I ignored it just to get to the heart of the point... * *
*ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > I was waiting for someone else to step up. Glad to see I'm not > disappointed. > > > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:39 PM, William Robbins <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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_raw/ >> >> http://www.myharddrivedied.com/blog/why-spinrite-not-my-data-recovery-software-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
