He does make a good point about the stop gap between mortal and root users privileges. Most non-technical people don't appreciate the Unix security difference. They also don't appreciate strong passwords or good patch hygiene either.
I would opine that the weakest link in security is user ignorance. IT professionals and the l33t g33k types have no problem understanding packet filtering, host limiting, disabling services, strong passwords, patching, etc., etc., but the large throngs of ignorant users out there either don't know the significance of those types of security measures or they don't care.
Windows is so ubiquitous and MS markets themselves as the most secure, consumers just go with it. Ever try explaining why you think *nix is more secure than windows to an "ID10T" user?
Granted, MS has lots of problems with security (complacency being the most severe), but *nix in the hands of someone who doesn't understand it is even more dangerous--which is the authors point about the Mac users who are sitting on very powerful unix kernels and don't know it.
Having the most secure bunker in the world doesn't do a dang bit of good if you don't bother locking the door.
I'd say user education would be the best place to start improving security--arguing over why unix is more secure or which myth is "truthier" is yet another dead horse beating.
I think Disney will become more Pixar like. If Jobs and Lasseter have any influence at all, the Disney shite that's been pumping out of their crap factory will start to improve.
This is actually a sneaky move by Steve to put the iTMS in a solid position to distribute content.
Let's not also forget that Disney distributes and produces under other brand names as well:
-Buena Vista -Touchstone -Dimension -Miramax
So what kind of hook-up do you think "The Steve" is going to have for adding content to the iTMS?
Oh, also (if you, too, have read the wiki entry for Disney) Disney owns the rights to lots of music, too. Buena Vista Music Group--Disney Records, Mammoth, Lyric Street, and Hollywood.
Oh, and what else? Oh, let's see:
Disney's Media Networks: -ABC -Disney Channel -ABC Family -Toon Disney -ESPN -SOAPNet -Holdings in A&E, Lifetime and E!
I think Steve was doing a sacrifice fly on this one....
I don't think I'd run Windows on it unless I had some urgent need to run a Windows only app. I hope this debate dies soon and there's a port for VMWare on the new Macs.
I've seen this problem on our university's campus more than a half dozen times (oh, the horror!).
-User reads something about "SSH" to access his machine. -User turns on SSH -User also has no imagination with password--uses common dictionary spellings -User is cracked into with dictionary attack -Security team shuts down port or blocks MAC after a bank calls to report attacks -User calls helpdesk -Consultant re-installs MacOS X and smacks the user about the head and shoulders because they had no business enabling SSH -User has admin privileges stripped -Problem solved--for now.
So, the biggest "problem" is, indeed, user ignorance. But, out of the box, I'd say Macs are in pretty good shape against attacks and malware given the current lack (and history) of Mac spyware, trojans, or viruses (none that I know of).
Macs are not impervious, but they enjoy 2 major benefits: 1) There aren't enough of them for a worm to spread quickly or effectively (which is what I'd want if I were in the black arts). 2) They don't come with giant holes from the complacent company who wrote the OS--why work when you can pick the low-hanging fruit from MS?
With the new Intel chips, executeables might find new life in the Mac...but we'll see.
The article didn't say much about the damage or how it was ascertained that it was not a postmortem marking from scavangers. (Ever see a big buzzard chow down on a carcass? They tear the crap out of it). They also steal from each other carting off verious pieces (like the skull). Say monkeys (or some pre-humanoid critter with an unpronounceable name) had some ritual where they were creeped out by the dead still eyes of the recently departed--what if they liked to poke 'em out with some stoney object they made/found? Or maybe The Falconer set the steely talons of Donald upon his mortal enemy--the pre-humanoid critter with an unpronounceable name, feasted upon his worm monkey brains, and thus, drove him to extinction!
Science like this begins where you assume something is true and you run with the theory--and if you can't find any evidence that goes against your theory, everyone congratulates you on your brilliant discovery. Perhaps a new technique down the road will prove this one wrong like this one refutes the sabor tooth tiger mauling. I think the damage could have easily been done postmortem by scavangers--unless they can prove otherwise with necropsy details. Although, with a 2 million year old cold case, it's anyone's guess.
I was concerned that my computer job was giving me the pain I was having in my hands and unable to even hold silverware, etc. It turned out to be the pressure on my carpal tunnel area from my bicycle handles.
I started walking to work instead and the problem went away. I was surprised after all of the attention that typing gets for causing carpal tunnel. Glad to hear those Harvard people are figuring it out.
I bet that sumbitch gets hotter than a powerbook! The review mentioned that the heat was a problem when it wasn't on a desk. If you prefer "Laptop" play, perhaps it would be best to sing this song whilst playing:
Leave it to slashdot ubergeeks to split hairs on the "with/without" technicalities when the post was meant to be nothing more than silly flamebait that STILL got modded up for 100% funny. Get over yourselves.
BTW: I'm a FREQUENT moderator. I know who you humorless type-A overclocked tight-asses are now!
The study went on to find that those individuals without this gene tend:
- to be picked as moderators on slashdot... - to vote straight party tickets - to claim that "anal leakage" is an acceptable side-effect for food additives - to buy advanced copies of the Dukes of Hazzard DVD - to work on the MSIE team - to post stupid bogus study result lists on/.
OMG! I can't believe it. First we get viruses by e-mail and now you're telling me I can get a bacterial infection from from looking at naughty pictures?
Male seeking meaningful relationship with female with root access to beowulf cluster. Send picture of server racks.
seriously--can you really sue a dating service for your lack of ability to find a suitable mate? I mean, that's really what the suit is about. What person with any semblance to a sex life would have the time or energy to pursue a class action lawsuit?
Wouldn't it be a hoot to see RMS go up against Bob Kramer in an ultimate fighting arena? Maybe somebody out there with mad programming skills can create a video game?
Well, it's funnier if you imagine RMS in one of those tight Speedo-style fighting trunks with a scowl on his face and "FSF" painted on his chest......ah, forget it.
The entertainment industry--television, movies, and recording spend tons of money on market research so they can make money. It's necessary for a business to thrive but they leave behind those who don't fit the big money demographics and art is forsaken in favor of glamour.
Along comes a device that measures what's popular so that they can sell more? You'll be stuck having to like whatever the industry wants to record and sell to the bell curve that's inflated by prepubescent bubble-gum smacking artistically dwarfed middle schoolers. If you hated the Backstreet Boys and the insipid dronings of Britney Spears, you'd better start collecting your own field recordings at your favorite live music spots and collecting the essential library of classics before they're extinct along with taste.
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He does make a good point about the stop gap between mortal and root users privileges. Most non-technical people don't appreciate the Unix security difference. They also don't appreciate strong passwords or good patch hygiene either.
I would opine that the weakest link in security is user ignorance. IT professionals and the l33t g33k types have no problem understanding packet filtering, host limiting, disabling services, strong passwords, patching, etc., etc., but the large throngs of ignorant users out there either don't know the significance of those types of security measures or they don't care.
Windows is so ubiquitous and MS markets themselves as the most secure, consumers just go with it. Ever try explaining why you think *nix is more secure than windows to an "ID10T" user?
Granted, MS has lots of problems with security (complacency being the most severe), but *nix in the hands of someone who doesn't understand it is even more dangerous--which is the authors point about the Mac users who are sitting on very powerful unix kernels and don't know it.
Having the most secure bunker in the world doesn't do a dang bit of good if you don't bother locking the door.
I'd say user education would be the best place to start improving security--arguing over why unix is more secure or which myth is "truthier" is yet another dead horse beating.
I guess I should have my caffeine before I post...
I think a further condition should have been that the FBI should replace the computers with temporary ones during their investigation.
Now, the FBI has put out the entire library's lab so no one can use a computer.
It's funny how slowly things evolve--how slowly liberty erodes.
I wonder how long it took before the Nazis realized they were fascists?
Wouldn't you rather have a 3rd party checking up on windows rather than relying on Microsoft to provide a "security" solution?
I mean, that's like letting the "special" kid grade papers.
I think Disney will become more Pixar like. If Jobs and Lasseter have any influence at all, the Disney shite that's been pumping out of their crap factory will start to improve.
This is actually a sneaky move by Steve to put the iTMS in a solid position to distribute content.
Let's not also forget that Disney distributes and produces under other brand names as well:
-Buena Vista
-Touchstone
-Dimension
-Miramax
So what kind of hook-up do you think "The Steve" is going to have for adding content to the iTMS?
Oh, also (if you, too, have read the wiki entry for Disney) Disney owns the rights to lots of music, too. Buena Vista Music Group--Disney Records, Mammoth, Lyric Street, and Hollywood.
Oh, and what else? Oh, let's see:
Disney's Media Networks:
-ABC
-Disney Channel
-ABC Family
-Toon Disney
-ESPN
-SOAPNet
-Holdings in A&E, Lifetime and E!
I think Steve was doing a sacrifice fly on this one....
Which half was Thai?
I don't think I'd run Windows on it unless I had some urgent need to run a Windows only app. I hope this debate dies soon and there's a port for VMWare on the new Macs.
I've seen this problem on our university's campus more than a half dozen times (oh, the horror!).
-User reads something about "SSH" to access his machine.
-User turns on SSH
-User also has no imagination with password--uses common dictionary spellings
-User is cracked into with dictionary attack
-Security team shuts down port or blocks MAC after a bank calls to report attacks
-User calls helpdesk
-Consultant re-installs MacOS X and smacks the user about the head and shoulders because they had no business enabling SSH
-User has admin privileges stripped
-Problem solved--for now.
So, the biggest "problem" is, indeed, user ignorance. But, out of the box, I'd say Macs are in pretty good shape against attacks and malware given the current lack (and history) of Mac spyware, trojans, or viruses (none that I know of).
Macs are not impervious, but they enjoy 2 major benefits:
1) There aren't enough of them for a worm to spread quickly or effectively (which is what I'd want if I were in the black arts).
2) They don't come with giant holes from the complacent company who wrote the OS--why work when you can pick the low-hanging fruit from MS?
With the new Intel chips, executeables might find new life in the Mac...but we'll see.
Maybe these little cavemen were slingshotting birds of prey at their enemies? Don't you watch the Flintstones :-)
The article didn't say much about the damage or how it was ascertained that it was not a postmortem marking from scavangers. (Ever see a big buzzard chow down on a carcass? They tear the crap out of it). They also steal from each other carting off verious pieces (like the skull). Say monkeys (or some pre-humanoid critter with an unpronounceable name) had some ritual where they were creeped out by the dead still eyes of the recently departed--what if they liked to poke 'em out with some stoney object they made/found? Or maybe The Falconer set the steely talons of Donald upon his mortal enemy--the pre-humanoid critter with an unpronounceable name, feasted upon his worm monkey brains, and thus, drove him to extinction!
Science like this begins where you assume something is true and you run with the theory--and if you can't find any evidence that goes against your theory, everyone congratulates you on your brilliant discovery. Perhaps a new technique down the road will prove this one wrong like this one refutes the sabor tooth tiger mauling. I think the damage could have easily been done postmortem by scavangers--unless they can prove otherwise with necropsy details. Although, with a 2 million year old cold case, it's anyone's guess.
CSI: Pliocene Epoch
Dude...your quote is awesome. Cadavra was one of the best spoofs ever!
I was concerned that my computer job was giving me the pain I was having in my hands and unable to even hold silverware, etc. It turned out to be the pressure on my carpal tunnel area from my bicycle handles.
I started walking to work instead and the problem went away. I was surprised after all of the attention that typing gets for causing carpal tunnel. Glad to hear those Harvard people are figuring it out.
I bet that sumbitch gets hotter than a powerbook! The review mentioned that the heat was a problem when it wasn't on a desk. If you prefer "Laptop" play, perhaps it would be best to sing this song whilst playing:
Chestnuts Roasting While I Open Fire...
[slashdot readers boo and hiss...]
(go ahead...mod it down. I've got karma to burn)
Leave it to slashdot ubergeeks to split hairs on the "with/without" technicalities when the post was meant to be nothing more than silly flamebait that STILL got modded up for 100% funny. Get over yourselves.
:-)
BTW: I'm a FREQUENT moderator. I know who you humorless type-A overclocked tight-asses are now!
Taste my rogue moderation pain, beeotch.
The study went on to find that those individuals without this gene tend:
/.
- to be picked as moderators on slashdot...
- to vote straight party tickets
- to claim that "anal leakage" is an acceptable side-effect for food additives
- to buy advanced copies of the Dukes of Hazzard DVD
- to work on the MSIE team
- to post stupid bogus study result lists on
ActiveX should be just renamed as "FLUSH" --f***ing little useless security hole.
...but I don't have any strong opinions about it...
The best thing about being a man is that the whole world is your urinal.
Would the debate could be moot if we just followed the German Feminists?
OMG! I can't believe it. First we get viruses by e-mail and now you're telling me I can get a bacterial infection from from looking at naughty pictures?
I guess the photos are very...(ahem)...life-like?
(ducking for cover)
In Soviet Russia we have only one toothpaste.
Male seeking meaningful relationship with female with root access to beowulf cluster. Send picture of server racks.
seriously--can you really sue a dating service for your lack of ability to find a suitable mate? I mean, that's really what the suit is about. What person with any semblance to a sex life would have the time or energy to pursue a class action lawsuit?
Wouldn't it be a hoot to see RMS go up against Bob Kramer in an ultimate fighting arena?
...ah, forget it.
Maybe somebody out there with mad programming skills can create a video game?
Well, it's funnier if you imagine RMS in one of those tight Speedo-style fighting trunks with a scowl on his face and "FSF" painted on his chest...
Aren't ALL their releases beta until Service Pack 2?
All I see are these damn bright spots all over the place....
Is that the smell of my retina burning or is somebody cooking a squirrel?
Well, 24 hours is hardly enough time to really learn unix. How abou this for an alternate and more truthful title:
:-)
"Teach Yourself How Little You Know About the Esoteric Universe that is Unix in 24 Hours"
Not that there's anything wrong with unix...but, c'mon! Even 24 days would barely scratch the surface. It takes YEARS to be that geeky.
The entertainment industry--television, movies, and recording spend tons of money on market research so they can make money. It's necessary for a business to thrive but they leave behind those who don't fit the big money demographics and art is forsaken in favor of glamour.
Along comes a device that measures what's popular so that they can sell more? You'll be stuck having to like whatever the industry wants to record and sell to the bell curve that's inflated by prepubescent bubble-gum smacking artistically dwarfed middle schoolers. If you hated the Backstreet Boys and the insipid dronings of Britney Spears, you'd better start collecting your own field recordings at your favorite live music spots and collecting the essential library of classics before they're extinct along with taste.
This is the worst thing to hit music since Florence Foster Jenkins.