...would be a little more appropriate terminology judging on the number of political, financial, and natural disasters we are seeing everywhere these days.
We can't even make computers (arguably very intelligently designed) fool-proof.
As an IT professional, what efforts should our corporate IT department be making to proactively to eliminate these vulnerabilities?"
Educate your staff on the vulnerabilities of phishing and email scams. Give them specific examples of how these attacks work and how people are usually duped into them. Use some sort of visual presentation or photocopied handouts of how these attacks look and work. Make the staff very aware of the vulnerabilities on the internet/via email and tell them to ask themselves if it is potentially harmful, and if unsure, to contact an IT professional who would know.
Hopefully, at least 3/4 of those briefed will remember this information and put it to good use.
You can also buy "Phishing Exposed: Uncover Secrets from the Dark Side" to help explain the attacks.
This is essential reading for those who want to learn the ways of the Farce.
It all depends if you are a pessimist or an optimist.
Terrorists caused book sales to plunge
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O'Reilly had run into really tough times because of the plunge in book sales, which was already starting before 9/11 but very much accelerated at that point.
I remember on 9/11 thinking: That's it, I will never buy any more books! The terrorists have won.
The chip is placed in a vacuum, which then gets injected with a vapor of cadmium ions. When the appropriate voltages are applied to the electrodes, a cadmium ion with a free electron becomes trapped, floating between the cantilevers above the etched hole. In order to actually use the atom's free electron for computation, Monroe explains, the ion must be probed by a laser beam that reads the electron's spin state.
Why only probably? Just divide it by 2 and see if it comes out even.
I tried reading the page, but I got:
Network Error (tcp_error)
A communication error occurred: "Connection refused due to prime number calculation"
The Web Server may be down from exhaustion, too busy calculating a very long prime number, or experiencing other problems preventing it from responding to requests. You may wish to try again at a later time.
For assistance, contact your prime number support team.
On the third day, and after three weeks of continuous warning sirens, the team sent in the robot with a metal screwdriver. It unscrewed the plate, dislodged the switch, and sent the tube safely to its storage bay.
Dude you mean the government spent $24 million on this project and all we needed to fix it was a screwdriver?
[Pedro is having a panic attack after smoking Man's dope]
Man Stoner: Here, man, mellow out. Here, take this
[Pedro swallows the capsule]
Man Stoner: No, wait a minute don't take that.
Pedro: [Worried] Hey, man; what was that shit you gave me?
Man Stoner: Man, that was the most acid I ever saw anyone take at one time, man.
Pedro: [panicing] Acid! Man, I don't mess with that shit, man. A guy in my neighborhood took some once, his head swelled up and everything, man!
Man Stoner: [laughing] Ho, ho, ho - man, I hope you're not planning on doing anything for the next couple of months.
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Step 2: Launch a harmless virus, fix it, and then show your superiors what could have happened if you didn't catch it in time.
This will ensure the need for your services.
Step 3: Buy lots of flexible toys that let you quickly release your pent-up agression in a harmless fashion. This will avoid having to replace 'defective' keyboards and other equipment.
Re:Uh...but don't look in its eye!
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But please do not look directly into the eye of Santa's personality chip, it is scary, black as coal and could cause sudden disillusionment!
Hahaha, I just got sent out of the library for laughing so hard.
Did a bunch of annoyed librarians look in your direction with their index finger on their lips saying "SHHHHHH," then cast you out?
Fun Santa phrases...
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I couldn't get it to load but while trying I thought of a few fun things for him to say:
"No kids, I don't really exist and all your toys were made in China."
"Happy Holidays to all and to all a good night!"
"Anyone seen my whiskey flask?"
"Remember kids, be good and don't pee on Santa's lap."
"Where are all the good lookin' Ho Ho Ho's?"
Slashdot Mirror
...let's get drunk!
Now, strip naked and get on the probulator!
...would be a little more appropriate terminology judging on the number of political, financial, and natural disasters we are seeing everywhere these days.
We can't even make computers (arguably very intelligently designed) fool-proof.
As an IT professional, what efforts should our corporate IT department be making to proactively to eliminate these vulnerabilities?"
Educate your staff on the vulnerabilities of phishing and email scams. Give them specific examples of how these attacks work and how people are usually duped into them. Use some sort of visual presentation or photocopied handouts of how these attacks look and work. Make the staff very aware of the vulnerabilities on the internet/via email and tell them to ask themselves if it is potentially harmful, and if unsure, to contact an IT professional who would know.
Hopefully, at least 3/4 of those briefed will remember this information and put it to good use.
You can also buy "Phishing Exposed: Uncover Secrets from the Dark Side" to help explain the attacks.
This is essential reading for those who want to learn the ways of the Farce.
I thought that Google wouldn't need to do this, is this considered 'evil' or just 'evil creep?'
Sigh.... *disillusionment*
I remember hearing about this before, but who is going to throw the released from IE party on December 31st?
5...4...3...2...1 Hoooray! We are now more secure!
It all depends if you are a pessimist or an optimist.
O'Reilly had run into really tough times because of the plunge in book sales, which was already starting before 9/11 but very much accelerated at that point.
I remember on 9/11 thinking: That's it, I will never buy any more books! The terrorists have won.
Kidding indeed....good luck on the number crunching earthlings, I am going to use my distributed computing power to look for ET.
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
The chip is placed in a vacuum, which then gets injected with a vapor of cadmium ions. When the appropriate voltages are applied to the electrodes, a cadmium ion with a free electron becomes trapped, floating between the cantilevers above the etched hole. In order to actually use the atom's free electron for computation, Monroe explains, the ion must be probed by a laser beam that reads the electron's spin state.
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http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/solar/sun_wi
Is it possible for solar wind to affect the ions and electrons making these calculations?
Why only probably? Just divide it by 2 and see if it comes out even.
I tried reading the page, but I got:
Network Error (tcp_error)
A communication error occurred: "Connection refused due to prime number calculation"
The Web Server may be down from exhaustion, too busy calculating a very long prime number, or
experiencing other problems preventing it from responding to requests. You may wish to try again at a later time.
For assistance, contact your prime number support team.
On the third day, and after three weeks of continuous warning sirens, the team sent in the robot with a metal screwdriver. It unscrewed the plate, dislodged the switch, and sent the tube safely to its storage bay.
Dude you mean the government spent $24 million on this project and all we needed to fix it was a screwdriver?
For all you Bush-haters, this is not a rant about Bush, because he has zero power to pass laws.
Maybe not, but he could be spying on you RIGHT NOW. Oh well...what can you do?
rights violations.
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[Pedro is having a panic attack after smoking Man's dope]
Man Stoner: Here, man, mellow out. Here, take this
[Pedro swallows the capsule]
Man Stoner: No, wait a minute don't take that.
Pedro: [Worried] Hey, man; what was that shit you gave me?
Man Stoner: Man, that was the most acid I ever saw anyone take at one time, man.
Pedro: [panicing] Acid! Man, I don't mess with that shit, man. A guy in my neighborhood took some
once, his head swelled up and everything, man!
Man Stoner: [laughing] Ho, ho, ho - man, I hope you're not planning on doing anything for the next couple of months.
http://www.novartisclinicaltrials.com/etrials/home .do?pl_id=bmretk000019
n eapigFULL.html
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/guineapig/gui
Why go to India's poor ? The poor in the US can go to these links and do all types of experiments, for a variety of disorders.
Books should be free.
They are free at the local Library.
The two must have something in common.
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This article is like deja vu all over again.
...that way everyone will know what it is.
Step 2: Launch a harmless virus, fix it, and then show your superiors what could have happened if you didn't catch it in time.
This will ensure the need for your services.
Step 3: Buy lots of flexible toys that let you quickly release your pent-up agression in a harmless fashion. This will avoid having to replace 'defective' keyboards and other equipment.
ADMINISTRIVIA:
You may mirror this page and contents in its entirety. (In fact, please do!)
But please do not look directly into the eye of Santa's personality chip, it is scary, black as coal and could cause sudden disillusionment!
Hahaha, I just got sent out of the library for laughing so hard.
Did a bunch of annoyed librarians look in your direction with their index finger on their lips saying "SHHHHHH," then cast you out?
I couldn't get it to load but while trying I thought of a few fun things for him to say:
"No kids, I don't really exist and all your toys were made in China."
"Happy Holidays to all and to all a good night!"
"Anyone seen my whiskey flask?"
"Remember kids, be good and don't pee on Santa's lap."
"Where are all the good lookin' Ho Ho Ho's?"
They just couldn't keep up and I am sure now they will stop pirating since this law was introduced.
Pirates always follow the law.
http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/treo65 0/
Why isn't this a Blackberry competitor?
You decide.