I would have to respectfully disagree with your option in regards to humans working better as a group.
I have often felt that the individualistic drive, and in turn the resulting competition, conflicts, and all other associated factors have been one of the reasons why we (the human race) have been able to innovate in so many various fields at almost exponential rates.
When you have a mass of like minded, same goal-oriented individuals, the goal of outdoing someone working on the same area for personal recognition, or other persona gains (monetary) is truly a motivator that trumps cooperation without vision.
Good examples are things like the arms races, competing tech companies, etc, etc. These types of conflict or competition-oriented environments almost demand that innovation, invention, and extremely rapid creative thinking and development occur in order to stay in the running or at the top. Plus the motivation that someone else is always trying to take your place once you are "the best" helps keep people sharp as well.
I think a society of mindless drones would not have been much more advanced that we were whenever our species first started forming communities...some things would have developed over time, but I doubt at the pace that we have and continue to see today.
...that rather than any legitimate claims, SCO keeps trying to press the issue with companies who may be able to purchase them outright?
I really do wish I could see some justice being done regarding these clowns though. Aside from the blatant pump and dump fiascos, another issue with approaching Google now is the threat of what this type of issue could do to their IPO. Seriously, someone needs to slap SCO down for good as this circus has gone way beyond tolerable limits.
I agree about the lack of disclosure being a problem, and I suppose ultimately a bigger problem is laws like the DMCA which discourage the ability and to some extents the right of the consumer to examine a product which they own, etc.
I guess ultimately we both agree, the main area here being the lack of ability to scan or manipulate currency just does not bother me and most likely would never have come up in my day to day usage.
Guess what? The Photoshop block would not prevent many of the examples you went over, most all could be accomplished except the *exact efforts to duplicate an item of currency completely*.
Furthermore, on Slashdot, we are starting to see more and more people who think that they somehow need to be accounted to on how a particular company chooses to produce a product. It's pretty simple, if you don't like something a company is doing a la this Photoshop topic, express your opinion by not buying their products....use an alternative, etc. In the commerical world, the consumer spending is the primary and often times sole motivating factor in affecting how the company will act.
Your examples of automobiles and hammers emphasizes the point. If I had an issue with either of these products, I would not buy them. If I need the good old window smashing hammer, I would not buy one that would not allow this.
Please don't confuse my belief that a commercial entity is fully within their rights to produce their product however they would like with a belief that a governing body should have broader control over it's people. These are mutually exclusive subjects that many on these forums tend to blur together.
Here is my question to you...would you like a group of people telling you that you could not produce and sell your hammer that will not smash windows because they feel this product impairs their unalienable right to break glass (as opposed to letting the consumer market judge by purchasing or not purchasing your product)?
Guess I am up late and for some reason interested in this subject.
Looks like for the most part, the printing and copying "built-in" protection is an urban legend.
Do a Google search on the subject like this one: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UT F-8&oe =UTF-8&q=currency+counterfeit+prevention+in+copy+m achines+and+printers
And wade through the links if you want. From what I have seen, including an article from HP, the actual prevention measures are either not cost-effective to put into place or detract from standard use.
It does appear that micro print of printer/copier serial information in documents is a real feature though, but this is most likely only somewhat useful for trying to track the source of circulated phony money, not preventing the actual copying or spotting the copies with a casual glance.
This is interesting...and so typical of people looking a reason to get all flustered for the sake of just blustering against "Big Brother", et al....no matter how weak or baseless the reasons.
Security invasion? Privacy invasion? Where? This is not a case of Photoshop sending a report of your attempt to make a copy of currency, it's simply a step that Adobe is taking to try and help be one of the "good guys". I fail to see how you can claim that counterfeit efforts using cheap (comparitively), easily obtainable hardware and software is not a problem...especially when several news items have stated that this *is* in fact a rising problem. Literally less than a week ago I watched a story on the local news about convenience store owners being passed fake 20's that were only spotted when doing the daily books or readying the deposits. In a busy environment, the money duplication doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to pass a quick glance and feel like 1 of the 1000 some odd variations in currency texture from wear and tear (circulation). It clearly is a problem, and even if not epidemic, it is still a real and valid concern.
Yes, you can use GIMP or other programs to avoid this, yes there are far more sophisticated methods to making fake currency. Adobe has decided to take some form of action to do their part to not be a tool used for this.
Invasion of security and privacy? Again...where? Do you understand the meaning of these words?
I respect the decision made by Adobe, and refer to my original point...at this time, being that this only affects trying to copy currency, I see no legitimate complaint or impairment of functionality, or "invasion" of any kind.
Besides, on another level, if Adobe continues directing all of their attention towards preventing currency fraud, it means less effort on troublesome protection efforts that keep me from pirating their software.
I believe many photocopiers have somewhat similar detection and preventitive measures for people trying to copy U.S. currency (printers too I have heard).
Really this is one of those things that I know people will gripe about, but I cannot see a single real scenario where this truly makes a problem for anyone.
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I am not sure if you have checked out Webmin before, but it is a great control panel and can be made to have more granular and domain specific controls for users. With a tiny bit of effort in setting up each user as opposed to the RAQ interface, Webmin is a great solution. Personally there were so many little things that irritated me with the RAQ interface that the nice features could not make up for...but this is only opinion.
Everything else aside, especially considering this utter obession with Gates and Microsoft....was anyone else thinking that Oracle should maybe start producing their own Linux distro?
Acquire and back Redhat more? Branch off on their own distro? There are many possible routes.
I mean it seems that the one person who is completely crazed with "beating" Microsoft would be willing to put the kind of money and other resources into Linux that most open source fans cannot even imagine.... just a thought.
I have been saying for a while that RedHat's moves are annoying me, and I had been trying to find the best all around replacement *nix to work and play on. So far the best option has been OS X.
Big problem for me is I don't like the associated hardware costs, etc, etc.
It will probably never happen, but now is the best time I could see for Apple to release or prepare to release an x86 compatible OS X. People would go to it in droves. Especially as of late OS X is basically a good Unix distro with an awesome desktop. It appeals to both the technical and nontechnical crowd, and the only turn off from both is the pricing and lock-in factors on hardware.
Come on Apple, this is your chance to swoop in and make a bigger dent than ever before!
You know, I have seen these common themes on so many articles/discussion about free software and have meant to throw in my 2 bits for a while, but after reading this comment, I finally feel motivated enough to do so.
I use both Windows and Unix-based operating systems as part of my job and on my own time. I love both just as much as I hate both for different reasons, and I cannot stress enough that "free" software (as in no charge) as well as open source software are probably two of the greatest things ever....but there is a catch.
For every person who wants *all* software to be free, and wonders why people won't use free software, there are actually many reasons:
1) An open source product, especially free, is not required to provide any support whatsoever, and you are more than likely to be told to fsck off if you ask for help from the wrong developer or project.
Granted, most of the communities supporting software I enjoy have been very helpful and friendly, rivaling many commercial products' support structures, but there have been many cases where the developer(s) just ignore you or in some cases go off on you for daring to bother them or ask for support.
This leads to the next point...
2) The biggest advantage a consumer has when dealing with a commercial piece of software is that their dollars are influential...end of story. If a bug is complained about enough, or a feature is asked for enough, it *will* be handled, because the companies developing and supporting the software in question are compelled to satisfy their paying customers, because the continued sucess of the company is tied to their revenue. An open source/free product has no such needs, and can be dropped or frozen completely at the drop of a hat...true this happens with commerical software, but at least with Windows as an example..sure no more support for Win98, but there is the option to upgrade to the newer versions of Windows and the same support will be in place. With an open source project, you will almost ALWAYS have to upgrade for support on the current iteration, or the project may just disappear.
3)I can't help it...if all software was free, how would the developers really make money? You can cry "support fees" and things like this but come on...the reality is the IT monkey/admin/whatever will end up supporting things 9 times out of 10. In this world of free everything, the developers primary source of income (revenue from sales, upgrades, licensing) just vanishes. Hell, why don't doctors, lawyers, mechanics, teachers, gas station attendents work for free? And we can all provide or services and goods to each other to for the good of the whole.
This is called a utopia and the human race has proven time and time again it simpy cannot or will not function this way.
With that said, I have no solution as to the best way to do things....what I personally do is as follows:
I use a lot of open source/free software for work and play
I pirate a commercial/non-free product on my own time, learn how to use it or play with it, but if I ever use the software for any commericial use (past learning or playing around), I buy a legit licensed copy or have my company buy it.
Yes, that's right I admit that I will get a warez version of whatever I want to play with to satisfy my hobby or learning phase, but I dont dare use it past that without paying for a legit version. Unfortunately just like the utopia option failing, people have proven too many times this "honor system" method does not work either....thus forcing me to risk an illegal act to learn or play with something so I don't blow several thousand on a piece of software that does not meet my needs, or that will ever be of use to me.
Finally, if the price of the software in question is outside of my range, then I shop for another option...another point of the purchasing power commercial software has.
Oh well, I'll probably get flamed or modded down to nothing on this post, but I just can't stand
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I tend to agree. I am currently going back to school while working, and not only do I use USB drives and see them in use at work all the time now, but I also have been noticing them used more and more by students in the computer labs. Most of the workstations in our labs are fairly current Dell machins with front-facing USB ports, and this has been one of the most common transfer methods I have seen.
I'd love for them to catch on even more, and hopefully go past the 1 gig storage limit....my only fear is these mini-drives are even easier to lose than floppies, CD's, etc....so I would dread the day I lose my 2 gigs of stuff I felt I had to keep with me, bckups or not.
On a side note for any admins out there, my favorite use so far has been keeping my password lists and related sensitive information gpg encrypted on the pen drive, with the binaries for Windows and Unix variants I work with....this is great for traveling and still being able to get work done.
Any brave souls out there already applied this yet? I am looking at about 100 Win2K boxes that will potentially need this...so anyone with feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I've never fully understood the point of this argument.
To break it into the absolute simplest of terms, for hydrogen fuel production you need water and electricity.
Ok next, we need a LOT of electricity...and this is the part I just don't get.
SOLAR PANELS WIND GENERATION HYDRO ELECTRIC GENERATION (which seems best because it's both the water supply and generating the electricity).
I see no problems with manufacture or distribution, water can be found almost anywhere, solar power and other enviro-friendly power generation options are everywhere too.
I must be missing something HUGE because I can't be the only person who would've thought of this.
That or oil companies are slowly trying to fund their own BS to avoid change.
I am only 26 years old, but about a year ago, but a year or two ago it dawned on me that in less than 10 years I would probably have to deal with all of the snide ass comments that I had made towards anyone 30 or older.
That was a very interesting insight, and also a bit depressing.
The next thing I realized is why the older guys just smile at the young punks making those asinine comments....they've learned the cycle of irony.:)
You know, I am really torn as to whether or not this is a troll or if you genuinely believe the points listed in your rant.
Aside from all the "dot com days arrogance sucked" redundant grand standing, do you truly believe that information security is limited to port scanning a publicly accessible machine or running an IDS? If so you are so sorely mistaken it is almost funny.
Many people who criticize the need for security professionals or companies tend to fall back on that argument. It's as if the whole of data storage and accessibility revolves around web services and related public utilities. Here's a news flash for you...most security compromises come from within the organization compromised. *Real* security professionals realize that security policies for a corporate environment are just as important to implement and enforce as a general HR policy for employee behavior or procedures.
Sadly, we still have not gotten fully to the point on either side where information security is treated as anything more than an burdensome expense or luxury. As companies rely on technology more and more, you will see the typical disgruntled employee behavior evolve from standard stealing the stapler or damage equipment to demagnetizing backup or live data media, purposefully introducing virii into the work place, and every manner of IP theft imaginable (I am lumping customer data and related info in with standard technical IP).
You are correct in that in many ways security companies today seem to be welling up like MCSE's and web design firms in the 90s, and yes....many will implode or otherwise fail. But do not make any mistake...information security is going to only increase it's importance as technology increases in it's commonality or operational dependence for day to day businesses.
Wow, now I am ranting like you....let me leave you with some extrmely simple thoughts on areas that a professional security consultant/company/officer would deal with:
1) User access management and permission levels. Do you know how many companies, almost up to large corporations have lax passwords with presidents using passwords like "money" or rotation schemes where the password for this same resident is "money1", "money2", etc, etc? And do you also know how many employees in small to mid size companies have secretaries with well nigh Administrator/Root level access because their boss keeps forgetting his password and the quick fix is to let the sec. reset? Even better, do you know how often passwords are still written down on paper and taped to a monitor? (I have personally seen this in BANKS, HOSPITALS, and MILITARY BASES).
2) If you have a datacenter of any kind, even if a small room just housing the 4-5 servers your small company uses...is the door locked? Does anything prevent anyone, including an absolute stranger from walking into this room and directly accessing machines?
3) how much data is stored on local machines that is sensitive? how easy is it for someone to walk away with copies (again, countless institutions have CD burners on workstations as part of a standard deal). Are any policies maintained to prevent persons with access to secure data from making copies and transporting in an out of the facility?
4) does the company have any in house apps? Especially with web based intranet apps, I have seen time and time again code that allows me to pass a flag like "UID=400" and suddently I'm a payroll admin! That goes back to the sabotage from within issue, but there are many other concerns which makes code auditing important.
5) in keeping with some of the other points, logging of physical and data access...is it being done? Who is accountable for something done at 2am on Saturday night. Who came in the building...can the login used be confirmed to have been used by the login id in question...etc, etc.
There is so very much more to the security field than what you seem to think and far more than the few examples I just provided. You are totally right, a
I only ask because I cannot imagine anyone in computer forensics not being aware of or using debugfs to undelete files deleted in an ext2 environment (ext3 is a whole other store and nothing short of a disk editor program has seemed viable so far).
So actually two things. One if the original poster has a link for the Foundstone tool, I'd like to see it. If anyone has a link for some good deletion recovery for ext3 systems or XFS for that matter, I'd really like to see that.
Oh damn, your still right...it's an AMD powered rocket. Sad attempt at humor ruined...aborting!
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Not to be confused with "PHP Developer's Cookbook" (ISBN: 0672323257 - Publisher: Pearson Education) which is a very well regarded reference for PHP. Just wanted to avoid confusion and suggest the book at the same time. There seems to be a flood of PHP/MySQL books out there, or people are just getting around to reviewing them....not sure.
You know what I have been waiting for? Ximian Evolution for Windows. I don't know what I could personally do to contribute to this endeavor short of purchasing such a product or donating to the port....but that would be a completey sweet alternative...I love running Evolution on Linux machines, and I wish there was a convenient installer for Windows.
* btw - if there is a port and I am just not aware of it, someone please let me know.
Are you trying to somehow use pictures of a couple of possible pederasts hanging out with what appears to me to be a girl with a mild case of Down's as somehow superior to a collection of white Urkels hanging with Linus?
For some reason while reading your post I kept thinking about that line in Wargames when the computer states the only way to win is not to play.
You are exactly right.
But what's really funny is that the other mental age perception I see in Slashdot is that 5 year old's taking cheap pot shots are followed up by arrogant ass clowns....kind of like really bright adolescents who want to lord how smart they think they are to all who can listen or read while wondering why jocks are beating them mercilessly and the ooposite sex regards them on the same level as STDs.
It's amazing how overly serious people are about something as stupid as a message board.
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I would have to respectfully disagree with your option in regards to humans working better as a group.
I have often felt that the individualistic drive, and in turn the resulting competition, conflicts, and all other associated factors have been one of the reasons why we (the human race) have been able to innovate in so many various fields at almost exponential rates.
When you have a mass of like minded, same goal-oriented individuals, the goal of outdoing someone working on the same area for personal recognition, or other persona gains (monetary) is truly a motivator that trumps cooperation without vision.
Good examples are things like the arms races, competing tech companies, etc, etc. These types of conflict or competition-oriented environments almost demand that innovation, invention, and extremely rapid creative thinking and development occur in order to stay in the running or at the top. Plus the motivation that someone else is always trying to take your place once you are "the best" helps keep people sharp as well.
I think a society of mindless drones would not have been much more advanced that we were whenever our species first started forming communities...some things would have developed over time, but I doubt at the pace that we have and continue to see today.
...that rather than any legitimate claims, SCO keeps trying to press the issue with companies who may be able to purchase them outright?
I really do wish I could see some justice being done regarding these clowns though. Aside from the blatant pump and dump fiascos, another issue with approaching Google now is the threat of what this type of issue could do to their IPO. Seriously, someone needs to slap SCO down for good as this circus has gone way beyond tolerable limits.
I agree about the lack of disclosure being a problem, and I suppose ultimately a bigger problem is laws like the DMCA which discourage the ability and to some extents the right of the consumer to examine a product which they own, etc.
I guess ultimately we both agree, the main area here being the lack of ability to scan or manipulate currency just does not bother me and most likely would never have come up in my day to day usage.
Again, this is just over inflating an argument.
Guess what? The Photoshop block would not prevent many of the examples you went over, most all could be accomplished except the *exact efforts to duplicate an item of currency completely*.
Furthermore, on Slashdot, we are starting to see more and more people who think that they somehow need to be accounted to on how a particular company chooses to produce a product. It's pretty simple, if you don't like something a company is doing a la this Photoshop topic, express your opinion by not buying their products....use an alternative, etc. In the commerical world, the consumer spending is the primary and often times sole motivating factor in affecting how the company will act.
Your examples of automobiles and hammers emphasizes the point. If I had an issue with either of these products, I would not buy them. If I need the good old window smashing hammer, I would not buy one that would not allow this.
Please don't confuse my belief that a commercial entity is fully within their rights to produce their product however they would like with a belief that a governing body should have broader control over it's people. These are mutually exclusive subjects that many on these forums tend to blur together.
Here is my question to you...would you like a group of people telling you that you could not produce and sell your hammer that will not smash windows because they feel this product impairs their unalienable right to break glass (as opposed to letting the consumer market judge by purchasing or not purchasing your product)?
Guess I am up late and for some reason interested in this subject.
T F-8&oe =UTF-8&q=currency+counterfeit+prevention+in+copy+m achines+and+printers
Looks like for the most part, the printing and copying "built-in" protection is an urban legend.
Do a Google search on the subject like this one:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=U
And wade through the links if you want. From what I have seen, including an article from HP, the actual prevention measures are either not cost-effective to put into place or detract from standard use.
It does appear that micro print of printer/copier serial information in documents is a real feature though, but this is most likely only somewhat useful for trying to track the source of circulated phony money, not preventing the actual copying or spotting the copies with a casual glance.
This is interesting...and so typical of people looking a reason to get all flustered for the sake of just blustering against "Big Brother", et al....no matter how weak or baseless the reasons.
Security invasion? Privacy invasion? Where? This is not a case of Photoshop sending a report of your attempt to make a copy of currency, it's simply a step that Adobe is taking to try and help be one of the "good guys". I fail to see how you can claim that counterfeit efforts using cheap (comparitively), easily obtainable hardware and software is not a problem...especially when several news items have stated that this *is* in fact a rising problem. Literally less than a week ago I watched a story on the local news about convenience store owners being passed fake 20's that were only spotted when doing the daily books or readying the deposits. In a busy environment, the money duplication doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to pass a quick glance and feel like 1 of the 1000 some odd variations in currency texture from wear and tear (circulation). It clearly is a problem, and even if not epidemic, it is still a real and valid concern.
Yes, you can use GIMP or other programs to avoid this, yes there are far more sophisticated methods to making fake currency. Adobe has decided to take some form of action to do their part to not be a tool used for this.
Invasion of security and privacy? Again...where? Do you understand the meaning of these words?
I respect the decision made by Adobe, and refer to my original point...at this time, being that this only affects trying to copy currency, I see no legitimate complaint or impairment of functionality, or "invasion" of any kind.
Besides, on another level, if Adobe continues directing all of their attention towards preventing currency fraud, it means less effort on troublesome protection efforts that keep me from pirating their software.
oops...did I just type that?
I believe many photocopiers have somewhat similar detection and preventitive measures for people trying to copy U.S. currency (printers too I have heard). Really this is one of those things that I know people will gripe about, but I cannot see a single real scenario where this truly makes a problem for anyone.
I am not sure if you have checked out Webmin before, but it is a great control panel and can be made to have more granular and domain specific controls for users. With a tiny bit of effort in setting up each user as opposed to the RAQ interface, Webmin is a great solution. Personally there were so many little things that irritated me with the RAQ interface that the nice features could not make up for...but this is only opinion.
Everything else aside, especially considering this utter obession with Gates and Microsoft....was anyone else thinking that Oracle should maybe start producing their own Linux distro?
Acquire and back Redhat more? Branch off on their own distro? There are many possible routes.
I mean it seems that the one person who is completely crazed with "beating" Microsoft would be willing to put the kind of money and other resources into Linux that most open source fans cannot even imagine.... just a thought.
I have been saying for a while that RedHat's moves are annoying me, and I had been trying to find the best all around replacement *nix to work and play on. So far the best option has been OS X.
Big problem for me is I don't like the associated hardware costs, etc, etc.
It will probably never happen, but now is the best time I could see for Apple to release or prepare to release an x86 compatible OS X. People would go to it in droves. Especially as of late OS X is basically a good Unix distro with an awesome desktop. It appeals to both the technical and nontechnical crowd, and the only turn off from both is the pricing and lock-in factors on hardware.
Come on Apple, this is your chance to swoop in and make a bigger dent than ever before!
You know, I have seen these common themes on so many articles/discussion about free software and have meant to throw in my 2 bits for a while, but after reading this comment, I finally feel motivated enough to do so.
I use both Windows and Unix-based operating systems as part of my job and on my own time. I love both just as much as I hate both for different reasons, and I cannot stress enough that "free" software (as in no charge) as well as open source software are probably two of the greatest things ever....but there is a catch.
For every person who wants *all* software to be free, and wonders why people won't use free software, there are actually many reasons:
1) An open source product, especially free, is not required to provide any support whatsoever, and you are more than likely to be told to fsck off if you ask for help from the wrong developer or project.
Granted, most of the communities supporting software I enjoy have been very helpful and friendly, rivaling many commercial products' support structures, but there have been many cases where the developer(s) just ignore you or in some cases go off on you for daring to bother them or ask for support.
This leads to the next point...
2) The biggest advantage a consumer has when dealing with a commercial piece of software is that their dollars are influential...end of story. If a bug is complained about enough, or a feature is asked for enough, it *will* be handled, because the companies developing and supporting the software in question are compelled to satisfy their paying customers, because the continued sucess of the company is tied to their revenue. An open source/free product has no such needs, and can be dropped or frozen completely at the drop of a hat...true this happens with commerical software, but at least with Windows as an example..sure no more support for Win98, but there is the option to upgrade to the newer versions of Windows and the same support will be in place. With an open source project, you will almost ALWAYS have to upgrade for support on the current iteration, or the project may just disappear.
3)I can't help it...if all software was free, how would the developers really make money? You can cry "support fees" and things like this but come on...the reality is the IT monkey/admin/whatever will end up supporting things 9 times out of 10. In this world of free everything, the developers primary source of income (revenue from sales, upgrades, licensing) just vanishes. Hell, why don't doctors, lawyers, mechanics, teachers, gas station attendents work for free? And we can all provide or services and goods to each other to for the good of the whole.
This is called a utopia and the human race has proven time and time again it simpy cannot or will not function this way.
With that said, I have no solution as to the best way to do things....what I personally do is as follows:
I use a lot of open source/free software for work and play
I pirate a commercial/non-free product on my own time, learn how to use it or play with it, but if I ever use the software for any commericial use (past learning or playing around), I buy a legit licensed copy or have my company buy it.
Yes, that's right I admit that I will get a warez version of whatever I want to play with to satisfy my hobby or learning phase, but I dont dare use it past that without paying for a legit version. Unfortunately just like the utopia option failing, people have proven too many times this "honor system" method does not work either....thus forcing me to risk an illegal act to learn or play with something so I don't blow several thousand on a piece of software that does not meet my needs, or that will ever be of use to me.
Finally, if the price of the software in question is outside of my range, then I shop for another option...another point of the purchasing power commercial software has.
Oh well, I'll probably get flamed or modded down to nothing on this post, but I just can't stand
I tend to agree. I am currently going back to school while working, and not only do I use USB drives and see them in use at work all the time now, but I also have been noticing them used more and more by students in the computer labs. Most of the workstations in our labs are fairly current Dell machins with front-facing USB ports, and this has been one of the most common transfer methods I have seen.
I'd love for them to catch on even more, and hopefully go past the 1 gig storage limit....my only fear is these mini-drives are even easier to lose than floppies, CD's, etc....so I would dread the day I lose my 2 gigs of stuff I felt I had to keep with me, bckups or not.
On a side note for any admins out there, my favorite use so far has been keeping my password lists and related sensitive information gpg encrypted on the pen drive, with the binaries for Windows and Unix variants I work with....this is great for traveling and still being able to get work done.
Any brave souls out there already applied this yet? I am looking at about 100 Win2K boxes that will potentially need this...so anyone with feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Fair enough. 2% it is.....YES WE ONLY USE 2% of our brain!!! Happier now?
You don't understand marketing.
The point isn't that everyone knows who they are...AOL is aware that goal was acheived.
They don't want anyone to forget.
I've never fully understood the point of this argument.
To break it into the absolute simplest of terms, for hydrogen fuel production you need water and electricity.
Ok next, we need a LOT of electricity...and this is the part I just don't get.
SOLAR PANELS
WIND GENERATION
HYDRO ELECTRIC GENERATION (which seems best because it's both the water supply and generating the electricity).
I see no problems with manufacture or distribution, water can be found almost anywhere, solar power and other enviro-friendly power generation options are everywhere too.
I must be missing something HUGE because I can't be the only person who would've thought of this.
That or oil companies are slowly trying to fund their own BS to avoid change.
I am only 26 years old, but about a year ago, but a year or two ago it dawned on me that in less than 10 years I would probably have to deal with all of the snide ass comments that I had made towards anyone 30 or older.
:)
That was a very interesting insight, and also a bit depressing.
The next thing I realized is why the older guys just smile at the young punks making those asinine comments....they've learned the cycle of irony.
You know, I am really torn as to whether or not this is a troll or if you genuinely believe the points listed in your rant.
Aside from all the "dot com days arrogance sucked" redundant grand standing, do you truly believe that information security is limited to port scanning a publicly accessible machine or running an IDS? If so you are so sorely mistaken it is almost funny.
Many people who criticize the need for security professionals or companies tend to fall back on that argument. It's as if the whole of data storage and accessibility revolves around web services and related public utilities. Here's a news flash for you...most security compromises come from within the organization compromised. *Real* security professionals realize that security policies for a corporate environment are just as important to implement and enforce as a general HR policy for employee behavior or procedures.
Sadly, we still have not gotten fully to the point on either side where information security is treated as anything more than an burdensome expense or luxury. As companies rely on technology more and more, you will see the typical disgruntled employee behavior evolve from standard stealing the stapler or damage equipment to demagnetizing backup or live data media, purposefully introducing virii into the work place, and every manner of IP theft imaginable (I am lumping customer data and related info in with standard technical IP).
You are correct in that in many ways security companies today seem to be welling up like MCSE's and web design firms in the 90s, and yes....many will implode or otherwise fail. But do not make any mistake...information security is going to only increase it's importance as technology increases in it's commonality or operational dependence for day to day businesses.
Wow, now I am ranting like you....let me leave you with some extrmely simple thoughts on areas that a professional security consultant/company/officer would deal with:
1) User access management and permission levels. Do you know how many companies, almost up to large corporations have lax passwords with presidents using passwords like "money" or rotation schemes where the password for this same resident is "money1", "money2", etc, etc? And do you also know how many employees in small to mid size companies have secretaries with well nigh Administrator/Root level access because their boss keeps forgetting his password and the quick fix is to let the sec. reset? Even better, do you know how often passwords are still written down on paper and taped to a monitor? (I have personally seen this in BANKS, HOSPITALS, and MILITARY BASES).
2) If you have a datacenter of any kind, even if a small room just housing the 4-5 servers your small company uses...is the door locked? Does anything prevent anyone, including an absolute stranger from walking into this room and directly accessing machines?
3) how much data is stored on local machines that is sensitive? how easy is it for someone to walk away with copies (again, countless institutions have CD burners on workstations as part of a standard deal). Are any policies maintained to prevent persons with access to secure data from making copies and transporting in an out of the facility?
4) does the company have any in house apps? Especially with web based intranet apps, I have seen time and time again code that allows me to pass a flag like "UID=400" and suddently I'm a payroll admin! That goes back to the sabotage from within issue, but there are many other concerns which makes code auditing important.
5) in keeping with some of the other points, logging of physical and data access...is it being done? Who is accountable for something done at 2am on Saturday night. Who came in the building...can the login used be confirmed to have been used by the login id in question...etc, etc.
There is so very much more to the security field than what you seem to think and far more than the few examples I just provided. You are totally right, a
Do you have a link for this tool?
I only ask because I cannot imagine anyone in computer forensics not being aware of or using debugfs to undelete files deleted in an ext2 environment (ext3 is a whole other store and nothing short of a disk editor program has seemed viable so far).
So actually two things. One if the original poster has a link for the Foundstone tool, I'd like to see it. If anyone has a link for some good deletion recovery for ext3 systems or XFS for that matter, I'd really like to see that.
Read the fscking article man. The damned rocket system includes an AMD proc. What do you think is providing the heat for fuel combustion???
Boot guidance system, wait 15 miutes, heat exhaust ignites fuel.
Oh damn, your still right...it's an AMD powered rocket. Sad attempt at humor ruined...aborting!
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You know what I have been waiting for? Ximian Evolution for Windows. I don't know what I could personally do to contribute to this endeavor short of purchasing such a product or donating to the port....but that would be a completey sweet alternative...I love running Evolution on Linux machines, and I wish there was a convenient installer for Windows.
* btw - if there is a port and I am just not aware of it, someone please let me know.
I can't help it, I have to ask.
Are you trying to somehow use pictures of a couple of possible pederasts hanging out with what appears to me to be a girl with a mild case of Down's as somehow superior to a collection of white Urkels hanging with Linus?
For some reason while reading your post I kept thinking about that line in Wargames when the computer states the only way to win is not to play.
You are exactly right. But what's really funny is that the other mental age perception I see in Slashdot is that 5 year old's taking cheap pot shots are followed up by arrogant ass clowns....kind of like really bright adolescents who want to lord how smart they think they are to all who can listen or read while wondering why jocks are beating them mercilessly and the ooposite sex regards them on the same level as STDs. It's amazing how overly serious people are about something as stupid as a message board.
I know of one company that gave itself away because of zlib vulnerabilties.....