Patrick Talmadge
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Here is a great chart that show the Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities in 2006. Weather you are a IE hater or a lover this is a very interesting chart Check it out.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/technology/daily/graphics/index20070104.html
These two comics are a very good example of how people do not pick very good passwords.
Thank you Dilbert.com
An article in the Epoch Times (a Chinese newspaper) about a brilliant Chinese professor who has cracked her fifth encryption scheme in ten years. She and her team have cracked the SHA-1 scheme. As a result, the U.S. government and major corporations will cease using the scheme within the next few years.
Read the [...]
I found this article on SC Magazine that reminded me of Hackers the movie because in the movie the hackers hack into the street lights so they have all green lights. Here is the article that can be found at SC Magazine.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 9 2007 18:29
Two Los Angeles municipal [...]
Google was using javascript to store Gmail address books while the user was logged in. As a result if a user is logged into Gmail, a malicious website could request your Gmail addressbook.Google has resolved this flaw, but it does point out the danger of javascript.
I have read that you need to know security tools if you are going to break into the IT/ Network Security field. I have found this website http://sectools.org/. The site ranks and updates the top 100 network security tools. This site seems like a great place to see what tools are on the rise [...]
I found this great little website that has 55 tips for Gmail.
http://g04.com/misc/GmailTipsComplete.html
Check it out.
I read a recent post that detailed how to hack gift cards. The post shocked me how insecure the gift cards are. I hope the release of posts detailing how to hack gift cards will bring about a change in the security of new cards.
You go to a store that has gift cards [...]
I have been playing with the TOR (the onion router) network for a while now. I like the anonymity that TOR provides but my problem was always portablity. The download you get from TOR you always had to install TOR, Vidalia, and Privoxy. Once those three are installed you have to set your proxy server [...]
Bush Proposes Faith-BasedFirewalls for Government Computers
By Brian Briggs
Washington D.C.’President Bush announced that by 2008 all government computers should be protected from outside attacks by the faith-based firewall called Protection From Above (PFA) from Houston-based software developer Christisoft.
“For too long we have turned to proven software companies with expertise in computer [...]
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- Why is the Logitech Harmony software so painfully bad? 2012/02/05
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- RT @5marks: @patricktalmadge and I will be spending some time in the lab tonight putting some finishing touches on Agora. 2012/01/30
- Thank you @INGDIRECT for shafting me with a $50 fee for a early redemption fee on 30 shares out of a 1070 I sold. #whymutualfundssuck #IRA 2012/01/27
- RT @newsycombinator: Hackers have a twisted sense of humor. Watch this: if you laugh, you're one http://t.co/RdHxFVHq 2012/01/27
- RT @andrewchen: The Secret To Pinterest's Astounding Success: A Brilliant Sign-Up Process You Should Copy http://t.co/AsGi9pBx 2012/01/25
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- Took a break from work to play in the snow with my son. #goodtimes #workingfromhome 2012/01/18
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