Not forgetting that phishing attacks always (?) leave a non deletable clue behind - the address of the fake server which will receive the info. Have there been prosecutions resulting from this? I'm not aware, but... I haven't searched either.
Computers were not made to be safe, much less the internet. Anyone who thinks that by accessing his bank online, they're not risking anything, is just heavily misguided. Anyone who does online banking, shopping and so on, is at risk.
If you don't want those risks, go doing those tasks the traditional way.
Only when both endpoints are behind firewall or NAT, AND neither can adjust firewall settings, it's necessary to route voice traffic through other nodes.
Unless NAT2NAT techniques are used. Yes, it requires a non-firewalled intermediate node, but just to start the connection:)
Virii, worms - having a clue about computers will help in most cases. In the other cases, all you can do is pretty much installing patches as soon as possible.
His cool use of logic (mentioned in the article), can be seen in this quote of the site:
If you aren't convinced that aging should be cured by the time you leave this page, I encourage you to email me with your reasons. If you are convinced, email me too -- that way we can work together to make the best use of your talents (including, perhaps, improving or adding to the arguments presented on this page). Which means that if you don't email me, you think it's OK not to work to cure aging and it's also OK not to be able and willing to say why it's OK. Don't forget that.
Yeah, it would be fun to DOS/DDOS that service (if it will exist, which I doubt), right?;) Maybe even some completely legal form of attack like the one in my sig...
Until trusted computing kicks in. I know this is off-topic and feel free to mod me as such, but this TC business worries me and anyone who doesn't know what this is should read that document...
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92% of the people who search on the internet, maybe?
More important than fighting software patents (but related), is fighting trusted computing...
It is now known that slashdot editors don't read slashdot.
Where does trusted computing get inserted there?
That was a short letter, Captain Obvious!
Yeah, but that would be a different risk then ;)
Not forgetting that phishing attacks always (?) leave a non deletable clue behind - the address of the fake server which will receive the info. Have there been prosecutions resulting from this? I'm not aware, but... I haven't searched either.
Computers were not made to be safe, much less the internet. Anyone who thinks that by accessing his bank online, they're not risking anything, is just heavily misguided. Anyone who does online banking, shopping and so on, is at risk.
If you don't want those risks, go doing those tasks the traditional way.
No, the phishing net would be the spam programs + fake bank web sites...
Unless NAT2NAT techniques are used. Yes, it requires a non-firewalled intermediate node, but just to start the connection
In case anyone was thinking, elliptic curve encryption will also be considered broken if a Quantum computer is built
Spam - the hardest of the ones you've mentioned.
Virii, worms - having a clue about computers will help in most cases. In the other cases, all you can do is pretty much installing patches as soon as possible.
Spyware - Tell him about Firefox.
Goofy OS problems - not a problem with the internet, I think...
If there was a +10, Funny, this would be it :D
Wonderful!
Living space and use of resources aren't moral issues.
:)
The solution might then be... going to the other planets
We'll all spread out to the other planets ;)
Yeah, it would be fun to DOS/DDOS that service (if it will exist, which I doubt), right? ;) Maybe even some completely legal form of attack like the one in my sig...
This would be a Funny, not an Offtopic...
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/12/233227 &from=rss
What does "reasonable care in preventing the use of their software to swap copyrighted music or movies--or child pornography" mean?
In other words, if I were Bram Cohen (Bittorrent's author), what if's would I have to put in my code in order to detect those illegal uses?
BTW, this should only affect developers who live in California, right?
Until trusted computing kicks in. I know this is off-topic and feel free to mod me as such, but this TC business worries me and anyone who doesn't know what this is should read that document...
Wow, I would love to see that
Give links please
Who told you /.ers were adults?
If you're talking about Bill GATES, you're wrong :P