Forum: Miscellaneous Security Discussions

I found this funny Mail sent by Bill Gates in the early days of 2002. About the goal for MS to focus on decurity And in the mean time XP...

As more home users sign up for broadband access and connect their computers to the Internet 24/7 they present a prime target for hackers. Home users...

Translated from a swedish news magasine: "The Danish security company Secunia is releasing a new service to the security community that will compete...

Hey all you l337 ub3r h@x0r's. The irc server is backup and at irc.yoursincyberspace.com on port 6667. You will need some sort of IRC client to...

Ok, probably posting in the wrong section since this isn't really a much of a security question but fits more into the miscellaneous side of...

Last week, Dutch gouvernment agreed on a law-proposal that specifies 'economical hacking.' One will be punishable by law if one commits computer...

~Grumble~ I hate windows with a passion. Considering switching to Linux next weekend. Okay, I don't think this really qualifies as a security...

Hey- Does anyone know of a free license/shareware FTP program that uses an SSH connection? I've used WinSCP but I don't like it. Basically,...

See what the OSI (Open Source Initiative) has to say... So, what do u think? Tip of an iceberg? Read the paper here....

This is a brief article that describes a couple of different security certs out there. http://security.ziffdavis.com/article2/0,3973,937451,00.asp

From Application Debugging by Robert Binder (Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985) Heh, here is the pic of the bug taped to the logbook...

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Two links. Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act The Bill and The call for help Essentially, US is calling for a 'homeland'...

Hi all, i wanted to let everyone know that i just finished and posted the Bastard sys admin from Michigan #6, im sorry for posting off topic but i...

Now you can make your computer fool nmap into thinking is a dream cast or Apple LaserWriter Read the whole thing here:...

I find this nice little compiled list of hoaxes on Symantec. Most of these are through e-mails. I posted this because I've seen alot of threads in...

Hey, little question. I got dared by this friend of mine to find his home address using only his IP. I got his IP from a web site he visited, used...

I found this on CNN's Website http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/03/14/university.hacked.ap/index.html Interesting!!!

To all administrators, parents and others, using Cyber Patrol. Be aware of any third party browsers installed on your computer. People can use these...