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  1. Re:Risky business on Risk Management - A Cautionary Tale · · Score: 1

    If it's at will employment, they can harp on any mistakes the employee made as an excuse to terminate them. People have been fired just because someone in upper management didn't like them.

  2. Some suggestions on Handling Viruses in an Uncontrolled Network? · · Score: 1

    -Perform Risk Management on the the network

    -Develop a recovery plan for virus attacks

    -Develop security policies and enforce them

    -Use a combined IDS

    -Set virus protection to automatically update and have an update server

    -Use a vulnerability scanner to check client machines

    -Have an update server push updates to Windows Automatic Update on client machines

    -Block viral attachments such as *.pif at your gateway

    -For spyware and adware, have users install a Trojan scanner such as Trojan Hunter. Spybot and Adware

    are NOT enough as their trojan detection capabilities are limited at best. Also, put a shortcut on their desktops

    to the Trend Micro Housecall website as Trend Micro is good at detecting adware and spyware trojans

    -Shut off unnecessary services including file and printer sharing

    -Install personal firewalls on client machines to supplement the network's hardened firewall

    -Setup VLANs and MAC filtering to prevent client machines from communicating with other machines on other VLANs

  3. Longhorn program comments on Comments are More Important than Code · · Score: 1

    If BSOD
    then
    do.reboot
    'When are we going to offer users
    'the ability to change the color?
    else
    do.eat "\Device\RAM\ALL DIMMS"
    'Damn this is some bloated shit
    end If

  4. Security Option now available on 64-Bit Windows Releases Now Available · · Score: 1

    There's an option in the Athlon64 that's called Buffer Overflow Protection I think? Anyway, if I remember right, having 64-bit Windows allows this opiton to be enabled. That would provide some additional security. I'm not sure of its effectiveness, though.

  5. It's not that sophisticated on Software V-Chip for PC Games? · · Score: 1

    I downloaded it and installed it. It adds an entry to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr ent Version\Run It puts a folder on the desktop for administrator that has shortcuts to uninstall and run the program. And of course, it asks for a password when you try to uninstall it.

    It's not a driver or a service like I had suspected. It's just an executable. Oh and if you try to exit it, it turns the screen black and has a box asking if you want to restart windows, logoff windows and there was another option.

    It scans your hard drive for folders and executables. Pinball had an ESRB rating. And naturally, solitaire, minesweep and hearts were unrated. It missed a couple of super mario clones I had. I didn't expect it to find them anyway.

  6. Re:Won't Stop a Computer Litereate Kid on Software V-Chip for PC Games? · · Score: 1

    So either you're running 2000/XP with FAT32 or you have an NTFS driver for DOS.

  7. If you like fruit juice on Fat Geeks Healthier Than You Thought · · Score: 1

    Make sure that it's 100% fruit juice. That's natural sugar. You'd be suprised how some fruit juices are only 10% juice. That means that they probably have high fructose corn syrup.

  8. Re:Suggest they un-integrate IE on New IE7 Information Announced · · Score: 1

    If you go to C:\Windows\Inf, you'll find a file called "ie.inf". Right click on it and go to "install". That will restore IE to its original state.

    I wish that MS had included a standalone version with XP. Windows 2000 had one. It had the repair option which really came in handy.

  9. Re:Suggest they un-integrate IE on New IE7 Information Announced · · Score: 1

    Actually, Windows will work without IE. 98lite is proof of this. It's IE's shared files that programs need.

  10. Re:Okay now... on Michael Robertson Says Root is Safe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I totally agree with you about privilege levels. I was all about running as a non-privileged user. That was until realism and idealism clashed. Some programs literally won't work right without for example administrator rights on Windows. In the corporate environment, at least the Windows corporate environment, there are too many programs that need administrator privileges. Without Administrator rights, Citrix Client will open, try to initiate a session, fail and then close without error.

    While this is a Windows problem, it can result in a misconception that could end up being applied to other platforms. If people are used to using administrator privileges because of programs requiring them, they might think that they'll have to do the same on Linux and other systems. Avoiding Microsoft's mistakes is one thing. Undoing its influence is another.

  11. Security holes on Pros and Cons of Firefox Critically Evaluated? · · Score: 1

    Symantec said that Firefox has had more security holes than IE in the last six months. But who has more security holes on average?

  12. It raises a definite issue on Congress Debates Anti-Spyware Bill · · Score: 1

    How exactly does one define spyware without alienating the enterprise environment? Some people might say that programs like Altiris Carbon Copy are spyware because they allow your machine to be remotely controlled without your knowledge. But at the same time, it's the company's right to use that software. The same is true for Altiris Agent. It transmits information about your machine without your knowledge. But the reason for this transmission is not malicious. It's for asset management and deployment. Congress needs to understand the difference between spyware and remote management tools.

  13. Hes' on a major label on Trent Reznor Challenges Music Norms · · Score: 1

    That's almost never a good sign. There are the elite few that are strong enough to keep it together while being on major labels. But most tend to fall apart and sell out.

  14. Re:Could someone clarify? Registry hack or patch? on XP Service Pack 2 Breaks FireWire · · Score: 2, Informative

    From the Microsoft link for the update: After, you install this update, if you add a host controller for a new 1394 device to your computer, you must add or modify the SidSpeed entry in the Windows registry for the new 1394 host controller. To do this, follow these steps:

  15. Re:Why are you complaining now? on XP Service Pack 2 Breaks FireWire · · Score: 1

    Many companies won't install new service packs right away. They want time to test them and SP2 can break alot of applications. The delay also allows time for other issues to be resolved before the service pack is installed.

  16. That's weird on Recovering Domains from Negligent Registrars? · · Score: 1

    Register.com will keep a domain for 70 days after it expires in case the owner wants to reclaim it.

    Have you tried reporting them to the Better Business Bureau?

  17. Solution or complication? on Microsoft Researchers on Stopping Spam · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Is there really such a thing as a solution to spam? For every new technique that is developed, the spammers will find a way to circumvent it. Spam is a multi-million dollar business. I'd go so far as to say that it's a science. At least, the spammers seem to have it down to a science.

    Trying to find a solution to spam is an idea in the eyes of experts and analysts. But to spammers, it's a road block that they must work around to stay in business.
    Spamming techniques will no doubt end up as signatures in spam filters that are not unlike those signatures used by IDS and virus scanners. The experts don't seem to understand that if there's a will, there's a way. And the spam will just keep coming in another form or by some other technique. All that can be done is to keep up with changing techniques and patterns and treat spam for what is truly is -- an attack vector.

  18. Why did they threaten police action? on Best Buy Has Man Arrested for Using $2 Bills · · Score: 1

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but the matter was civil, not criminal. I would think at best, he'd face a civil suit where Best Buy would sue him for the money that he "owed".

  19. BSODs during install on Ready or Not, Here Comes Service Pack 2 · · Score: 1

    The BSODs that could occur during software install would be limited to those programs that install some sort of driver (ring 0). Antivirus software, firewall software, CD-Burning software would all be *theoretically* susceptible. Of course, this also means that games which install the infamous anti-piracy/DRM driver could be affected.

  20. It's like anything else on Feds Hack Wireless Network in 3 Minutes · · Score: 1

    People saw wireless as being cool and convenient and dove right into it without thinking of the consequences. It's just like people getting onto the Internet for the first time. It's so cool and neat to them. But they don't understand what they're getting themselves into. It's not just a convenience. There's serious security considerations that have to be made. Just because wireless makes connections easier and more convenient, doesn't mean that people should just embrace it.

  21. Re:I'm shocked! on Mozilla / Firefox Memory Exposure Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    Here's the definition of qualitative http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=qualitati ve

    Here's the definition of quantitive http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=quantitiv e
    I hope this doesn't exceed your fourth grade reading level.

  22. Re:I'm shocked! on Mozilla / Firefox Memory Exposure Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    I didn't think that they were qualitative. I thought that they were quantitive. You do know what those two words mean, don't you? Obviously the person that modded you up is a fucking moron just like you. You don't even have the fucking balls to post a name you fucking pussy.

  23. Re:I'm shocked! on Mozilla / Firefox Memory Exposure Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    So what are you saying? They're quantitive? If that's true, then his argument has no basis.

  24. Re:I'm shocked! on Mozilla / Firefox Memory Exposure Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    Are you implying that version numbers are qualitative?

  25. Re:I'm shocked! on Mozilla / Firefox Memory Exposure Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    Who has more developers and resources: Mozilla or Microsoft?