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Generic TLS MITM attack-> 0

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imbaczek

on Thursday November 05 2009, @08:59AM

imbaczek writes "The SSL 3.0+ and TLS 1.0+ protocols are vulnerable to a set of related attacks which allow a man-in-the-middle (MITM) operating at or below the TCP layer to inject a chosen plaintext prefix into the encrypted data stream, often without detection by either end of the connection. This is possible because an “authentication gap” exists during the renegotiation process at which the MitM may splice together disparate TLS connections in a completely standards-compliant way. This represents a serious security defect for many or all protocols which run on top of TLS, including HTTPS."
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Trojan in the (Automated Teller) Machine-> 0

Submitted by coryboehne on Friday June 05 2009, @02:27PM

coryboehne writes "Dark Reading reports that multiple ATMs in Eastern Europe have been infected with a trojan that can, among other things, eject the cash box and report pin numbers."
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Ocean Circulation Doesn't Work As Expected-> 0

Submitted by techno-vampire on Friday May 15 2009, @02:16AM

techno-vampire writes "The familiar model of Atlantic ocean currents that shows a discrete "conveyor belt" of deep, cold water flowing southward from the Labrador Sea is probably all wet. New research led by Duke University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution relied on an armada of sophisticated floats to show that much of this water, originating in the sea between Newfoundland and Greenland, is diverted generally eastward by the time it flows as far south as Massachusetts. From there it disburses to the depths in complex ways that are difficult to follow. A 50-year-old model of ocean currents had shown this southbound subsurface flow of cold water forming a continuous loop with the familiar northbound flow of warm water on the surface, called the Gulf Stream. "Everybody always thought this deep flow operated like a conveyor belt, but what we are saying is that concept doesn't hold anymore," said Duke oceanographer Susan Lozier. "So it's going to be more difficult to measure these climate change signals in the deep ocean.""
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Comment: Hard Drive (Score 1) 3

by coryboehne on Friday May 15 2009, @01:39AM (#27962139) Attached to: Orders of magnitude change in storage

First was a 500 MB WD. Last was 500GB WD.

Three orders of magnitude larger. 1000x the size.

Comment: Re:This should be a lesson... (Score 5, Informative) 780

by coryboehne on Friday May 15 2009, @01:30AM (#27962073) Attached to: Hacker Destroys Avsim.com, Along With Its Backups

It's actually very difficult to truly destroy data, especially remotely. There is actually a reason the DoD spec. requires physical destruction of the media.

Unless you have overwritten the area on the physical disk that contained the data, multiple times, the data can still be recovered.

The article doesn't lead me to believe that he's tried very hard to get this data back.. Maybe somebody (not me) who cares about this resource, should offer an attempt at data recovery.. Just be sure to hurry, before they do something that will ensure you cannot recover the data.

I've recovered data off of formatted HDD's, off of corrupted file systems, off of compact flash cards and other media (Really useful if you want to keep those photo's that someone thought was deleted, be aware of this people).

It's amazing how most people seem to think deleted means gone.

Hacker Destroys Avsim.com, Along With Its Backups 780

Posted by timothy on Friday May 15 2009, @01:17AM
from the giving-you-the-benefit-of-their-bad-childhoods dept.

el americano writes "Flight Simulator community website Avsim has experienced a total data loss after both of their online servers were hacked. The site's founder, Tom Allensworth, explained why 13 years of community developed terrains, skins, and mods will not be restored from backups: 'Some have asked whether or not we had back ups. Yes, we dutifully backed up our servers every day. Unfortunately, we backed up the servers between our two servers. The hacker took out both servers, destroying our ability to use one or the other back up to remedy the situation.'"

Orders of magnitude change in storage 3

Submitted by dborod on Friday May 15 2009, @12:59AM

dborod writes "About how many times larger capacity is the last hard drive you bought compared to the first hard drive you bought?

1 (I just bought my first hard drive)
10
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
Cowboy Neal has infinite storage density"

GPS Accuracy Could Start Dropping In 2010 210

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 14 2009, @06:50PM
from the how-to-blackmail-for-tax-dollars dept.

adamengst writes "A US Government Accountability Office report raises concerns about the Air Force's ability to modernize and maintain the constellation of satellites necessary to provide GPS services to military and civilian users. TidBITS looks at the situation and possible solutions."

Comment: Re:Huh? What? WHAT THE HELL! (Score 2, Funny) 138

by coryboehne on Thursday May 14 2009, @06:20PM (#27958393) Attached to: Daydreaming Is Really Complex Problem-Solving

Talk about sleeping on the job... I didn't even post this in the right story...

Did you say something?

About right..

However, I wonder if the author has looked into writing books for academic purposes...

Anyone who has a degree knows just how much money is made on textbooks, and the frequency with which they are replaced and updated.

If I was a writer looking to make a living at it, especially in a vertical field, I would seriously consider writing university level textbooks.

Comment: Re:Huh? What? (Score 0, Offtopic) 138

by coryboehne on Thursday May 14 2009, @06:17PM (#27958357) Attached to: Daydreaming Is Really Complex Problem-Solving

Did you say something?

About right..

However, I wonder if the author has looked into writing books for academic purposes...

Anyone who has a degree knows just how much money is made on textbooks, and the frequency with which they are replaced and updated.

If I was a writer looking to make a living at it, especially in a vertical field, I would seriously consider writing university level textbooks.