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Submission + - Impressing security upon end-users visually? 1

Submitted by get quad
get quad writes: I continually have to remind our end-users to be vigilant about the usual safeguards such as clicking links in the occasional spam email which passes through filters, visiting suspicious websites, why some websites aren't entirely safe or appropriate for the work environment (facebook apps, myspace, remote access apps, proxies, etc), amongst the myriad of other things an end user can do to get into trouble.

What I'm hoping to find are video or flash examples (mind you, in layman's terms) of what web-based exploits/zero-day threats are capable of, how they can happen, and the harm they can ultimately cause rather than posting links to technical docs they will never bother to read. Getting the point across in a purely visual and less technical manner which has some gravitas at the same time seems much more effective; suggestions and links much appreciated.

Comment Right side getting fixed; goodbye tele"stroke" (Score 1) 1

by get quad (#27902997) Attached to: Challenges Ahead in Final Hubble Servicing Mission
This mission is superbly excellent on a monumental scale. The sheer beauty of what Hubble sees is, for lack of a better phrase, a deeply religious experience. Nothing but the deepest gratitude to those who fought to keep Hubble functional. Can't wait to see the next batch of images. via con Dios, STS-125.
NASA

Submission + - Challenges Ahead in Final Hubble Servicing Mission 1

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Hugh Pickens
Hugh Pickens writes: "Space shuttle Atlantis is slated to lift off Monday on the fifth and final servicing mission to Hubble with four mission specialists alternating in two-astronaut teams will attempt a total of five spacewalks from Atlantis to replace broken components, add new science instruments, and swap out the telescope's six 125-pound (57-kilogram) batteries, original parts that have powered Hubble's night-side operations for nearly two decades. "This is our final opportunity to service and upgrade Hubble," says David Leckrone, senior project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope. "So we're replacing some items that are getting long in the tooth to give Hubble longevity, and then we'll try to take advantage of that five- to 10-year extra lifetime with the most powerful instrumental tools we've ever had on board." Some of the upgrades are relatively straightforward and modular: yank out old part, put in new. But they're big parts: The "fine guidance sensors" sound delicate but weigh as much as a grand piano back on Earth. But what's different this time is that the astronauts will also open up some instruments and root around inside, doing Geek Squad-like repairs while wearing bulky spacesuits and traveling around the planet at 17,000 mph. "We have this choreographed almost down to the minute of what we want the crew to do. It's this really fine ballet," said Keith Walyus, the servicing mission operations manager at Goddard. "We've been training for this for seven years. We can't wait for this to happen.""

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