An old friend, Sam, makes videos at CollegeHumor.com. This one is just fantastic - and allows for endless implied jokes about David Pogue, Bill Nye, etc. But, mm, not for the kiddies.
Patrick and I are experimenting with a new tech series. Digg it.3 weeks ago
“The inability of the world’s best computer security technologists to gain the upper hand against anonymous but determined cybercriminals is viewed by a growing number of those involved in the fight as evidence of a fundamental security weakness in the global network.
“I walked up to a three-star general on Wednesday and asked him if he could help me deal with a million-node botnet,” said Rick Wesson, a computer security researcher involved in combating Conficker. “I didn’t get an answer.”
An examination of the program reveals that the zombie computers are programmed to try to contact a control system for instructions on April 1. There has been a range of speculation about the nature of the threat posed by the botnet, from a wake-up call to a devastating attack.”
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