Archive for November 12th, 2008
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Here's one for you that shows how important it is to keep close track of those packages of computer memory known as flash drives.
Somebody got careless with a flashdrive that contained passwords to the online government gateway system that handles everything from tax returns to parking tickets, the whole system ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
I saw an interesting bit on Slashdot recently, it seems that the Air Force, wants to rewrite the rules of how the Internet works.
The first thing I have to say is that I fully get the need for security and the fact that their IT and security people are tired ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
In a way it's interesting to note that while a lot of people have made a lot of noise about government and corporate datamining operations, it doesn't seem like very many people have given a whole lot of thought to how much data Google (and other search engines) has access ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
The OS wars continue. Microsoft thought they had a killer OS in Vista only to find out that tens of thousands (myself included) hate it. Ubuntu has recently released version 8.10, nicknamed "Intrepid Ibex" (no, I don't know what an Ibex is let alone an intrepid one). ...
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