C'mon... you know NanoProbes(!) are Teh Bomb!
-sc From: William Robbins [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 1:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords Steve Gibson? Seriously? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/21/wmf_fud_from_grc/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/25/steve_gibson_really_is_off/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/12/security_geek_developing_winxp_r aw/ http://www.myharddrivedied.com/blog/why-spinrite-not-my-data-recovery-so ftware-list http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/steve_gibson/ http://allthatiswrong.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/steve-gibson-is-a-fraud/ - WJR On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:05, Hilderbrand, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: Find and listen to Steve Gibson's explanation of his password haystacks concept which this cartoon was based on. I think he's spot on. Password length wins over complexity. Put both together and there's not enough petaflops in the universe to crack the password. My opinion, YMMV. Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte do a weekly podcast on security. The last couple have focused on how the internet works IP packets, tcp and udp protocols and such which is pretty old hat for us admin types, but I find the information Steve gives out to be fascinating. He gives blow-by-blow explanations of hacks in the news, recent patches (MS and Adobe keep being the top topics) plus other stuff creeps in too. Definitely look up his "portable dog killer" and Vitamin D episodes. SPCA note: no animals were harmed in the portable dog killer episode. Steve Gibson is one of my heroes. Sigh. Or would be if I actually had heroes. If the name is not familiar, he's the guy who wrote SpinRite. http://twit.tv/sn http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm Doug Hilderbrand | Systems Analyst, Information Technology | Crane Aerospace & Electronics From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 2:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords http://xkcd.com/936/# <http://xkcd.com/936/> Yet, very pertinent. ASB http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ________________________________ Check out the new Crane Aerospace Electronics Newsroom <http://newsroom.craneae.com/> ! Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Crane-Aerospace-Electronics/1 63305413682908> ! We value your opinion! <http://www.craneae.com/surveys/satisfaction.htm> How may we serve you better? Please click the survey link to tell us how we are doing: http://www.craneae.com/surveys/satisfaction.htm <http://www.craneae.com/surveys/satisfaction.htm> Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your time. Crane Aerospace & Electronics Confidentiality Statement: The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message and all attachments from your electronic files. ________________________________ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
