Does it really matter how secure a password is if the user is susceptible to phishing?
So what if the analysis shows that 99% of MySpace passwords are "very secure" - all of the passwords in question were obtained through phishing so the accounts have been compromised regardless!
It's like forcing people to change their passwords so often that they resort to writing them on post-it notes on their monitor. Security is more than just the strength of your password.
Well we better all use one operating system too - Linux and MacOS impede investagations!
Lets not stop with computers though - we should fold all car manufacturers into one company which only makes one model so when doing crash investigations its much easier to tell what happened since the specifications of the one car are well known.
If these "investigators" are having trouble finding simple files maybe they should find another job. Is this like having a 16 year old who just got his license teaching a defensive driving course?
So they are being sued because they "helped train him to kill"??
So should we sue the government for every shellshocked soldier who comes back home from a war-zone and robs a store / kills his wife?
Besides the fact that this game is obviously intended for entertainment and not as a homicidal training device the argument itself is stupid. Take responsibility for yourown actions - enough with the BS scapegoating already.
Shouldn't MSN work on figuring out how to send offline messages like ICQ has been able to do for years?
Sure you can go jump through hoops and crank out an email but if we're going to be that backwards couldn't MSN at least automatically send an email from whatever you type in the window?
There's nothing more annoying than losing a message because someone went offline / net problems.
Also on a side note - why is it that (my copy at least) MSN won't log history until you close the window? If I get some messages and the computer crashes (thanks microsoft) at least my ICQ messages are still there waiting for me when I reboot.
Oh wait I forgot MSN has pretty pictures!! Form over function!!!:D
A decision so obvious as this really needs to be appreciated. Whats next? Are we going to jail FORD execs as accessories because they provided the means for the getaway for some bank robbers?
Well at least intelligent rulings like this are a step in the right direction.
I have seen some people suggest going after the end company rather than the spammer themselves (as i'd say that often times the company itself is not doing the spamming - but rather a 3rd party takes care of that). If we do this than I can see a huge potential for abuse. Say you have a grudge against some company - or they are your competition and you want to hit them where it hurts.. rent-a-spammer and write up fake marketing emails from that company. Then call them on it.
Now how do we know if an ad is legit or being used in some sort of "return to sender" attack where they are just being set up to get a hefty fine even though they had no idea these ads were circulating?
If you had the root password lying around on post-it notes - would anyone say it was linux's sexurity flaw? No.
Its the same issue here. The fingerprint scanner works exactly as its supposed to. It recognizes fingerprints. The fact that people live fingerprints all over the place is not a design flaw of the readers - they are only going their job - it is a flaw of the concept of fingerprint security. I'm not sure why this is news. Doesn't EVERYONE know that they leave fingerprints lying around? If you make a copy of a fingerprint how is a scanner supposed to know if its real or not? It just does what it was designed to do - recognize the prints. Now if you could fool these things with the wrong prints (say it auths you when you are not supposed to be authed) THEN it is a flaw with the scanners.
But a segment is just a collection of 1's and 0's which (since they are only part of a whole) really don't mean that much. I'm sure its theoretically possible that you could compress a big file and split it into parts and that a part of something like an open source program could be the same as a part for something like a pirated piece of software. In that case how would they ever prove a small piece of 0's and 1's was really part of a specific whole?
Just roll out CryptTorrent and when big brother is spying on your traffic they won't know if you're talking to aunt bertha on MSN or downloading a petabyte of porn.
... are those people who have to yell "DUPE" and post up a link. (Even after 20 other people already have). Congratulations for noticing - its great observations like that which lead to the capture of Saddam.
Different cultures and societies have varying degrees of what is considered acceptable. SNK just seems to take the cautious route here
You would think SNK would be quite aware of what its competitors are doing (ie: other video games) and they aren't really redfining the genre or pushing any limits here. A 2D fighting game with some blood and bouncing boobs isn't anything new or controversial. Mortal Kombat is a lot bloodier and I haven't heard anyone complain about Mortal Kombat is a long time..
So I'm not quite sure why they would think this is a sensitive issue. Sure other games like GTA3 may get some negative press but those games are few and far between - and as console/game sales have shown 99% of the buying public doesn't care what a bunch of little whiners think anyways.
Its not like this is some revolutionary new game where you get to take the role of a serial killer and graphically experience their most brutal moments of rape and murder.. now I can see that being much more of a potential powder-keg than just another 2D fighter.
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I'm pretty sure Trent Reznor did something similar to this a long time ago.
Does it really matter how secure a password is if the user is susceptible to phishing?
So what if the analysis shows that 99% of MySpace passwords are "very secure" - all of the passwords in question were obtained through phishing so the accounts have been compromised regardless!
It's like forcing people to change their passwords so often that they resort to writing them on post-it notes on their monitor. Security is more than just the strength of your password.
It's called the "Pinecone and Birchbark system".
If you want to vote for the guy in power you put a pinecone in the box. If you want to vote for the other guy you put a piece of birchbark in the box.
On the plus side it's ecologically friendly and you don't have to worry about voting machines or loose chads.
Although after a hundred or more people have voted the box can get pretty heavy with all those pinecones and birchbark and weigh a few kilometers.
(with apologies to Rick Mercer)
Did I miss a joke here?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/
Well we better all use one operating system too - Linux and MacOS impede investagations! Lets not stop with computers though - we should fold all car manufacturers into one company which only makes one model so when doing crash investigations its much easier to tell what happened since the specifications of the one car are well known. If these "investigators" are having trouble finding simple files maybe they should find another job. Is this like having a 16 year old who just got his license teaching a defensive driving course?
CA Cert has been doing this for a while now as mentioned in this slashdot article.
So they are being sued because they "helped train him to kill"??
So should we sue the government for every shellshocked soldier who comes back home from a war-zone and robs a store / kills his wife?
Besides the fact that this game is obviously intended for entertainment and not as a homicidal training device the argument itself is stupid. Take responsibility for yourown actions - enough with the BS scapegoating already.
In other news, redundancy and saying the same thing twice will not be tolerated or put up with.
Brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Department
You'd have to lose all 10 since it takes all your prints.. so I wouldn't worry.
Also you should be able to set a master password incase the scanner breaks etc.
Today we close our doors as "321 Studios".
Tomorrow we open them as "123 Studios".
Shouldn't MSN work on figuring out how to send offline messages like ICQ has been able to do for years?
:D
Sure you can go jump through hoops and crank out an email but if we're going to be that backwards couldn't MSN at least automatically send an email from whatever you type in the window?
There's nothing more annoying than losing a message because someone went offline / net problems.
Also on a side note - why is it that (my copy at least) MSN won't log history until you close the window? If I get some messages and the computer crashes (thanks microsoft) at least my ICQ messages are still there waiting for me when I reboot.
Oh wait I forgot MSN has pretty pictures!! Form over function!!!
I'll second that - Webmin is a great tool.
Is it just me or does the video have a copyright tag dated 2003?
:)
?2003 Time Domain
It would seem this isn't exactly breaking news.
A decision so obvious as this really needs to be appreciated. Whats next? Are we going to jail FORD execs as accessories because they provided the means for the getaway for some bank robbers?
Well at least intelligent rulings like this are a step in the right direction.
I have seen some people suggest going after the end company rather than the spammer themselves (as i'd say that often times the company itself is not doing the spamming - but rather a 3rd party takes care of that). If we do this than I can see a huge potential for abuse. Say you have a grudge against some company - or they are your competition and you want to hit them where it hurts.. rent-a-spammer and write up fake marketing emails from that company. Then call them on it.
Now how do we know if an ad is legit or being used in some sort of "return to sender" attack where they are just being set up to get a hefty fine even though they had no idea these ads were circulating?
Just a thought.
You actually proved my point - thanks.
If you had the root password lying around on post-it notes - would anyone say it was linux's sexurity flaw? No.
Its the same issue here. The fingerprint scanner works exactly as its supposed to. It recognizes fingerprints. The fact that people live fingerprints all over the place is not a design flaw of the readers - they are only going their job - it is a flaw of the concept of fingerprint security. I'm not sure why this is news. Doesn't EVERYONE know that they leave fingerprints lying around? If you make a copy of a fingerprint how is a scanner supposed to know if its real or not? It just does what it was designed to do - recognize the prints. Now if you could fool these things with the wrong prints (say it auths you when you are not supposed to be authed) THEN it is a flaw with the scanners.
So she took a copy of a fingerprint and a device which reads fingerprints said it looks the same as the original?
What's next? A slashdot story about how linux is insecure because as long as you know the root password linux will still authenticate you?
Oh no!! LINUX SECURITY FOOLED!!
Don't run windows. :D
But a segment is just a collection of 1's and 0's which (since they are only part of a whole) really don't mean that much. I'm sure its theoretically possible that you could compress a big file and split it into parts and that a part of something like an open source program could be the same as a part for something like a pirated piece of software. In that case how would they ever prove a small piece of 0's and 1's was really part of a specific whole?
Just roll out CryptTorrent and when big brother is spying on your traffic they won't know if you're talking to aunt bertha on MSN or downloading a petabyte of porn.
... 3D Realms will finally figure out DaVinci's "Duke Nukem : Forever" sketches.
"don't do anything illegal and you don't have anything to worry about."
Well I hope you don't have any blinds on your windows - even in the bathroom/bedroom.
I mean you shouldn't need them unless you're a terrorist, right?
Haven't you ever seen Star Trek IV?
They're all back in 1986.
... are those people who have to yell "DUPE" and post up a link. (Even after 20 other people already have). Congratulations for noticing - its great observations like that which lead to the capture of Saddam.
At least there's only one "FIRST POST".
Different cultures and societies have varying degrees of what is considered acceptable. SNK just seems to take the cautious route here
You would think SNK would be quite aware of what its competitors are doing (ie: other video games) and they aren't really redfining the genre or pushing any limits here. A 2D fighting game with some blood and bouncing boobs isn't anything new or controversial. Mortal Kombat is a lot bloodier and I haven't heard anyone complain about Mortal Kombat is a long time..
So I'm not quite sure why they would think this is a sensitive issue. Sure other games like GTA3 may get some negative press but those games are few and far between - and as console/game sales have shown 99% of the buying public doesn't care what a bunch of little whiners think anyways.
Its not like this is some revolutionary new game where you get to take the role of a serial killer and graphically experience their most brutal moments of rape and murder.. now I can see that being much more of a potential powder-keg than just another 2D fighter.