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Using Facebook to launch a Botnet army

Published Sat, Sep 6 2008 13:07 | William

Wired has a piece talking about how easy this would be to do. It's not entirely speculative since researchers built such a beast. I think the hype is a bit much though. The argument they make could be made for any mechanism that can get people to...

Filed under: News, Mindless Babbling, Misc Technology, Security, Privacy

I'd just close the hole...

Published Sat, Mar 8 2008 21:15 | William

There are often times that I read something, typically involving a lawsuit, that I'm shocked people push. Often they are so embarassing, I'd probably pay extortion money to keep the crap quiet if someone threatened to go public about something...

Filed under: News, Misc Technology, Mobility, Security

The Bill of Rights in 2007

Published Tue, Dec 18 2007 22:31 | William

So often when I hear talking heads pontificate about constitutional issues, I hear two basic sides. The first is the strict constructionist interpretation where they claim the constitution is clear as day hence end of discussion. On the other side you...

Filed under: News, Life in General, Misc Technology, Security

Wordpress Vulnerability

Published Thu, Nov 29 2007 15:22 | William

When I saw Bruce's post on using Google crack MD5 Hashes for you , I had to chuckle. Here's a link to the article Bruce is referencing. Once again, it shows a pretty good case of the damage that can happen by overlooking the seemingly obvious...

Filed under: Mindless Babbling, Misc Technology, Security

Protecting your laptop data like a Pro

Published Thu, Nov 29 2007 12:47 | William

Nothing too shocking if you take protecting your data seriously , but a good read nonetheless. These days, depending on what you do, a stolen laptop could make front page news, a little precaution goes a long way

Filed under: Misc Technology, Mobility, Security