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  • RE: The Geek Costume

    Luis Cazares (10/31/2014)


    I could get a fancy hawaiian shirt, remove some hair and dress up as Steve Jones :hehe:

    Winner!!!

    (...but you missed the friendliest grin)

  • RE: Have You Been Hacked?

    arnipetursson (10/31/2014)


    Gary Varga (10/31/2014)


    Please don't turn this into a "PRC are attacking us" thread. There are plenty of governments, mine included (UK), which are performing various nefarious activities online. I...

  • RE: The Geek Costume

    Xavon (10/31/2014)


    ...I considered going as 'Ultra-geek'; my geekiest t-shirt (half-tucked in), hair slicked back except for a few cowlicks, tape on the glasses, and a collection of random accessories (I...

  • RE: The Geek Costume

    I have to say that fancy dress parties make me want to be contrary.

    A couple of decades ago (I was a student with a part time bar job) I went...

  • RE: Have You Been Hacked?

    Please don't turn this into a "PRC are attacking us" thread. There are plenty of governments, mine included (UK), which are performing various nefarious activities online. I am not religious...

  • RE: Have You Been Hacked?

    Miles Neale (10/30/2014)


    Gary Varga (10/30/2014)


    Miles, I agree that the "hacker" should be located and punished for crimes committed, however, dereliction of duty is also a crime. The company officers (term...

  • RE: Stuck in a Rut

    Miles Neale (10/30/2014)


    Iwas Bornready (10/30/2014)


    The need and desire tend to wane as one nears retirement.

    Andy D in the Shawshank Redemption


    I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get...

  • RE: Have You Been Hacked?

    Miles Neale (10/30/2014)


    Begin Rant!

    I guess I have a different take on this. We appear to be operating under a broken understanding of crime and punishment. We look at...

  • RE: Have You Been Hacked?

    Rudyx - the Doctor (10/30/2014)


    ...What about externally facing firewalls, SSL, secure web sites, Intrusion Detection systems and patching ? (yes, ZERO day things still exist). All of these items are...

  • RE: Have You Been Hacked?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/30/2014)


    chrisn-585491 (10/30/2014)


    However, even 'more secure' operating systems such as Linux have exploitable vulnerabilities. We are engaged in a constant evolutionary 'predator/prey' race, in which there...

  • RE: Stuck in a Rut

    EDIT: Deleted duplicate post created by my actions due to being on an out of support OS and an out of support browser complaining that somethings (probably images) are coming...

  • RE: Stuck in a Rut

    Iwas Bornready (10/30/2014)


    The need and desire tend to wane as one nears retirement.

    I have no problem with that as long as there is someone ensuring that emerging best practices are...

  • RE: Have You Been Hacked?

    chrisn-585491 (10/30/2014)


    If senior management were held accountable to data loss/theft then they would be prepared to do two things; firstly invest in security and secondly delegate responsibility (as opposed to...

  • RE: Have You Been Hacked?

    Megistal (10/30/2014)


    ..."The price is not yet enough to enforce good practices"....

    I do not advocate it's good or wrong, just looking at what occurs.

    Totally agree. It is the point I was...

  • RE: Have You Been Hacked?

    Robert.Sterbal (10/30/2014)


    While most illicit drug users are otherwise law abiding citizen's there is ample evidence that taking illegal drugs increase your risk of financial criminal activity since the dealers don't...

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