Tag: information
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Anger and computers don’t mix
Ex-Boss Describes Sys Admin’s Anger During PaineWebber Sabotage Trial | June 8, 2006: On the day a system administrator at UBS PaineWebber learned his annual bonus had fallen short by about $15,000, he leveled an ultimatum at his boss: give him a written contract for more money or he was walking out the door, according…
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To Redact or Cover Up With a Black Box?
If you don’t want someone to have certain data, then don’t send it to them. Cutesy features like placing a colored box on top of text are next to worthless when it comes to protecting sensitive data. Obscuring the ability of the eye to see the data protects it from 90% of people, yes. However,…
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Espionage vs. First Amendment
Gonzales Says Prosecutions of Journalists Are Possible – New York Times The government has the legal authority to prosecute journalists for publishing classified information, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales said yesterday. “There are some statutes on the book which, if you read the language carefully, would seem to indicate that that is a possibility,” Mr.…
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Cheating in an Information Technology Era
Some quotes from an article in the NYT on cheating. This recently came up on a WebCT Users list (usually at least once every year). Maybe the timing is right because the academic year at many schools just ended? Test administrators are usually one step behind the cheaters. There are lots of technologies that have…
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Sushi Means Rice?
This came up a while ago. Now I need a food category…. SushiFAQ.com – The Sushi FAQ – Sushi Information Technically, the word `sushi’ refers to the rice, but colloquially, the term is used to describe a finger-size piece of raw fish or shellfish on a bed of vinegared rice. This can be eaten as…
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Focus On Things That Matter
It sounds like there are good things coming out of the Infosec World conference. Just last week I and a co-worker had commiserated about too many security policies focusing on things people are not going to do anyway. So to pick your battles so you can stand your grounds seems pretty wise. Too much interference…
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31 ways for you to use your blog
This is just a personal exercise to track what I have done and might ought to try. Done To-Do No way Welcome to MY world: 31 ways for you to use your blog Not sure what to blog about? You can blog about anything that interests you. Here are some ideas to get you started:…
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Crashed Linux
Crashed Linux, originally uploaded by milliped. From the site: Everyone is familiar with blue-screening kiosks and travel information displays, but this one was pretty new to me. The route display on this Air Algerie Airbus a330 was visibly experiencing some disk issues. (They rebooted the aircraft in midair, everything was fine after).
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New phishing scan
I know so many people who would jump at this…. This is disturbing. Dear <removed> Bank Customer, CONGRATULATIONS! You have been chosen by the <removed> Bank online department to take part in our quick and easy 5 question survey. In return we will credit $20 to your account – Just for your…