Yeah, all that's fair, but it's not really the subject of the thread, is it? The OP wanted suggestions on how to remain secure network-wise, not how to prevent being physically robbed. No argument on the concept that looking like you're rich invites a mugging, but that doesn't solve your network security problem. I guess you can carry a 12" MacBook that you've spray-painted flat black...
Wow. Such vitriol, How do you sleep at night with all that bile boiling up? The suggestion that you would pay $500 for a netbook or $3K for a laptop tells me you might be a tad outta touch. Good luck with that, tho, and vaya con Dios....
Jeez Louise - it's really not that hard. Staying secure while travelling is really pretty simple:
1. Carry your own machine - an Apple if possible, if not, some flavor of Linux. If you're too cheap for an Apple and not savvy enuf for Linux, Windows is OK. If you use anyone else's hardware, assume it is keylogged and behave accordingly. Have a backup device like an iPod Touch.
2. Always enable SSL. When doing anything even remotely risky, ensure SSL is enabled and is being used
3. Ensure your OS / browser / firewall / virus scanner is updated. Virus-scan daily.
4. Ensure you are using a software firewall / virus scanner, and that they are enabled
5. Do not use Internet Explorer
6. Use TrueCrypt to create an encrypted volume in an unobtrusive place, named unobtrusively. Use this volume to store things you need to store that you don't wanna put on Google Docs. Why not use whole drive encryption? Because having your laptop siezed and imaged at borders is not unknown. If the investigators see that your drive is encrypted, they will attempt to force you to divulge the passphrase. In many cases, local laws make it illegal for you to refuse. A TrueCrypt volume of 50MB or so named HiDefPortraitSlideshow.ppt will prolly go unnoticed.
That's pretty much it. No VPN, no VLC, no virtual machine, no thumb-drive based Linux install, no LiveCD, blahblahblah. Doing just that stuff makes you a difficult target, and there are lots of easier targets out there....
I *am* an IT guy and I agree. Staying secure while travelling is really pretty simple:
1. Carry your own machine - an Apple if possible, if not, some flavor of Linux. If you're too cheap for an Apple and not savvy enuf for Linux, Windows is OK. If you use anyone else's hardware, assume it is keylogged and behave accordingly. Have a backup device like an iPod Touch.
2. Always enable SSL. When doing anything even remotely risky, ensure SSL is enabled and is being used
3. Ensure your OS / browser / firewall / virus scanner is updated. Virus-scan daily.
4. Ensure you are using a software firewall / virus scanner, and that they are enabled
5. Do not use Internet Explorer
6. Use TrueCrypt to create an encrypted volume in an unobtrusive place, named unobtrusively. Use this volume to store things you need to store that you don't wanna put on Google Docs. Why not use whole drive encryption? Because having your laptop siezed and imaged at borders is not unknown. If the investigators see that your drive is encrypted, they will attempt to force you to divulge the passphrase. In many cases, local laws make it illegal for you to refuse. A TrueCrypt volume of 50MB or so named HiDefPortraitSlideshow.ppt will prolly go unnoticed.
That's pretty much it. No VPN, no VLC, no virtual machine, no thumb-drive based Linux install, no LiveCD, blahblahblah. Doing just that stuff makes you a difficult target, and there are lots of easier targets out there....
Euro kids don't text after their free texts have run out? Please.
People text in Europe the same way they breath: all the time. The thing about receiving textsbeing free is accurate tho: the result is SMS-spam.
I love the part about "Large amounts of data, like major map revisions, come through the Dash's built-in Wi-Fi receiver. The unit will automatically spot open Wi-Fi networks and connect. Drivers opposed to piggybacking on a strange Wi-Fi can set the Dash to connect only with specified networks."
I thought that was illegal:-)
Um...the computer comes with a warranty (a contract), which is still in effect, right? There are statutes in place mandating that one party to a contract cannot simply void it without cause, right? Even without an explicit warranty, consumers in the US (**and** the UK) have statutory rights surrounding serviceability and fitness for purpose, correct?
There are most certainly rights involved. Go buy a clue, buddy - just don't get it at PCWorld.
....people insist on saying 'orientate' when the proper (shorter, more efficient) word is 'orient'? I mean, the original article sez "...to stun and disorient an enemy.", whereas the OP saw fit to alter it to "...to stun and disorientate an enemy." There has to be a good research paper in this somewhere....
...i'm fascinated by this place. They're all like supine weenies over here when it comes to speaking out - all except the yobs that is, which everyone is afraid of. There's discussions in the Parliament now about the dangers of 'lurching towards a surveillance society", but they were already in it long ago.
On the upside, there's hardly any cops on the streets or roads. I think I can count on one hand the number of patrol cars I've seen in the 8 months I've been living here...
Jebus! If this teacher's spelling, grammar and construction is the standard at Menlo Park, they've got some real problems. I wonder if anyone's actually checked to see if this woman's Harvard education degree is genuine....
I'm an American living in the UK. Broadband access in London is OK, but in the countryside (I live in Dorset) my DSL service is only marginally better than dial-up. Sorry, but if this is the defn of 'broadband' access that this report uses, I'll take the American version
Some wanker with too much time on his hands snivels because a website won't support his fave browser, and this is news?/. is clearly getting desperate for material....
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I love how the world's diplomats "agreed late Tuesday to leave the United States in charge of the Internet's addressing system...."
As if they had a choice. That's the UN for ya....
AKO (www.us.army.mil) is the Army's official intranet portal. We provide email for over 1.72M users, and we move almost 3 million messages a day. We do it all with Sun Messaging Server ver5.2 (soon to be Jes3) and we have exactly 2 (count 'em) two mail administrators. Sun mail is rock solid and scales great. We offer POP, SMTP, enterprise SPAM and Virus filtering as well as personal address books besides. We don't get the rich Outlook fat client, but then we want to be all web-based anyway. Can't say enough about Sun mail. If we had to do this with Exchange, I'd have to hire prolly 50 admins and deploy order of magnitude more machines.
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Yeah, all that's fair, but it's not really the subject of the thread, is it? The OP wanted suggestions on how to remain secure network-wise, not how to prevent being physically robbed. No argument on the concept that looking like you're rich invites a mugging, but that doesn't solve your network security problem. I guess you can carry a 12" MacBook that you've spray-painted flat black...
Wow. Such vitriol, How do you sleep at night with all that bile boiling up? The suggestion that you would pay $500 for a netbook or $3K for a laptop tells me you might be a tad outta touch. Good luck with that, tho, and vaya con Dios....
Jeez Louise - it's really not that hard. Staying secure while travelling is really pretty simple: 1. Carry your own machine - an Apple if possible, if not, some flavor of Linux. If you're too cheap for an Apple and not savvy enuf for Linux, Windows is OK. If you use anyone else's hardware, assume it is keylogged and behave accordingly. Have a backup device like an iPod Touch. 2. Always enable SSL. When doing anything even remotely risky, ensure SSL is enabled and is being used 3. Ensure your OS / browser / firewall / virus scanner is updated. Virus-scan daily. 4. Ensure you are using a software firewall / virus scanner, and that they are enabled 5. Do not use Internet Explorer 6. Use TrueCrypt to create an encrypted volume in an unobtrusive place, named unobtrusively. Use this volume to store things you need to store that you don't wanna put on Google Docs. Why not use whole drive encryption? Because having your laptop siezed and imaged at borders is not unknown. If the investigators see that your drive is encrypted, they will attempt to force you to divulge the passphrase. In many cases, local laws make it illegal for you to refuse. A TrueCrypt volume of 50MB or so named HiDefPortraitSlideshow.ppt will prolly go unnoticed. That's pretty much it. No VPN, no VLC, no virtual machine, no thumb-drive based Linux install, no LiveCD, blahblahblah. Doing just that stuff makes you a difficult target, and there are lots of easier targets out there....
I *am* an IT guy and I agree. Staying secure while travelling is really pretty simple: 1. Carry your own machine - an Apple if possible, if not, some flavor of Linux. If you're too cheap for an Apple and not savvy enuf for Linux, Windows is OK. If you use anyone else's hardware, assume it is keylogged and behave accordingly. Have a backup device like an iPod Touch. 2. Always enable SSL. When doing anything even remotely risky, ensure SSL is enabled and is being used 3. Ensure your OS / browser / firewall / virus scanner is updated. Virus-scan daily. 4. Ensure you are using a software firewall / virus scanner, and that they are enabled 5. Do not use Internet Explorer 6. Use TrueCrypt to create an encrypted volume in an unobtrusive place, named unobtrusively. Use this volume to store things you need to store that you don't wanna put on Google Docs. Why not use whole drive encryption? Because having your laptop siezed and imaged at borders is not unknown. If the investigators see that your drive is encrypted, they will attempt to force you to divulge the passphrase. In many cases, local laws make it illegal for you to refuse. A TrueCrypt volume of 50MB or so named HiDefPortraitSlideshow.ppt will prolly go unnoticed. That's pretty much it. No VPN, no VLC, no virtual machine, no thumb-drive based Linux install, no LiveCD, blahblahblah. Doing just that stuff makes you a difficult target, and there are lots of easier targets out there....
Sending a text costs the same whether it's read or not, so you won't pay to send a lotta text msg if you know they won't get read, right?
Euro kids don't text after their free texts have run out? Please. People text in Europe the same way they breath: all the time. The thing about receiving textsbeing free is accurate tho: the result is SMS-spam.
I love the part about "Large amounts of data, like major map revisions, come through the Dash's built-in Wi-Fi receiver. The unit will automatically spot open Wi-Fi networks and connect. Drivers opposed to piggybacking on a strange Wi-Fi can set the Dash to connect only with specified networks." I thought that was illegal :-)
Um...the computer comes with a warranty (a contract), which is still in effect, right? There are statutes in place mandating that one party to a contract cannot simply void it without cause, right? Even without an explicit warranty, consumers in the US (**and** the UK) have statutory rights surrounding serviceability and fitness for purpose, correct? There are most certainly rights involved. Go buy a clue, buddy - just don't get it at PCWorld.
....people insist on saying 'orientate' when the proper (shorter, more efficient) word is 'orient'? I mean, the original article sez "...to stun and disorient an enemy.", whereas the OP saw fit to alter it to "...to stun and disorientate an enemy." There has to be a good research paper in this somewhere....
...i'm fascinated by this place. They're all like supine weenies over here when it comes to speaking out - all except the yobs that is, which everyone is afraid of. There's discussions in the Parliament now about the dangers of 'lurching towards a surveillance society", but they were already in it long ago.
On the upside, there's hardly any cops on the streets or roads. I think I can count on one hand the number of patrol cars I've seen in the 8 months I've been living here...
Jebus! If this teacher's spelling, grammar and construction is the standard at Menlo Park, they've got some real problems. I wonder if anyone's actually checked to see if this woman's Harvard education degree is genuine....
I'm an American living in the UK. Broadband access in London is OK, but in the countryside (I live in Dorset) my DSL service is only marginally better than dial-up. Sorry, but if this is the defn of 'broadband' access that this report uses, I'll take the American version
Some wanker with too much time on his hands snivels because a website won't support his fave browser, and this is news? /. is clearly getting desperate for material....
....and quarantined the .doc demonstration file. Not much of a zero-day exploit....
You would think that anyone who can spell 'epistemologically' would know the difference between 'sight' and 'cite'.
...the Army's Enterprise Portal. We live the concepts of 'the geek meritocracy' every day. Poised to morph into Defense Knowledge Online, AKO is only gonna get bigger and better. Our motto is "You Can Have a Job, or You Can Have a Job That Matters: AKO". Give us a call.
I have a hard time taking an article seriously when simple technical terminology is grossly incorrect.
I love how the world's diplomats "agreed late Tuesday to leave the United States in charge of the Internet's addressing system...." As if they had a choice. That's the UN for ya....
AKO (www.us.army.mil) is the Army's official intranet portal. We provide email for over 1.72M users, and we move almost 3 million messages a day. We do it all with Sun Messaging Server ver5.2 (soon to be Jes3) and we have exactly 2 (count 'em) two mail administrators. Sun mail is rock solid and scales great. We offer POP, SMTP, enterprise SPAM and Virus filtering as well as personal address books besides. We don't get the rich Outlook fat client, but then we want to be all web-based anyway. Can't say enough about Sun mail. If we had to do this with Exchange, I'd have to hire prolly 50 admins and deploy order of magnitude more machines.
Uhhhh.... FCS is the Future >>>Combat System.
Interestingly enuf,
C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_USERNAME\Application Data\drms
does not exist on my winXP Home box. Yes, I'm using iTunes 4.2.0.72 and yes I have at least one protected AAC file. Any ideas? Thanx!