It is a huge feat. Its 107gb per second per channel. That means one can layer on multiple channels through a single fiber, for outrageous throughput. When many computers have to talk to many computers over a single run of fiber (say, like on the internet across intercontinental links) this kind of throughput is can be kind of important.
I was going to mod you up until I thought about that for a second. I can still go get a crazy cheap co-lo server and put whatever I want on it. Newly developed apps, some wizbang new service, or just some stupid web site. I can still ping you if you allow it. Just because things seem to be changing for those stupid masses doesn't mean the internet isn't still a mechanism where all of the computers are connected and one can choose to do whatever one wants with those connections.
Bitlocker is only available for enterprise customers. The keys are also stored in active directory in a slick little schema extension, where they are easily retrievable. This is excellent development of encryption technology for enterprise customers that don't want to have to worry about getting in the headlines over a stolen laptop. It has nothing to do with DRM, and is not even available to regular consumers. I'm no MS fanboi, but jeesus, get a clue.
I sure hope you don't have me as a customer. I would sure hate to have my information tied to a system that has absolutely no integrity. In addition, if you lose one bit of sensitive information, either about an employee or a customer, your company is going to get sued to within an inch of its life, I assure you. If it gets to the media you will not only get sued you will probably go out of business.
I am a long experienced information security officer for a large organization. One thing I have learned is that, by default, everyone thinks that they are a security expert. Your control freaks had no idea why they wanted access controls, and you had no idea the ramifications of removing them. But both sides think they are experts I am sure, and neither have any training on the subject.
I'm not saying anything will ever happen, maybe it won't. But I sure wouldn't want to be you or your organization if it does.
The ISP's already have a grip on this through bandwidth limitations upstream. If you need a server on a consumer connection all you need to know is how to configure your firewall properly and to buy enough bandwidth. This is no different than on IPV6...ports are not just going to be magically secured because of it. NAT has nothing to do with this, other than inbound ports do become magically (far more) secure when NATed...
FYI, the very last thing MS does before releasing to production is "proof and polish." This is where the icons, spellings and interface graphics get all merged in and fixed. They have a huge crew of people doing nothing but fixing your graphics complaints and you won't see them until Vista actually releases...
Not only will this not work for pure physical reasons, but the concept has already been accounted for and surpassed. There are already uniform bumper height standards, and the impact energy dissipation has been addressed with crumple zones, airbags and seatbelts. This is just another case of one assuming that people don't know what they are doing because one has failed to investigate what they actually are doing...
And the market is already taking care of the issue with server virtualization. I know many companies are embarking on a consolidation programs to drastically bring down the physical count of their servers. That activity going to save more power than anything the chip makers or the government could possibly do...
I once had a recruiter get PO'd when I sent him a PDF of my resume. He wanted to take all of the contact info and put his own banners on it and couldn't. I don't know if it was a good thing or bad, but it does go to show the power of the desk potatoes when it comes to MS Office.
You should study copper vs fiber and the benefits of each. Fiber is *not* faster than copper, it just has the ability to travel over longer distances. In fact, shielded copper, such as what is used in the cable system, is capable of going just as fast if not faster than fiber. This is why few companies have implemented fiber for the local loop...it is just smoke and mirrors (and marketing) to do so. The cable companies use an RF signal to get the data from the customer premise to the aggregation point, and that can be a limiting factor, but that is because customer equipment has to be incredibly cheap to be cost effective.
This upstream limit that you site, the 2 and 5 megabit limits, those are artificial. They are implemented to ensure that consumers aren't running data centers from their homes and sucking up all of the bandwidth. They in no way measure the speed capabilities of the line you are on. In addition, the "max out at 30 megabit" limit that you think is there is not due to cable or fiber issue, it is due to the long haul available bandwidth from the aggregate connecting point, which may very well be fiber already.
Before you start engineering our future, you should probably do your homework.
Why all of the sudden did everyone start talking in Mbits for size of memory? It just forces one to convert it to a known quantity...please, for grandma, its a 500 meg chip.
I think its about time someone hip checked Google around here...I'm on your side. However, I'm afraid that it is already happening. GMail is software as a service, so is My Yahoo. I use both. I suck.
This misses a fundamental issue with information security, namely, that a user won't know if a password has been compromised. Forcing changes ensures that either the user or the hacker must change the password to one the other doesn't know. One of them isn't going to get access after that happens..either the access is terminated for the bad guy, or the user cannot get access, forcing a helpdesk call.
There is another fundamental issue with information security, and that is that everyone thinks they are a top security engineer..drives me nuts.
It amazes me how Microsoft can be so ridiculously incompetent at some things, like ensuring Vista gets out on time, while managing to be perfect quality asshats around the world when it comes to bundling, IP, patents and competition. They did just enough here to appear cooperative. Same as they did with DOJ, same as they are doing with the EU.
For some reason, when it comes to being big giant anticompetitive liars, their mission is always perfectly executed. It is quite amazing, really.
Uh, if the front door is in the middle of the street and one is forced to drive through it as a matter of course then ya, I think it would be ok for me to use it. Frankly, I don't think the coffee shop should care to report anything, they have no grounds. If they actively secure it, I would say that is a different story. Here, they didn't.
I think a more accurate analogy would be a putting a public restroom outside of store view and then calling police when someone uses it. Unless there is a lock on it, or I damage it, then I should be to take a crap in it.
Having some asshat steal a computer full of data doesn't really happen that often to people who keep their computers locked in an office at their employer's campus.
Tell that to AIG. Reported 2 days ago...Fun News Link Outside of the VA lately the breaches have been from smash and grabs like this one. As an I.T. security guy, the first thing I look for when doing an assement is the physical security of home and especially branch offices. I'm not really disagreeing with you, just pointing out that one can't let their gaurd down, ever.
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It is a huge feat. Its 107gb per second per channel. That means one can layer on multiple channels through a single fiber, for outrageous throughput. When many computers have to talk to many computers over a single run of fiber (say, like on the internet across intercontinental links) this kind of throughput is can be kind of important.
I was going to mod you up until I thought about that for a second. I can still go get a crazy cheap co-lo server and put whatever I want on it. Newly developed apps, some wizbang new service, or just some stupid web site. I can still ping you if you allow it. Just because things seem to be changing for those stupid masses doesn't mean the internet isn't still a mechanism where all of the computers are connected and one can choose to do whatever one wants with those connections.
Many of the 0-days in Word are buffer overflows. Your wish has been granted.
Bitlocker is only available for enterprise customers. The keys are also stored in active directory in a slick little schema extension, where they are easily retrievable. This is excellent development of encryption technology for enterprise customers that don't want to have to worry about getting in the headlines over a stolen laptop. It has nothing to do with DRM, and is not even available to regular consumers. I'm no MS fanboi, but jeesus, get a clue.
I sure hope you don't have me as a customer. I would sure hate to have my information tied to a system that has absolutely no integrity. In addition, if you lose one bit of sensitive information, either about an employee or a customer, your company is going to get sued to within an inch of its life, I assure you. If it gets to the media you will not only get sued you will probably go out of business.
I am a long experienced information security officer for a large organization. One thing I have learned is that, by default, everyone thinks that they are a security expert. Your control freaks had no idea why they wanted access controls, and you had no idea the ramifications of removing them. But both sides think they are experts I am sure, and neither have any training on the subject.
I'm not saying anything will ever happen, maybe it won't. But I sure wouldn't want to be you or your organization if it does.
The ISP's already have a grip on this through bandwidth limitations upstream. If you need a server on a consumer connection all you need to know is how to configure your firewall properly and to buy enough bandwidth. This is no different than on IPV6...ports are not just going to be magically secured because of it. NAT has nothing to do with this, other than inbound ports do become magically (far more) secure when NATed...
FYI, the very last thing MS does before releasing to production is "proof and polish." This is where the icons, spellings and interface graphics get all merged in and fixed. They have a huge crew of people doing nothing but fixing your graphics complaints and you won't see them until Vista actually releases...
The virtual copies are tied to the OS, not the VM software. So yes, you can run 4 copies legally on VM.
Not only will this not work for pure physical reasons, but the concept has already been accounted for and surpassed. There are already uniform bumper height standards, and the impact energy dissipation has been addressed with crumple zones, airbags and seatbelts. This is just another case of one assuming that people don't know what they are doing because one has failed to investigate what they actually are doing...
Jeopardy just switch to HD...that should tell you something about adoption rates and demographics.
And the market is already taking care of the issue with server virtualization. I know many companies are embarking on a consolidation programs to drastically bring down the physical count of their servers. That activity going to save more power than anything the chip makers or the government could possibly do...
I once had a recruiter get PO'd when I sent him a PDF of my resume. He wanted to take all of the contact info and put his own banners on it and couldn't. I don't know if it was a good thing or bad, but it does go to show the power of the desk potatoes when it comes to MS Office.
You should study copper vs fiber and the benefits of each. Fiber is *not* faster than copper, it just has the ability to travel over longer distances. In fact, shielded copper, such as what is used in the cable system, is capable of going just as fast if not faster than fiber. This is why few companies have implemented fiber for the local loop...it is just smoke and mirrors (and marketing) to do so. The cable companies use an RF signal to get the data from the customer premise to the aggregation point, and that can be a limiting factor, but that is because customer equipment has to be incredibly cheap to be cost effective.
This upstream limit that you site, the 2 and 5 megabit limits, those are artificial. They are implemented to ensure that consumers aren't running data centers from their homes and sucking up all of the bandwidth. They in no way measure the speed capabilities of the line you are on. In addition, the "max out at 30 megabit" limit that you think is there is not due to cable or fiber issue, it is due to the long haul available bandwidth from the aggregate connecting point, which may very well be fiber already.
Before you start engineering our future, you should probably do your homework.
Why all of the sudden did everyone start talking in Mbits for size of memory? It just forces one to convert it to a known quantity...please, for grandma, its a 500 meg chip.
I think its about time someone hip checked Google around here...I'm on your side. However, I'm afraid that it is already happening. GMail is software as a service, so is My Yahoo. I use both. I suck.
This misses a fundamental issue with information security, namely, that a user won't know if a password has been compromised. Forcing changes ensures that either the user or the hacker must change the password to one the other doesn't know. One of them isn't going to get access after that happens..either the access is terminated for the bad guy, or the user cannot get access, forcing a helpdesk call.
There is another fundamental issue with information security, and that is that everyone thinks they are a top security engineer..drives me nuts.
Not a chance, they will just put it in the EULA..."I certify I am not in France or French". All done.
The French wish they could make not being French just that easy, but that is another matter...
You mean Bush has an anti-facts agenda.
I bet the video card doesn't.
Maybe you should look
It is very strange that they don't spend a bunch of money and at least try to make devices that work for them. They ARE competing in the same space.
It is also very unproductive, unprofessional and will get little attention if they were to call for a giant anonymous bitch campaign.
It amazes me how Microsoft can be so ridiculously incompetent at some things, like ensuring Vista gets out on time, while managing to be perfect quality asshats around the world when it comes to bundling, IP, patents and competition. They did just enough here to appear cooperative. Same as they did with DOJ, same as they are doing with the EU.
For some reason, when it comes to being big giant anticompetitive liars, their mission is always perfectly executed. It is quite amazing, really.
Uh, if the front door is in the middle of the street and one is forced to drive through it as a matter of course then ya, I think it would be ok for me to use it. Frankly, I don't think the coffee shop should care to report anything, they have no grounds. If they actively secure it, I would say that is a different story. Here, they didn't. I think a more accurate analogy would be a putting a public restroom outside of store view and then calling police when someone uses it. Unless there is a lock on it, or I damage it, then I should be to take a crap in it.
Lookout midi, we are coming to sue!
Tell that to AIG. Reported 2 days ago...Fun News Link Outside of the VA lately the breaches have been from smash and grabs like this one. As an I.T. security guy, the first thing I look for when doing an assement is the physical security of home and especially branch offices. I'm not really disagreeing with you, just pointing out that one can't let their gaurd down, ever.