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Comment Re:Spoken like a true spokesperson... (Score 1) 138

by StickyWidget (#36277130) Attached to: Duplicate RSA Keys Enable Lockheed Martin Network Intrusion
Multiple keys wouldn't have helped, since it appears the attackers identified all the seeds that were ordered by Lockheed from RSA. Whatever process they used to assign these seeds to unique individuals would have been robust enough to notice that the individual was using two.

It was endgame. Everyone should have trashed all their tokens weeks ago.

~Sticky

Comment Build it and They Will Come (Score 1) 1026

by StickyWidget (#35156426) Attached to: Obama Calling For $53B For High Speed Rail

Look, the government really needs to get behind this effort. If a train track system was built that connects major cities with one another, AND if it's designed to be fast, accommodate lots of trains at nearly the same time, and is safe, companies will line up with products to use it.

I'm talking:
1. Siemens and GE producing trains and traincars designed for the tracks
2. Caterpillar and Mack produce the engines
3. ABF, DHL, Fedex, etc will all buy the trains and engines and use them to deliver goods
4. We'll use that for our internet orders, and to transport goods and services anywhere cheaply

It's not just about passenger trains, there's an entire market segment out there ripe to be innovated by trains. I'm talking about trucking companies, we could get them out of cities. We could reduce fuel costs, and insurance.

~Sticky

Comment Re:indeed, so what. (Score 1) 377

by StickyWidget (#31453710) Attached to: IBM Stops Disclosing US Headcount Data

Uh. No. We won't be dropping corporate taxes. The issue here is outsourcing; companies can find cheaper labor outside of the United State. Removing corporate taxes isn't going to reduce the cost of an employee to a company, it's going to make it more difficult for the government to obtain revenue. Think about it: if the company isn't paying taxes, and the company's employees are paying taxes in India, where does the US government get money?

~Sticky

Comment Re:Think before you speak (Score 1) 1343

by StickyWidget (#31439216) Attached to: Accidental Wii Suicide

Nope, it's not against the law. But it's equally not going to help the parents sleep at night.

Responsible gun owners don't forget to lock up their guns, especially around children. Illegal or not, this step-father got his step-kid killed because he was an irresponsible gun owner.

~Sticky
Security

Submission + - SCADA over Cell Often Improperly Secured (digitalbond.com)

Submitted by StickyWidget
StickyWidget writes: The Control System Security research firm DigitalBond recently published two blog posts dealing with the security of cellular based networks. Basically, the same networks that carry IP from your cell phone to the Internet are being used for command and control of water, electric, and other critical infrastructure. DigitalBond researchers ran a low and slow port scan over their Verizon network cards, and preliminarily identified 1420 Raven Airlink devices. These Airlink devices are used primarily in remote, rugged, environments for interfacing local control systems to a master control station. The main point is that carriers [including Verizon http://b2b.vzw.com/productsservices/customapplications/privatenetwork.html%5D are targeting critical infrastructures with products claiming a "private network" when often none exists. These 'private' networks are often easily accessible by other subscribers, and coupled with insecure design on the utility side, could put operations of critical infrastructure in jeopardy. [Post 1: http://www.digitalbond.com/index.php/2010/03/01/scada-devices-on-verizon-and-other-wireless-networks/%5D [Post 2: http://www.digitalbond.com/index.php/2010/03/02/using-verizon-broadband-for-scada/%5D

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