Tag Archives: security

I just read the newest post at [tag]Daily WTF[/tag] and it reminded me of the fun times we had with the Blackboard system. Yes, I am talking about the same company which patented LMS . You see, [tag]Blackboard[/tag] is so … Continue reading →

We talked about the privacy and security issues concerning the AOL data leak. All seriousness aside, it was only a matter of time before someone compiles the “best of” list of most ridiculous queries in existence. And who else would … Continue reading →

If your search queries were among those recently made public by AOL, let them know that they suck! Get your banner from EFF and then post it all over the place. Spread the word! click for EFF action page Here … Continue reading →

Apparently, most of standard pin locks can be open with the so called bump key. Watch this video: link How does a bump key work exactly? Here is a pictorial representation for you. I think it does a really good … Continue reading →

What did I say? Didn’t I say that the AOL search data can be mined to identify users? I was right! I didn’t want to be, but my fears were 100% justified. New York Times has successfully identified a 62 … Continue reading →

The other day I was sitting at my windows box at home, and McAfee AV popped up a message prompting me to do a recommended upgrade of their software. Why not, right? After all, ever since I bought this computer … Continue reading →

As you may or may not know, AOL was created by Internet Gods as a punishment for lame lusers who are to lazy or stupid to get a real ISP. It is an evil, twisted corporate entity, hell bent on … Continue reading →

In lieu of the privilege escalation hax I started to wonder what exactly do you need to do to lock down an XP Home machine. In XP pro you can use the group policies to limit what user can do … Continue reading →

I just popped over to the US Games Workshop site to try to figure out when will I be able to pre-order the Codex Eldar and this is what I saw: Ooops! The whole site, including the online store. Judging … Continue reading →

Here is a question: what is the point of using Norton Anti Virus software if every other big virus and worm out there is able do disable it? I’m deadly serious here – every single serious infection I have seen … Continue reading →

Once again my Winbox has been totally hosed by sshd. I forgot to disable it after a reboot and when I came home the machine was barely working at all. It appears that some lamer asswipe was trying to bruteforce … Continue reading →

My system has been crashing lately. I think 3 times this week I found it unresponsive or completely locked when coming back from work or trying to log in in the morning. I figured it was my RSS reader crashing … Continue reading →

If you have ever owned, maintained or even looked at a WinXP Home box, you most likely noticed that it is the same OS as XP Pro. All the system guts are in place, but some of the GUI interfaces … Continue reading →