China's army is responsible for some number of online attacks. This, despite my sarcastic title, should surprise absolutely nobody. Nor should it suprise us that defenders don't have sufficient training. Could this perhaps be related to Mark Weatherford's resignation? Maybe, although the Chertoff Group probably ended up paying this guy a lot; they have plenty…
Start With Gore
Petrochemical-funded Al Gore is complaining about wealth inequality. Perhaps he should start by giving up all of his wealth (including his gigantic home) and becoming a Tibetan monk. Lead by doing, I always say.
Security Notes
Kali Linux is now available. It is another penetration testing distribution from some of the guys behind Backtrack. I'm going to grab an ISO and build a VM when I get some time. People are insecure against targeted espionage attacks. That's why espionage is so popular, after all. The surveillance society. It's creepy, as you'd…
Do You Need That Trigger?
Merrill Aldrich has a wonderful flow chart pertaining to database triggers. The short answer is "No." At one place I have worked, the primary production database had over 200 triggers, mostly to handle auditing and logging. Why couldn't they do something like Service Broker or change tracking or some asynchronous mechanism to keep things up…
Cyber Fast Track Gone
The DARPA Cyber Fast Track program is no more. This was a short-term test program which led to some interesting results, and was definitely among the less objectionable things that a government could finance. Hopefully DARPA or somebody revises the program and re-launches it.
A new piece to the puzzle? Jason Campbell and the Browns
At this stage, the Browns have focused mostly on defense, adding players like LBs Paul Kruger and Quentin Groves, DT Desmond Bryant, and CBs Chris Owens and Kevin Barnes. The only additions to the offense have been a pair of tight ends. That was, at least, until the Browns signed Jason Campbell. I think Campbell…
Republican Strategery Notes
Newt Gingrich gets things right on occasion; when he does, he does a great job. Blowing up the tax code sounds like a pretty solid plan. There is absolutely no reason it needs to be this complex. My ideal tax code (which happens to be the most economically efficient) would be a head tax: each…
Peak Oil Peaked Too Soon
It's time to stop talking about "peak oil," people. Not that it was ever actually a concern, really; the concept stemmed from a misunderstanding of the tools to apply to the problem. The concept of resource allocation is an economic problem, not an engineering problem. Talking about theoretical resource maxima may be interesting, but the…
Food for thought: Should the US go multi-party?
Partisanship is, for better or worse, the rule of the day in the United States of America. Polarization is getting worse, not better, as the reaction from both the GOP and the Dems is to dig in their heels, fight the other side tooth and nail, and wait until the other side blinks. The reason…
Bureaucratic Overlords Today
Obamacare as it currently stands. I'd force everybody in Congress (and each of their staffers) who voted for this mess to read it from start to finish. But then again, I'm feeling pretty torturous today... Firearms laws don't prevent homicides, according to a recent study. They may have a marginal effect on suicides, however. With…
36 Chambers - The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max! 