Interesting. The one forum response from a Dropbox guy was not very satisfying.
we don't agree with the assertion that there is a security flaw -- dropbox is a perfectly safe place to store sensitive data. the article claims that an attacker would be able to gain access to a user's dropbox account if they are able to get physical access to the user's computer.
in reality, at the point an attacker has physical access to a computer, the security battle is already lost. the research claims dropbox is insecure because it is possible to copy authentication information straight from the user's hard drive. this 'flaw' exists with any service that uses cookies for authentication (practically every web service:) cookies are stored on your hard drive and are susceptible to all the same attacks mentioned by the research (i.e. a virus could steal your cookies and gain access to all your web services).
there are measures that can be taken to make it more difficult (though not impossible) to gain access to the authentication cookie which we'll consider in the future. that said, dropbox isn't any less secure than other web service.
Instead of the binary nature (it's signed by a CA or it's not) of current certs, how about assigning points to a cert based on how many, and what types of CAs concur as to its authenticity. For example, a cert for amazon.com signed only by government agencies, or only by one CA, could be trusted less than one where amazon.com has proven its identity to, say, Thawte, Verisign, and Comodo. The expense to smaller businesses might be a problem, though.
Additionally, solar radiation conditions affect transmission in a predictable, cyclic manner. Depending on latitude, the medium may be unusable for a lengthy period, during which alternate arrangements must be made.
Yes, the RFC's method has definite flaws. We set up a test network, then waited patiently until 3:06AM for perfect wind & cloud conditions before beginning our benchmarks. Nobody ever received a damned thing. Not one bip [binary puff]. We finally gave up an hour later.
One of the few good things about monopolies was that a company like AT&T could afford to fund Bell Labs without having to answer to angry shareholders as to why they were wasting money on foolish things like transistors and UNIX, and on eggheads like Claude Shannon.
Just before he pulps Lt. Boyle & Sgt. Pembry in The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter is listening to the Goldberg Variations. The aria, if memory serves.
They later learned that Driscoll had sold six of the stolen items at Gold Buyers of Pittsburgh for $250.
This is what is so maddening about these crimes. I do not know what the six stolen items were, but I'll bet that some of them had sentimental value to the owners far beyond the intrinsic value of the gold itself, and now they are likely gone forever.
Do they just close? Do they have a UPS/generator system that will carry them over? Is there a manual system for those who simply want to check out an old-school dead-tree book?
In general, students may transfer 60 credit hours from community colleges as part of the hours needed for their UF degrees, regardless of when these hours are earned, subject to university and college degree requirements. ... Junior-/senior-level (courses numbered 3000-4000) course requirements for the major must be completed at UF or, with permission of the studentâ(TM)s UF college, at another baccalaureate degree-granting institution. At least 25 percent of semester credit hours must be earned through instruction at the University of Florida.
One BIG problem with the for-profits is that once you start with them, you're stuck. As ITT-Tech puts it:
It is unlikely that any credits earned at an ITT Technical Institute will be transferable to or accepted by any institution other than an ITT Technical Institute.
At least with even a community college, there's a good chance that many or most of your earned credits, especially at the 100 or 200 level, will transfer.
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I pay my housekeeper and gardener by check. Neither of them accept credit cards, and it cuts down on the amount of cash I need to keep around.
And Girl Scout Cookies.
Yesterday it's near-space photography. Today it's Trojan Horses. They're up to something, I tell you.
I meant to say, "And on October 18th, Netcraft will confirm that OpenBSD has been dying for exactly 15 years."
And in just 6 months, we'll all be celebrating the 15th anniversary of the first official release of OpenBSD.
They lost points because the Managing Director RI Research is named Ponzi.
In the case of the Ital Florida, do you have any idea how they would go about unloading this mess without risking further collapse?
If I were the captain of this ship, I'd just dump the whole lot overboard and blame pirates.
Ken Thompson was once asked what he would do differently if he were redesigning the UNIX system. His reply: "I'd spell creat with an e."
--Kenneth Thompson
Yes. Why couldn't they come up with somebody more even handed, like Obama's IP Czar.
Instead of the binary nature (it's signed by a CA or it's not) of current certs, how about assigning points to a cert based on how many, and what types of CAs concur as to its authenticity. For example, a cert for amazon.com signed only by government agencies, or only by one CA, could be trusted less than one where amazon.com has proven its identity to, say, Thawte, Verisign, and Comodo. The expense to smaller businesses might be a problem, though.
Yes, the RFC's method has definite flaws. We set up a test network, then waited patiently until 3:06AM for perfect wind & cloud conditions before beginning our benchmarks. Nobody ever received a damned thing. Not one bip [binary puff]. We finally gave up an hour later.
It might be better to try it in Washington, DC. Especially if they're lucky enough to get this judge, a former RIAA lobbyist and pirate-chaser.
They were going to add it, but the World Taekwondo Federation, est. 1973, objected.
I would be happy if GV were to officially support SIP.
One of the few good things about monopolies was that a company like AT&T could afford to fund Bell Labs without having to answer to angry shareholders as to why they were wasting money on foolish things like transistors and UNIX, and on eggheads like Claude Shannon.
Just before he pulps Lt. Boyle & Sgt. Pembry in The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter is listening to the Goldberg Variations. The aria, if memory serves.
Add cameras. Take that, Street View!
This is what is so maddening about these crimes. I do not know what the six stolen items were, but I'll bet that some of them had sentimental value to the owners far beyond the intrinsic value of the gold itself, and now they are likely gone forever.
It's a government mandate. I think "Freedom Czar" would be more appropriate, in a surreal kind of way.
I wonder how they handle extended power outages.
Do they just close? Do they have a UPS/generator system that will carry them over? Is there a manual system for those who simply want to check out an old-school dead-tree book?
Does the first choice involve Rick Astley?
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At least with even a community college, there's a good chance that many or most of your earned credits, especially at the 100 or 200 level, will transfer.