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Comment 400 CPU cluster or 400 node botnet? (Score 1) 175

"WPA Cracker gives you access to a 400CPU cluster that will run your network capture against a 135 million word dictionary created specifically for WPA passwords"

400 CPU cluster or 400 node botnet? Wonder where's he's getting the funding to pay for a farm like that? I mean you'd need to set up everything in advance of making any money off it. So again, where do the cycles come from I wonder.

Submission + - Surplus TACACS/Radius Admin pondering what next?

motherjoe writes: Hello All,

I was recently notified by my company my position was deemed surplus. I guess that's the new PC way of saying, "Lay off", these days.

I have been in the IT industry since 1993 working for a Global Outsourcing company. The majority of my part of the effort has always been on the network side, specifically with LAN/WAN device management, user admin, securing access to those devices, and participating in audits.

In the early 90s my work was done with IBM Mainframe running System 370, ESA/390, later ES/9000. Back in those days all the work was on SNA for networking and RACF for security. Then came, slowly TCP/IP on the mainframe, but we already expanded to Netview on AIX. For the last several years I have been doing all my device management on CiscoWorks and securing with TACACS and Radius.

I supposed I became somewhat spoiled. Meaning, I could go from team to team by bringing certain things to the table and learning new things along the way. I could be a poster child for OJT.

Now presented with pursuing jobs outside my company for the first time since '93 and I am wondering what that next step is? It seems to me there is a lot of activity for those specialized in security, but with an emphasis on CEH and CISSP certs. I have been talking to outfits like Infosec who offer accelerated programs to achieve the cert.

So, I am curious to hear from the slashdot community. In your professional experience what importance do you place on certifications. Has obtaining a certification made your future brighter? Have you ever been denied an job because you lacked certification, even though perhaps you had years of experience already?

Thanks in advance,
Joe

Comment Janitorial services revealed as the culprit (Score 2, Funny) 338

This just in.... LHC had an abrupt power failure.

Our field reporter at CERN is providing his update..... "Well at first we thought we had yet another problem with the LHC." reports a source who wishes to be anonymous. "Well, we are now pretty sure it was just Ed. Ed comes in on Wednesdays to clean up in the Lab. Soon as he plugged in that damn hoover all the breakers tripped."

So there you have it, a hoover and $39.95 breaker brought it all the a halt today. :)

Comment Off the stage. (Score 1) 658

He was/is the King of Pop. On the stage and in the studio he did things that few others could come close to doing. He inspired many, was imitated by many, and cemented his immortality as a legend.

Off the stage he was a disaster and his life was front page news for decades. Honestly I don't know how he managed the courage to even been seen in public. I wondered many times has this man EVER known happiness or had a sense of himself?

I was never bought one single song of his and had a disdain for his publicized life. However, I guess I always respected what he was able to accomplish.

Later all.

Comment Re:This Just In (Score 1) 767

My rant for the morning!

At the company I work for we have to annually review and sign a, "Business Conduct Guide lines", package that specifically states how we are to use the information and technology used to transport and store that information.

I would honestly like to see that apply to all state and federal employees at all levels. It would read something like:

"Any email correspondence on any non approved, non standard, and unsecured system voids any validity of the content of that email for any intended official use. In other words, if it is outside approved channels it isn't valid and will not be considered for action and or response. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action possibly leading up to or including dismissal"

Why is that so hard. If I were a STATE employee and I was receiving emails from someone named PALIN from YAHOO. You can get your government paycheck I wouldn't consider it legit and sure as hell would not honor it.

My .02

It's funny.  Laugh.

Metallica Guitar Hero Release Has Higher Quality Than CDs 102

Last week Metallica released a new album, Death Magnetic, on traditional CDs as well as downloadable content for Guitar Hero III. Fans quickly noticed that the sound quality on the CD version was noticeably below-par, thanks to the recording studio's decision to sacrifice range for loudness. However, the tracks released for Guitar Hero III made no such sacrifice, as proved by Mastering Engineer Ian Shepherd. NME found an audio clip comparing the two tracks. This comes alongside statements from Activision claiming that Aerosmith's recent venture into Guitar Hero is generating more success for the band than their actual albums.
Technology (Apple)

Revamped WebKit JavaScript Engine Doubles In Speed 270

Shin-LaC writes "In a post on their official blog, WebKit developers introduced the 'next generation' of their JavaScript engine, SquirrelFish Extreme, claimed to be twice as fast as its predecessor. The post lists several changes contributing to the performance improvements, including 'bytecode optimization,' a 'polymorphic inline cache' (which sounds similar to V8's 'hidden class transitions'), and a 'context threaded JIT' compiler which generates native code (currently only for x86 processors), and is also applied to regular expressions. The new JavaScript engine is already available in the latest WebKit nightly builds. According to comparative benchmarks, the new engine is around 35% faster than the V8 engine recently introduced in Google Chrome, and 55% faster than Mozilla's TraceMonkey."

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