I work for [redacted] which is why I won't say anything about [redacted] or especially anything about the [redacted] incident that [redacted] 17,000 people and caused the entire town of [redacted] to go bald and [redacted] at 3 in the morning.
Which is why anyone with an ounce of sense doesn't talk about their company (especially the higher up you go in the management chain). And especially never put it in writing. Duh.
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I started using Linux at 17 or so (asj introduced me to it), connected to the Internet via dialup and realized that if I could connect to systems on the Internet they could connect to me (using SLIP/etc I had an actual IP). So I started learning about security, but basically no documentation/etc. existed back then (this would be 18 years ago). So I started keeping notes, back then stuff like disabling stuff in
This in turn got me a contract at SecurityPortal which got killed in the
Basically in the security community the way (everyone I know) gets hired is they get into security on their own time, do something like build an IDS, or create a secure Linux distribution which is basically their portfolio/resume when it comes to getting hired. Much like the Linux Kernel we don't have a lot of volunteers in the Linux security space, if you're any good at this you tend to get hired quickly. In other words "just do it" and if you are any good at it, a job will not be a problem.
All I want is reliable bandwidth and latency (what good is 50ms latency if it spikes to 1-2 seconds every so often? say good bye to skype and any online gaming) and ideally a static IP.
$110 per month for a terabyte plan on 100 Mbps down and 40 Mbps speeds over the fibre network
Is actually better than what I currently pay, I get 100 meg down, 5 up, 250 gig cap for $90 a month (Canadian duopoly, wheee). I hope they write up how they accomplish all this, might be time to start more of these co-ops. I also love the fact that with the trading scheme they encourage people to use the bandwidth, but intelligently. Right now since there's no real advantage of disadvantage to me when I run major downloads during prime time (and I notice that my speeds/latency are quite a bit worse during prime time), this co-op would result in me scripting most downloads it to run when bandwidth is "cheaper" (aka 3am). I suspect this is true for many other heavy users.
"Money is the root of all money." -- the moving finger