C_Jax - Slashdot User

Comment WTF?!? who fact checked this crap? (Score 1) 3

by C_Jax on Thursday January 27, 2011 @01:39PM (#35021744) Attached to: Fox News: IPv6 = six digit IP addresses!

I used to have some respect for Fox News, that was until I read this article.. I think everyone is now a little dumber after reading it.

I can't quantify the amount of errors/factual inaccuracies with this statement:
"Web developers have tried to compensate for this problem by creating IPv6 -- a system that recognizes six-digit IP addresses rather than four-digit ones"

Really??? Jesus... wikipedia does a better jobs then these assholes, anyone with a A+ certification knows better!!

Submission + - WikiLeaks publishes list of sites US calls "vital" (www.cbc.ca)

Submitted by ubermiester on Monday December 06, 2010 @12:50PM

ubermiester writes: CBC News reports that Wikileaks has published "a secret U.S. State Department list of key infrastructure sites in foreign countries ... that Washington considers vital to the national security of the United States." The sites, which include nuclear facilites, mines, dams, undersea cables, factories, etc., were deemed vital because they "could seriously harm the U.S. if they were targeted by terrorists or destroyed by other means." The leaked cable includes the "locations of [British] undersea cables, satellite systems and defence plants." Calling Wikileaks "irresponsible, bordering on criminal", the British Foreign Secretary is quoted as saying "This is the kind of information terrorists are interested in knowing". It is unclear why Wikileaks chose to release this information.

Comment MUhahaha.. M4 Carbine vs Controller (Score 4, Funny) 225

by C_Jax on Friday August 07, 2009 @07:13AM (#28984375) Attached to: Playing a First-Person Shooter Using Real Guns

Finally, a chance to level playing field against all the smack-talking 13 yr olds playing COD on Xbox live, Say hello to my M203

Comment I do this for a living... (Score 1) 491

by C_Jax on Thursday August 06, 2009 @05:56PM (#28979479) Attached to: How Can I Tell If My Computer Is Part of a Botnet?

Running wire shark on the computer that might be infected is useless. Really nasty malware has the ability to hide it's traffic even from packet sniffers on the local host. I find the best bang for the buck is using a passive network tap and plug a sniffer into that. Now.. no need to go out and buy one as that will be expensive.. you can build one($18). http://www.instructables.com/id/Make_a_Passive_Network_Tap/ If you want to one-up this then get pc and install a network-based Intrusion Detection System(IDS), google snort, it'll look for abnormal network traffic patterns, and you can even configure them to notify you if it does detect something. Also.. take that linksys router and install DD-WRT on it and configure the firewall to block everything except what you know to be okay. Note: you can disable the reset button in DD-WRT =)

Comment Depends how many people are on their enemy list (Score 1) 2

by C_Jax on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @02:26AM (#28848307) Attached to: Can photos of networks impact security?

Well it could compromise security if it shows specific vendor details or if it shows how a network laid out. The best tool a hackers has is information, why volunteer information if you don't have to.

Comment So what your really trying to say is.. (Score 1) 2

by C_Jax on Sunday July 26, 2009 @12:15AM (#28824233) Attached to: CTR of incoming Bing users 55% higher than Google

instead of telling people to google it.. we can just send them to bing and keep them entertained for hours \o/

Submission + - Electronic Armageddon -- and no electricity either (sciencenews.org)

Submitted by

on Saturday July 25, 2009 @12:26PM

An anonymous reader writes: The 'smarter' we make the electrical grid, the more vulnerable it becomes to electromagetic pulse weaponry. And Science News notes that a report on the nation's EMP vulnerabilities has concluded it's not practical to protect the entire electrical power system — or even all high-value components from electronics-frying EMPs. Even though losing some of those essentially custom-built components--like high-voltage transformers--might take "a year or two" to replace. So "every computer we buy, every system we turn over to computer control, every device that relies on electronic components" — i.e. all cars, TVs and phones — makes us more vulnerable to an electronic Armageddon. And Iran, North Korea and Al-Quaeda know all it takes is detonating a crude nuke above its enemies.

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