Comment Re:I call bullshit (Score 1) 607
"More mathematicians" does not mean "better mathematics." Also, I don't think the best and brightest are motivated by money. Those people are like hackers. They don't care whether they eat or not.
Submission + - New MIT paper reveals encryption is less secure than everyone thought
rjmarvin writes: Researchers from MIT and the National University of Ireland have discovered http://sdt.bz/63006 a flaw to disprove the Shannon Theory, the 1948 standard assumption for information entropy. According to the paper, Shannon's theory of averages does not account for the improbable correlations of cryptography. Bottom line: hackers and code breakers can crack encryptions significantly faster than anyone thought. How does this affect email encryption? SIM cards? Embedded chips in credit cards? We'll see...
Comment Dave Cutler's work lives on (Score 1) 336
Obsolete? Not the ideas.
Dave Cutler designed and wrote much of the popular RSX-11M operating system for the PDP-11. He went on to design the OS for the Vax (VMS). Programmers observed that it was just like RSX-11M, but better. Microsoft hired him to lead a team that designed Windows NT. That kernel lives on in modern versions of Windows.
Comment simple (Score 1) 768
I believe that there should be limits to the authority of the state. There is a sphere of privacy that includes the thoughts in my head. A sort of no trespassing sign, if you wish.
I am an atheist, but there are religious objections to self-incrimination. Christianity contains the idea that forgiveness is possible, if one confesses to God. In the middle ages, it was accepted that civil authority was inferior to God's authority. This was not a minor matter; people were killed for refusing to lie about their religious beliefs.
I reject the restrictions of the poster of the question.
Comment A better sense (Score 1) 456
I want to sense the future.
Comment Article left out an important part (Score 1) 124
The article describes impressive security precautions, but it leaves something out. Data is stored so it can be retrieved. On random days, restore and decrypt some test data, so everybody knows what to do and knows that it works.
Submission + - Google Tipped off EU about Microsoft Browser Ballot (theatlanticwire.com) 1
Dupple writes: The tired spat between Google and Microsoft just got a lot more interesting after reports that the search giant tipped off European authorities to antitrust concerns, a tip that will now cost the Windows-maker nearly a billion dollars. When news of the fine levied by the European Union's competition watchdog broke on Wednesday, nobody was too surprised that the European Commission was punishing Microsoft for bullying consumers. But with a recent headline-stealing dispute between the Redwood, Washington company and Google, it's competitor down in Mountain View, California, bloggers got curious. Early Wednesday evening, The Wall Street Journal's Tom Gara wondered, "Did Google Snitch?" According to a Financial Times report published a few minutes later, the answer is yes.
The link to the FT in the original article is sadly behind a pay wall
The link to the FT in the original article is sadly behind a pay wall
Comment What could go wrong? (Score 5, Insightful) 161
Sorry for being a pessimist, but I'm old enough to remember Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative
Consider a trillion dollar weapon of mass destruction in space.
It will never get through Congress.
There will be construction delays lasting a century.
Your enemies will be able to destroy it, cheaply.
Bright high school students will play with it.
Comment Licenses for people with seizures (Score 1) 1176
Lots of things can cause seizures, and some of them can be treated. Where I live, a person can get a license if a doctor certifies that they have not had a seizure for a year.
It is a sad comment about our country that a driver's license is so essential that we tolerate more than 30,000 traffic fatalities each year. Seizures are a minor part of that bigger problem.
Comment not the right place (Score 0, Offtopic) 347
I don't think you should be discussing a legal threat in a public forum.
Comment Nothing beats them (Score 2) 153
I don't care what others say - LCD's, LED's, and Plasma Panels just can't provide the softness and warmth of a CRT. They will never go out of style.
Submission + - Antivirus Solutions Inadequate in Detecting New Viruses (net-security.org)
Orome1 writes: "Imperva collected and analyzed more than 80 previously non-cataloged viruses against more than 40 antivirus solutions. They found that less than 5% of anti-virus solutions in the study were able to initially detect previously non-cataloged viruses and that many solutions took up to a month or longer following the initial scan to update their signatures. While the study did not find a single antivirus product that provided complete protection, the solutions that had the best detection rates included two freeware anti-virus products."
Comment Dreadful idea (Score 3, Insightful) 349
The kids who need help often have chaotic home environments. They need role models, not electronics. There is no technical fix.
Comment start by asking students (Score 1) 268
A good way to start is to ask current and former students, and teachers at other schools. Also think about the type of environment you would like to learn in.
When I was in high school ( class of 1972; IBM 1620; punched cards ) I loved my computer course so much that I came in before first class to read manuals and do stuff on my own. I was not aware of my physical environment.
Also, please make sure some attractive, physically mature, but reckless young women are in each class.
Comment Full report is available (Score 3, Informative) 575
For the full report, Google
filetype:pdf "The growing impact of full disk encryption on digital forensics"
