Comment Re:Okay... (Score 1) 208

by ParrotDroppings on Friday March 14, 2008 @06:15PM (#22755406) Attached to: The Night the IETF Shut Off IPv4

If you had a cool service and could offer it to the world, would you keep it away from 99.9% of the Internet just because you could?

YES! I would... It keeps the dorks(tm) out!

Having a Bad Day at the Office?

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday February 19, 2008 @02:40PM

samzenpus writes "Sometimes you have to take a deep breath and just walk away to collect yourself. Sometimes you have to smash the hell out of everything."

Feed The Register: Boffins unmask hidden galactic cores (theregister.com)

From feed by registerfeed on Tuesday July 31, 2007 @04:52AM

Swift helps ID new class of AGNs

Astronomers using NASA's Swift satellite and the Japanese/US Suzaku X-ray observatory have discovered a totally new kind of active galactic nuclei (AGN).

Feed The Register: Fake flash player site used to spread malware (theregister.com)

From feed by registerfeed on Friday June 22, 2007 @09:12AM

Shockwave horror

Hackers have developed a new ruse that attempts to trick users into downloading malware from a fake Adobe Shockwave Player download site.

Bookmark Slashdot | What to Do When Your Security is Breached (slashdot.org)

by ParrotDroppings on Wednesday March 28, 2007 @09:33AM

Why Upper Management Doesn't "Get" IT Security 126

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday November 08, 2006 @03:04PM from the part-of-your-job-to-explain-it-in-their-terms dept.

Schneier is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security has decided to delve into why upper management doesn't "get" IT security threats. The results aren't terribly surprising to those in the trenches, stating that most executives view security as something akin to facilities management. "Thankfully", the $495 report (if you aren't a "Conference Board associate") helps tell you how to handle the situation.

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