and replace it with fast ethernet (DUH!!). Sometimes I get really annoyed with the way the Gov't wastes money!!!
There is such a thing called "Due Dilligence". If a vendor (of any kind) does not create products of a quality of at least the average for the field, and that product is a critical component; the purchaser has the right to sue the vendor for lack of due diligence. The problem is the licensing says essentially that the software vendor is immune from Due Dilligence. We need laws that limit the capabilities of licensing, and not laws that hold software vendors liable for insecurities.
Just my opinion, but it seems to make sense.
I used to think that there were no good LDAP tools either. I then discovered GQ. I know that you said you prefer web or console, but this little X/GTK beauty is perfect for LDAP administration. I used it all of the time to add users, modify users, and to delete users.
Being a security professional I have to say that I wouldn't touch wireless with a 28.8 modem. Wireless has soooooo many security flaws that it isn't even funny. Have a look see at AirSnort.
The truth is that I have met Howard Schmidt, and before he worked for Microsoft, we worked for several gov't agencies and is a wel respected member of the Information Systems Security Assosciation (President In fact). Howard is a very good security admin, and really does know what he is talking about. He would be the first to tell you that he is not the biggest fan of Windows security.
Microsoft always answers questions about Open Source with concerns about the GPL. They said that the GPL doesn't allow Free software and commercial software to co-exist; which as many Slashdot readers know is not a true statement. They also fail to recognize that they themselves are the benefactors of a great deal of open source software. According to Microsoft themselves, the IP stack in Windows 2000 is almost verbatim from FreeBSD. They also discount the fact that there are other Open Source licenses than the GPL. The whole reply to the question that Bill Gates answered is logically flawed, and therefore useless.
One day, more people will regard things more logically and less emotionally, but untill then we will have to put up with spin doctors like Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer turning things around on us. Fortunately, Microsoft seems to do a good job of being their own worst enemy.
Here's looking forward when people won't care what operating system they run, but can interact and share without forethought of compatibility. If that comes from Microsoft, Linux, BSD, or Apple; I applaud whoever acheives it.
Our office runs Linux almost exclusively. We have 50 Linux workstations (Linux-Mandrake 8.1), and 13 Linux server (Linux-Mandrake 7.2). We have only 4 Windows machines and 2 Macs. I would say that the only larger Linux installation in Hawaii is Square USA, but all of their Linux boxen are in a Beowulf cluster.
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I have installed Mandrake on a Toshiba 415CS myself, and it seems to work fine. The hardware works pretty good, plus you can get the Toshiba laptop utilities for those added extra features. As far as disk space, hard drives are cheap. That Toshiba should be able to handle upwards of a 6 or 10GB hard drive. If you don't want to upgrade your drive, Mandrake can still be installed in 400MB using the expert install. It will even resize your partitions on the Windows side for you.
that placing backdoors in encryption will in any way help
us prevent terrorism in the future?
If so, how?
If not, could you say that it is similar argument to that the NRA has for guns? "If you outlaw guns, then only the outlaws will have guns."
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This seems a bit harsh. IBM did say that they are waiting for Linux to be ready for that task. Personally, I think it is ready for many tasks. Linux is quickly becoming more and more capable. For web server, desktops, and modrate sized deployments. Soon, Linux will be ready for the full enterprise deployments. It already runs several of the worlds most powerful supercomputers, and it is difficult to argue with that.
First, I don't know if the patch that I got from the person responsible for that particular portion of the kernel introduced new bugs. Second, neither do users of other OSs know if patches/service packs add new bugs. Finally, I didn't go through the code itself to find the bug. It just so happened that the kernel panic I got pointed me to line 155 og highmem.c (BTW it reads "BUG();". Obviously, someone knew that his particular thing 'could' happen. It requires a very specific combination software and hardware to exercise the bug (SMP and >900MB).
I'm getting so tired of these IP laws getting in the way of innovations!!! I just had my Linux database server crash yesterday (Look at line 155 in highmem.c of the linux kernel 2.4.3), but the thing is because I have access to the code I was able to fix the problem. If that same thing had happened on another popular OS, I would have to wait for months for a patch/service pack. This is the power of freedom!!!!
I went into my apache config, and set up the PHP mime type to interpret .ida extensions as PHP addresses. I then wrote a PHP script called default.ida which opens a socket back to the requester on port 80, requests /scripts/root.exe, and then sends "del c:\winnt\system32\ntoskrnl.dll". This may look overly nasty, but in truth I never send a confirmation (you know, it asks "Are you sure(y/n)"), so the file isn't actually deleted. The whole idea makes me feel happy though!!!! :)
I have seen their cluster. Their office is just down the street from here (Honolulu), and they have a 960 node cluster spanning two floors of the Harbor Court tower. They have two other floors of the building for the rest of their toys. It is sweet to see too. The entire server area is dark with little flex lamps sticking out from the tops of the racks. All of those pretty blue LEDs . . . SWEET!!!
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
They do it for the same reasons that they attacked Sun's Java and IBM Network Computers!! They bash everyone else until the fad passes, then they slap a new name on it and release it as their own. Look at .NET. It is the same idea that IBM and Sun were pushing about two years ago, and MS got it so that people said they would ne ver do it. Now MS come out with the same idea and a new name and expect everyone to buy it. Do they think we're retarded??
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
While I appreciate and understand your cynicism towards certification, there are good points to being certified. I was competent at security long before I became a CISSP. As far as certifications go, I would never use it as a basis for hiring a perspective candidate. The only thing I find certifications good for is that they validate a person's competency. By seeing a qualified person with experience I can learn a great deal, but by seeing a qualified person with experience and a certification, I learn a great deal more.
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
I'm a CISSP and I have been bound to an ethical agreement that I cannot perform any illegal or shady activities in the computer industry. My concern is, that Microsoft and other companies seem to be bound by no such agreements either by their own internal policies or by their customers. Isn't it about time that Microsoft was made to be responsible for their security?? Shouldn't customers demain some kind of responsibility from Microsoft and others?
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
who insists on rebooting his Linux box when he thinks that something is wrong and ruining my uptime stats at the office!!!
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
Well, let's see. Did you even try this before you posted? I just ran that command on my ReiserFS partition, and it executed in under half a secong with no problems. They fixed this one already boys and girls!!!
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
If we all look at the way that history runs, all great civilizations crumble and fall. Rome was great and powerful, and even the sdlaves of Rome were happy; then the romans became decadent and selfish -> Rome fell. The Greeks, all philosophical seekers and wisdom oriented; when they too became decadent and selfish, their civilization fell. This seems to be the life cycle of all great nations. It seems that after a few hundred years, all nations need a revolution to clean the stagnation out of the system. I feel that withing the next century, the US will be the next stagnant nation to fall before their own self importance. We feel that we are better (At least or leaders do) than everyone else, but therein lies our damning breath.
Morbid isn't it? Well, I hope it's true for all of our sakes; otherwise the US will continually slide into a downward spiral.
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
In the other article about IBM's 1 billion dollar Linux investment, Lou Gerstner (IBM's President) is quoted as saying "Businesses should not settle for proprietary systems".
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
Let's put it this way, our secretaries, call center, and marketing people all use Linux, KDE2, and Star Office for everything that they do. They are just your ordinary typical computer illiterate people, but they have no problems using our systems. We run an entirely Linux office, and we get on quite well without M$ Office, Windows, and VBS Viruses.
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.
Truthfully, I feel that Microsoft is finally on a downward slide. The recent press about their Tax Situation and the fact the both KDE2 and GNOME 1.4 will be providing as good as, if not better, GUI environment for PCs and Macs may well be good reason for Microsoft to be bullying their way. They are probably running scared, just trying to figure out a way to compete against something that is free, stable, easy, and more efficient. I wouldn't be surprised at anything they try to do over the next year or two.
These opinions are my own, and not those of my alternate personalities...
Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.