"The problem is that Adobe made PDF so flexible with so many features that it's impossible to block all the various exploits, not to mention that Adobe themselves don't have a very good track record with security"
You mean like that pesky Winders operating system?
Glad you had a nice experience. I, however, did not. Turns out that XP SP3 looks for the Beethoven.mp3 sample file on your host and if it's not there, PRESTO, instant nag screen and no SP3 upgrade. Excellent QA Microsoft.
If it was this easy, then all of the crap you've installed would be blocking botnet activity - but it's not. Reality is that botnet activity is obfuscated and buried in normal transactions and behaviors. All the firewalls on the planet cannot stop bot activity no matter what vendor marketing slicks say.
A little regulation called HIPAA is supposed to handle this sort of issue. I wonder who will be doing the jail time if it's found that due diligence wasn't followed?
Unless each copy of the malware is unique, if the malcode is submitted to an AV company, *all* "customers" will be screwed, not just the guy who failed to pay.
What I find ironic is that Paypal wants to ban "unsafe" browsers yet they are the kings of unsafe/unethical banking practices. Gotta love treating the symptom rather than the cause.
When I can find a superuser to make patch distribution work better via P2P than using Microsoft SMS, you can bet your arse that I'm putting that superuser to work.
Why would I add yet another piece of hardware to my already cramped media cabinet? Correct me if I'm wrong but just about all cable companies offer "on demand" already without adding any additional hardware. Seems like another random attempt at staying afloat in an industry that's dying off.
Your non economist observation is pretty accurate. I've gone through the "streamlining process", yes they called it that, and those who were left behind were way too busy pumping out resumes to care about the strategic vision of the company. Those who weren't busy with resumes, were strapping computer hardware to the roofs of their cars and driving off with the goods during their lunch hour. The only way this could have been better is to read the news on the media before the company told the employees. Yes, I've had that happen too. The sad thing is that when companies derail, you almost always see the highest paid people on the payroll until the doors are locked. Talk about irony.
will never be reported in the media. I'd throw my bet into the, "this doubleclick thing isn't as profitable as we had hoped. Let's dump it while we still have a chance to get a few bucks for it. Oh and let's also trim some jobs so that we see an immediate impact on the bottom line..." ring.
I'm not sure what you listen to on Sirius but their main draw, the Howard Stern Show, started advertising 2 days into their broadcast. You can bet that since it is tolerated now, they will slowly creep in more across their line-up. I just purchased a new car that came with XM free for a month. I turned on the comedy channel and what did I find? Yep. Ads. You can be sure that all of us will be screwed (again) just like when cable TV promised commercial free viewing and movies right from the silver screen (how many places do movies go now BEFORE cable? 7 or 8?). Oh and don't forget about those service fee increases that always happen after companies merge (and after they say it won't happen). Now, I'm not saying that we won't get a better array of program choices, but I am saying that we are naive if we think that we're not going to eventually pay $20 a month for Xm/Sirius which will include plenty of advertising on their channels.
The state actually realized it did a bad thing and decided to improve the situation by pulling in the ropes on a data leakage vector. I can't see how comprehension can get lost in such a simple, and yet completely boring article.
In other news, Pepsi is using blue cans for their soda products...
Hacking the human is certainly the best way to surpass any of the expensive gadgets that we're coaxed into purchasing from Symantec or others in the "solutions" cartel. The funniest term I've heard from them as of late is called, "the human firewall" which is training geared at cutting down social engineering. Love those marketing folks. The bad news is that criminals are light years ahead of us in this area. The worst is yet to come.
Antivirus companies don't need this little incident to stay in business when far more people believe that they are fully protected *only* when an AV product is installed on their systems. Remember, AV is magical and that means it is good.
I'm so sure that my cyber-crime computer lessons will do everything I claim that I want you to try them for FREE*. If you're not completely satisfied, I'll even refund your shipping and processing fee. It's that simple.
Try my product. You have nothing to lose and a wealth of computer skills to gain.
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There are very simple forces in play here.
1) Desktop centric open computing (ala Microsoft model of computing) will not die off soon because most people hate and/or do not can't deal with change.
2) No one in their right mind would trust their mission critical data and/or trade secrets in the hands of a third party custodian given the current climate in IT security.
Now you can bet that those modern day hippie kids with their iPods will continue to move away from present day computing models but don't expect this Google apps stuff and the many copy cats to take off for another 10 years.
Another Government run list that is completely ineffective. Ever hear of the do not call list? Ask people how well that's working out. I guess understanding a problem before attempting to solve it has gone out of style.
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"The problem is that Adobe made PDF so flexible with so many features that it's impossible to block all the various exploits, not to mention that Adobe themselves don't have a very good track record with security" You mean like that pesky Winders operating system?
Glad you had a nice experience. I, however, did not. Turns out that XP SP3 looks for the Beethoven.mp3 sample file on your host and if it's not there, PRESTO, instant nag screen and no SP3 upgrade. Excellent QA Microsoft.
If it was this easy, then all of the crap you've installed would be blocking botnet activity - but it's not. Reality is that botnet activity is obfuscated and buried in normal transactions and behaviors. All the firewalls on the planet cannot stop bot activity no matter what vendor marketing slicks say.
A little regulation called HIPAA is supposed to handle this sort of issue. I wonder who will be doing the jail time if it's found that due diligence wasn't followed?
Unless each copy of the malware is unique, if the malcode is submitted to an AV company, *all* "customers" will be screwed, not just the guy who failed to pay.
What I find ironic is that Paypal wants to ban "unsafe" browsers yet they are the kings of unsafe/unethical banking practices. Gotta love treating the symptom rather than the cause.
When I can find a superuser to make patch distribution work better via P2P than using Microsoft SMS, you can bet your arse that I'm putting that superuser to work.
Why would I add yet another piece of hardware to my already cramped media cabinet? Correct me if I'm wrong but just about all cable companies offer "on demand" already without adding any additional hardware. Seems like another random attempt at staying afloat in an industry that's dying off.
Your non economist observation is pretty accurate. I've gone through the "streamlining process", yes they called it that, and those who were left behind were way too busy pumping out resumes to care about the strategic vision of the company. Those who weren't busy with resumes, were strapping computer hardware to the roofs of their cars and driving off with the goods during their lunch hour. The only way this could have been better is to read the news on the media before the company told the employees. Yes, I've had that happen too. The sad thing is that when companies derail, you almost always see the highest paid people on the payroll until the doors are locked. Talk about irony.
will never be reported in the media. I'd throw my bet into the, "this doubleclick thing isn't as profitable as we had hoped. Let's dump it while we still have a chance to get a few bucks for it. Oh and let's also trim some jobs so that we see an immediate impact on the bottom line..." ring.
Statistics Department: Manipulating data to meet your needs since 1990.
Well at least I will have a use for all the fine items made in China that have large amounts of lead in them.
I'm not sure what you listen to on Sirius but their main draw, the Howard Stern Show, started advertising 2 days into their broadcast. You can bet that since it is tolerated now, they will slowly creep in more across their line-up. I just purchased a new car that came with XM free for a month. I turned on the comedy channel and what did I find? Yep. Ads. You can be sure that all of us will be screwed (again) just like when cable TV promised commercial free viewing and movies right from the silver screen (how many places do movies go now BEFORE cable? 7 or 8?). Oh and don't forget about those service fee increases that always happen after companies merge (and after they say it won't happen). Now, I'm not saying that we won't get a better array of program choices, but I am saying that we are naive if we think that we're not going to eventually pay $20 a month for Xm/Sirius which will include plenty of advertising on their channels.
The state actually realized it did a bad thing and decided to improve the situation by pulling in the ropes on a data leakage vector. I can't see how comprehension can get lost in such a simple, and yet completely boring article. In other news, Pepsi is using blue cans for their soda products...
Hacking the human is certainly the best way to surpass any of the expensive gadgets that we're coaxed into purchasing from Symantec or others in the "solutions" cartel. The funniest term I've heard from them as of late is called, "the human firewall" which is training geared at cutting down social engineering. Love those marketing folks. The bad news is that criminals are light years ahead of us in this area. The worst is yet to come.
Google weather baloon $20,000 Google bounty paid for each baloon $100 An idiot with a .22 cal. rifle and a lot of spare time, priceless.
Antivirus companies don't need this little incident to stay in business when far more people believe that they are fully protected *only* when an AV product is installed on their systems. Remember, AV is magical and that means it is good.
I've said it once and I'll say it again... No Charlie Brown, I won't pull the football away this time...
Hey Charlie Brown, I *promise* I won't yank the football away *THIS* time.
I'm so sure that my cyber-crime computer lessons will do everything I claim that I want you to try them for FREE*. If you're not completely satisfied, I'll even refund your shipping and processing fee. It's that simple. Try my product. You have nothing to lose and a wealth of computer skills to gain. John W. Scherer
What will the updates look like? Now applying security update to blinding red rage...
This makes perfect sense to me now. You have to control communications when the UFOs and Godzilla invade Japan.
There are very simple forces in play here. 1) Desktop centric open computing (ala Microsoft model of computing) will not die off soon because most people hate and/or do not can't deal with change. 2) No one in their right mind would trust their mission critical data and/or trade secrets in the hands of a third party custodian given the current climate in IT security. Now you can bet that those modern day hippie kids with their iPods will continue to move away from present day computing models but don't expect this Google apps stuff and the many copy cats to take off for another 10 years.
Another Government run list that is completely ineffective. Ever hear of the do not call list? Ask people how well that's working out. I guess understanding a problem before attempting to solve it has gone out of style.
The difference being that you can't hear the entire conversation so you're left irritated when you have to fill in the blanks on your own.