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Comment Re:design of welded structures (Score 1) 517

by Monsieur Canard on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @03:04PM (#26214581) Attached to: Your Favorite Tech / Eng. / CS Books?

Oh man, I use that at least 3 times a week. Best $15 I ever spent (well, technical bookwise that is). Although it's up to $25 now, it's still a bargain.

I'd also add Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain and the Machine Design handbook.

Submission + - The Physical Hacks at DefCon (physorg.com)

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eldavojohn

on Sunday August 05, 2007 @12:00PM

eldavojohn writes: "As we all know, DefCon is occurring in Vegas this weekend but Saturday held a room that focused on possibly the oldest form of hacking — lockpicking. That's right, as software security becomes better and better, the focus may instead shift towards simple hacking tips like looking over someone's shoulder for their password, faking employment or just picking the locks to gain access to the building where machines are left on overnight. This is nothing to sneeze at, "Medeco deadbolt locks relied on worldwide at embassies, banks and other tempting targets for thieves, spies or terrorists can be opened in seconds with a strip of metal and a thin screw driver, Marc Tobias of Security.org demonstrated for AFP ... Tobias says he refuses to publish details of 'defeating' the locks because they are used in places ranging from homes, banks and jewelers to the White House and the Pentagon. He asked AFP not to disclose how it is done." I'm sure all Slashdot readers are savvy enough to use firewall(s) but do you know and trust what locks 'physically' protect your data from hacks like these?"

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