Comment common sense (Score 1) 1
A lot of the advise looks like common sense stuff that admins should be doing. Especially for businesses with a large public footprint handling information they'd rather remain in confidence
Submission + - WikiLeaks, a lesson for security admins (blogspot.com) 1
nickh01uk writes: No data, no matter how carefully guarded, is ever truly safe. Now that the dust has settled and the hype has dissipated, the guys over at the 360 security blog have attempted to provide some advice to security admins on keeping their jobs in the brave new WikiLeaks world.
Submission + - Wind-Powered Vehicle Crosses the Entire Australia (greencarreports.com)
thecarchik writes: It may not be the most practical of designs, but a German duo recently succeeded in crossing Australia in a wind-powered car. They set records for longest distance traveled in such a vehicle, as well as a 36-hour distance record and others.
The car, which weighs only 200 kilograms, has small lithium-ion batteries that are charged overnight by a turbine erected on a bamboo tower. With this fantastic achievement on the wind front, scientists predictions of 80% green energy use before 2050 or even 2030 becomes ever more likely.
The car, which weighs only 200 kilograms, has small lithium-ion batteries that are charged overnight by a turbine erected on a bamboo tower. With this fantastic achievement on the wind front, scientists predictions of 80% green energy use before 2050 or even 2030 becomes ever more likely.
Comment Re:I haven't had lunch (Score 1) 158
Awwww yea, honeycomb gingerbread!
yum
yum
Comment Re: Interesting? (Score 1) 53
Funny how sites get smashed as soon as a link appears on /.
Comment sounds about right (Score 1) 1
I can honestly say this doesn't surprise me too much.
6% of an average annual salary for a Sys Admin (in Australia) turns out to be around the cost of certification (course + test).
6% of an average annual salary for a Sys Admin (in Australia) turns out to be around the cost of certification (course + test).
Submission + - Microsoft certifications won't boost your pay much (networkworld.com) 1
jbrodkin writes: Microsoft certifications are dropping in value and provide a smaller pay boost than IT skills related to Cisco, Oracle, EMC, VMware, IBM, SAP and Red Hat technologies.
"So many people have Microsoft certifications that the gap between supply and demand is not that great, like it is with other certifications," says David Foote of the IT research firm Foote Partners, who adds "you're talking about a company that has lost ground over the last several years."
Microsoft certifications provide a 5.9% pay boost, less than the 7.3% industry average, and have been dropping in value for six months.
"So many people have Microsoft certifications that the gap between supply and demand is not that great, like it is with other certifications," says David Foote of the IT research firm Foote Partners, who adds "you're talking about a company that has lost ground over the last several years."
Microsoft certifications provide a 5.9% pay boost, less than the 7.3% industry average, and have been dropping in value for six months.
Submission + - Dead People Scientists Keep Messing With (discovermagazine.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Some historical figures are just too interesting to leave alone, even when they're supposed to be moldering in the grave. That's why medical researchers dug up Tycho Brahe, bombarded Napoleon's hair with neutrons in a nuclear reactor, and did everything they could think of to King Tut. Discover Magazine has 8 stories of delayed diagnoses and extreme postmortems.
Submission + - Microsoft Kills AutoRun in Windows (threatpost.com)
Trailrunner7 writes: As malware authors and attackers have continued to employ the Windows AutoRun functionality to help spread their malicious creations--culminating famously in the Stuxnet worm--Microsoft has been making gradual changes to help prevent these attacks. This week the company took the major step of putting an optional fix into Windows Update that will disable AutoRun.
The company made the change Tuesday on the same day that it shipped its monthly crop of patches, and said that the change is designed to bring Windows XP and other operating systems into a more secure state by makign it harder for malware to use AutoRun as a propagation method.
The company made the change Tuesday on the same day that it shipped its monthly crop of patches, and said that the change is designed to bring Windows XP and other operating systems into a more secure state by makign it harder for malware to use AutoRun as a propagation method.
Comment Re:When can we get rid of this guy? (Score 1) 152
Hey guise! We gotta stop the spams and scams coming through the portal!!
I agree, the bloke is an epic twat. But he's good at wasting large amounts of money, I'll give him that
I agree, the bloke is an epic twat. But he's good at wasting large amounts of money, I'll give him that
Comment Re:I'm Confused (Score 0) 152
... said John Gilmore
But that doesn't answer the question. Without Internet, Internet censorship is irrelevant. Also, TOR has nothing to do with censorship.
You must've been rolling that quote around for a while, looking for the right moment to throw it in the mix. This wasn't it.
But that doesn't answer the question. Without Internet, Internet censorship is irrelevant. Also, TOR has nothing to do with censorship.
You must've been rolling that quote around for a while, looking for the right moment to throw it in the mix. This wasn't it.
Comment Australia! (Score 3, Funny) 439
What is winter?
Comment Re:Legit or Government sponsored? (Score 1) 158
Manning and Assange are both clearly protected by that whistleblower law. Wait a sec...
Comment Re:Legit or Government sponsored? (Score 1) 158
Yeap, picked it like a scab
It's exactly what they're are doing! Lemmings!
It's exactly what they're are doing! Lemmings!
Comment Re:This a re-org for the foreign offices only (Score 1) 468
I reckon I could care a little bit less too. I just can't be bothered right now
