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  1. Re:One simple question I wish were answered... on Book Review: Architecting the Cloud · · Score: 1

    That’s a major question and one that every firm needs to address before using the cloud.

    There are safeguards you can put in place. You can back-up all cloud data as a start.

    There are a lot of articles on the topic. Check this one out as a start: http://spendmatters.com/2013/1...

  2. Re: "Architecting" ??? wtf...? on Book Review: Architecting the Cloud · · Score: 1

    A search of www.merriam-webster.com returns: the word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. So you are correct, this is not an official English word.

    But its de facto use is seen at:
    http://gapp.usc.edu/graduate-p...
    http://aws.amazon.com/training...
    http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~al...

    Lookif selfie can be a word, why can’t we let architecting in?

  3. I stand corrected.

    Thanks.

  4. Re:Just one correction on Book Review: Introduction To Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach · · Score: 1

    Thanks. Good point worth reiterating. It was a management decision to design it like that.

    Bruce Schneier wrote about that issue a few times in reference to the Predator design, noting that security is a cost/benefit equation.

  5. Re:Meta-review on Book Review: Security Without Obscurity · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the helpful comments.

  6. Re:Either Ben or Stapleton is missing something on Book Review: Security Without Obscurity · · Score: 1

    I think everyone outside of the NSA wanted a longer key length than 56-bits.

    But the main comment from the book was that the DEA withstood the test of time, aside from hardware catching up to it and making exhaustive key attack quite practical.

  7. Re:Either Ben or Stapleton is missing something on Book Review: Security Without Obscurity · · Score: 1

    ::: Why do you think we created Triple-DES?

    Because 56-bit DES was indeed weak. But aside from an exhaustive key attack as noted; do you know of any DES flaws? It seems like there are none. :::Supposedly the NSA made it more difficult to use differential calculus against DES by changing the S-Box permutations but it is still possible.

    Let me check that out and see if that is indeed the case.

  8. Re:Very Easy on Book Review: Hacking Point of Sale · · Score: 1

    Excellent points.

    When it comes to targeted advertising and big data analytics, seems like security will always get the short shrift.

  9. Re:Very Easy on Book Review: Hacking Point of Sale · · Score: 1

    I agree with you.

    The issue thought is that these ‘purpose designed networks’ can at limited times, be created with a small set of requirements (purposes).

    But in large e-commerce settings, with multiple suppliers, inputs, etc., the purpose expands significantly, with complexity that quickly becomes unmanageable; and quickly insecure.

  10. Re:Torching the house rather than lighting a candl on Book Review: Hacking Point of Sale · · Score: 1

    Interesting point.

    But that is the same admonition was used when the first ‘Hacking Exposed’ book came out. Which is similar to the argument that terrorists will use strong encryption.

    Ultimately, it simply makes it that the white hats should read these books more of an imperative.

    Full list of the series here:

    http://www.amazon.com/s/?_enco...

  11. Re:WW2's greatest spy? on Book Review: How I Discovered World War II's Greatest Spy · · Score: 1

    Ok, thanks.

    Who would you suggest is the greatest one?

  12. Re:Flash...? on Book Review: The Digital Crown · · Score: 1

    :::People need to know that some books are not worth buying to save wasting their money.

    Agreed.

    As to your bike analogy, you mentioned a commercial magazine; where people get paid. I do not get paid to review books.

    If I was a professional review, then perhaps would have more time to review a wider quality range of books. :::So some may ask "what style of writing does

    Thanks for the recommendation. Will try to use it for future reviews.

  13. Re:Flash...? on Book Review: The Digital Crown · · Score: 2

    Your observation that I write anodyne book is accurate. With the exception of this review from September - http://books.slashdot.org/story/13/09/30/1314232/book-review-latest-two-books-by-peter-loshin – I prefer to write reviews of books that I think are exceptionally good. I come across plenty of titles that are rubbish, but prefer not to review them. When I come across a book that I think is a great resource, I will try to share that.

  14. Re:composed of, or comprise, but not comprised of on Book Review: Latest Two Books By Peter Loshin · · Score: 1

    Thank you. I stand corrected.

  15. Re:slashdot book reviews on Book Review: Present Yourself - Using SlideShare To Grow Your Business · · Score: 1

    As a matter of fact, I have a number of books that are would be a 2.0 out of 10. Just don't want to waste my time reviewing them.

  16. Thank you for the comments. In my haste to get this review out, I was not as diligent in proofreading as I should have. With that, you are correct that information is their enemy. I hope my grammatical errors in the review don’t get in the way of Mr. Wrights important message. Thanks again.