Although as a security consultant Mr. Schneier makes some valid points, I think he's not seeing the big picture.
There's a whole lot more to running a company than systems security. Security is one factor, kind of like an insurance policy. Who cares about the security of a system, if all the potential hackers are scared to death of being sued for every potential intrusion? To use an analogy, why lock your doors when you got a yogurt-fed pitbull waiting on the porch?
As a matter of fact, I think we should extend that concept to personal security. What we need in North America is a law that allows personal users to sue hackers who portscan your computer. Do you really think they'd be as eager to fuck around with your system after that?
I think hackers will think twice about trying to break the law by electronically breaking and entering once a few of their teenage pals are sent to jail by the FBI.
Great. Now that Kuro5hin is out of trouble, you guys can go back to ignoring it and feeling superior to it.
This is essentially the problem with the geek community in general: unless there's a common cause or enemy, geeks are too busy backstabbing each other. Everybody was backstabbing/. on k5 before it went down, but now that a script k1dd13 slammed k5, Slashdot is being all nice and friendly to it.
How long will Linux survive if Microsoft were to disappear? Or more on the spot, how long before RedHat/Linux becomes the next Enemy? People have already entered holy wars over VI, Emacs, KDE or Gnome...
I would not be surprised if Slashdot was somehow behind all this, and these articles supporting k5 are about proving in a smug, roundabout way, that Slashdot is better than Kuro5hin.
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There won't be any/. readers on the streets when the IT downturn arrives, because there won't be a/. then. Rob and Jeff will go back to being losers without money, and will survive for two years by selling all their overpriced tech toys at a tenth of the initial price. The guy who will have won the Slashdot Cruiser will commit suicide by carbone monoxyde inhaling.
I suspect viewpoints like this come from spending one's creative energy hating successful people rather than directing it into activities that might make you a success as well.
I suspect viewpoints such as yours come from projecting one's own sorry life unto others when one knows nothing at all about them.
It's Neal. And yeah, I'm bloody tired of Stephenson references after Snow Crash. I took the Slashdot nick a week after the book came out, and I can't change it now. I guess it's kinda like calling your Elvin in 1959.
Aaah, yes... Fun and games are a sweet form of slavery, are they not? At least that's one thing the new economy got right: if you're feeding the visceral gamers with fun things to do, they'll do it on a Friday night.
I'd feel sorry for you, but I'm suspecting you frequently play network Q3 on a LAN and a 21"... Bastard.:)
I know, I know. Every geek tends to answer a human problem with a technical answer. I should know, I worked for one year as a CSO for a large company. (Won't say which, but suffice to say it's a subsidiary of Canada's largest e-commerce firm.) The answer, in this case, is simple:
Put a use of confidential information clause in their contract, and threaten to sue them to hell should they ever breach it.
Now, you may not like this. It's not pretty. But that's the way to do it. If you try to patch the system with a technical solution, they'll never respect it, because hackers figure if they can find a hole, it's their god-given right to exploit it. But trust me, every script kiddie gives up his tactics when he's slapped with a FBI (RCMP in Canada) search warrant and threats of legal action. Ditto with employees.
This way, you won't even have to bother with configuring your system. Just sue one guy as an example to others, that works well also. It may not be really cool; but trust me, it's effective.
Looking idiotic is my god-given right, and it's the last amusing thing left for me to do before I leave Slashdot once and for all. Not that their click-through rate will drop, and not that you or anyone else will give a fuck. But then again, neither will I.
What the FUCK does Courtney Love's talent have to do with anything? Or did she suddenly transform from a squealing pig into a talented signer because she's indirectly supporting MP3?
Anyway, she's sueing for money won from MP3, so indirectly, she's taking this money from MP3.com. She's just sueing the middle-man.
In the light of this, does this mean she's suddenly a very crappy artist? Say, like Metallica and Dr. Dre?
Don't confuse political position with talent. That's a dangerous equation. Artists can still be assholes, and lamers can still have valid political opinions.
I'll give you points for being patronizing, but none for accuracy. If Slashdot were a bus, then the trolls would be that guy who sodomizes your grandmother while pouring sugar in the gas tank.*
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I'm sorry I put your personal pictures on the web for everyone to see!
There. Will you ever forgive me? Please?
You're welcome!
I resent that comment. I'm Canadian, not USian.
There's a whole lot more to running a company than systems security. Security is one factor, kind of like an insurance policy. Who cares about the security of a system, if all the potential hackers are scared to death of being sued for every potential intrusion? To use an analogy, why lock your doors when you got a yogurt-fed pitbull waiting on the porch?
As a matter of fact, I think we should extend that concept to personal security. What we need in North America is a law that allows personal users to sue hackers who portscan your computer. Do you really think they'd be as eager to fuck around with your system after that?
I think hackers will think twice about trying to break the law by electronically breaking and entering once a few of their teenage pals are sent to jail by the FBI.
Compared to Slashdot's polls, at least MSNBC is being subtle about the way they cheat...
This is essentially the problem with the geek community in general: unless there's a common cause or enemy, geeks are too busy backstabbing each other. Everybody was backstabbing /. on k5 before it went down, but now that a script k1dd13 slammed k5, Slashdot is being all nice and friendly to it.
How long will Linux survive if Microsoft were to disappear? Or more on the spot, how long before RedHat/Linux becomes the next Enemy? People have already entered holy wars over VI, Emacs, KDE or Gnome...
I would not be surprised if Slashdot was somehow behind all this, and these articles supporting k5 are about proving in a smug, roundabout way, that Slashdot is better than Kuro5hin.
There won't be any /. readers on the streets when the IT downturn arrives, because there won't be a /. then. Rob and Jeff will go back to being losers without money, and will survive for two years by selling all their overpriced tech toys at a tenth of the initial price. The guy who will have won the Slashdot Cruiser will commit suicide by carbone monoxyde inhaling.
They're running out of stupid puns starting in 'GNU'.
Jean is too scared of children playing with nukes in their parents' basement to laugh at anybody!
I suspect viewpoints such as yours come from projecting one's own sorry life unto others when one knows nothing at all about them.
Don't worry... I'm still having a lot of fun seeing Slashbots cry in outrage at everything I post.
ThAT wASn'T ME I cAN bE StUPiD WIThoUT pOStING AnonYMOUSlY
It's Neal. And yeah, I'm bloody tired of Stephenson references after Snow Crash. I took the Slashdot nick a week after the book came out, and I can't change it now. I guess it's kinda like calling your Elvin in 1959.
User: Hello? You guys own Slashdot.org, right?
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I'd feel sorry for you, but I'm suspecting you frequently play network Q3 on a LAN and a 21"... Bastard. :)
So, the PHB has sprung a last-minute graveyard on you?
Wow... You just got moderated up for copying/pasting a 404. I'll be damned. Shoeboy, you're my hero!
Put a use of confidential information clause in their contract, and threaten to sue them to hell should they ever breach it.
Now, you may not like this. It's not pretty. But that's the way to do it. If you try to patch the system with a technical solution, they'll never respect it, because hackers figure if they can find a hole, it's their god-given right to exploit it. But trust me, every script kiddie gives up his tactics when he's slapped with a FBI (RCMP in Canada) search warrant and threats of legal action. Ditto with employees.
This way, you won't even have to bother with configuring your system. Just sue one guy as an example to others, that works well also. It may not be really cool; but trust me, it's effective.
M_0 = MP3.com's pre-trial money
U_0 = Universal's pre-trial money
C_0 = Courtney Love's pre-trial money
Universal wins over MP3:
M_1 = M_0 - 100M
U_1 = U_0 + 100M
C_1 = C_0
Courtney Love theoretically wins $10M over Universal:
M_2 = M1 = M_0 - 100M
U_2 = U_1 - 10M = U_0 + 90M
C_2 = C_1 + 10M = C_0 + 10M
And thus, we see clearly that Courtney Love's money comes directly from MP3.com's pockets, whether it went through Universal's pockets first.
Conclusion 1: Stealing from a thief only means a different thief gets the victim's money
Conclusion 2: Take your condescending attitude, and your "simple math", and stick them far up your ass.
Sure, go ahead, take me for an imbecile. It's certainly easier than arguing coherently. That's not what I said, and you know it.
Looking idiotic is my god-given right, and it's the last amusing thing left for me to do before I leave Slashdot once and for all. Not that their click-through rate will drop, and not that you or anyone else will give a fuck. But then again, neither will I.
Anyway, she's sueing for money won from MP3, so indirectly, she's taking this money from MP3.com. She's just sueing the middle-man.
In the light of this, does this mean she's suddenly a very crappy artist? Say, like Metallica and Dr. Dre?
Don't confuse political position with talent. That's a dangerous equation. Artists can still be assholes, and lamers can still have valid political opinions.
Oops, sorry. How does it feel to be cracked by a big company?
* Yeah, it's a Clerks reference.
Depends what kind of cheese.