John Alberts on January 24th, 2006

How hard is it to really compromise a system? As an ethical hacking instructor, I get asked frequently. Simple answer – try hacking a lab system. There is real value in understanding what it really takes to defeat common security. This can’t be duplicated from listening to industry experts or simply reading books. You must [...]

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John Alberts on January 24th, 2006

How hard is it to really compromise a system? As an ethical hacking instructor, I get asked frequently. Simple answer – try hacking a lab system. There is real value in understanding what it really takes to defeat common security. This can’t be duplicated from listening to industry experts or simply reading books. You must [...]

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John Alberts on January 24th, 2006

A restaurant is being sued in federal court by a group representing songwriters for playing tunes written by Van Morrison, Dwight Yoakam and others without a license. B-M-I says damages could reach 750 dollars per song. I understand that this is currently the law, but it is complete crap. If a restaraunt is just playing [...]

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John Alberts on January 24th, 2006

A restaurant is being sued in federal court by a group representing songwriters for playing tunes written by Van Morrison, Dwight Yoakam and others without a license. B-M-I says damages could reach 750 dollars per song. I understand that this is currently the law, but it is complete crap. If a restaraunt is just playing [...]

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John Alberts on January 17th, 2006

I just wanted to make sure that everyone noticed the hypocracy. Go to: http://www.mpaa.org/ReportPiracy.asp and click ‘view source’ and see for yourself. For anyone else, I wouldn’t find it all that big of a deal. But an anti-piracy witch hunt website? Credit is all he asks for in his source code. The MPAA doesn’t give [...]

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John Alberts on January 17th, 2006

Get it while it’s hot! Your favorite collection of Network tools, neatly wrapped in a live CD, is out just now! read more | digg story

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John Alberts on January 17th, 2006

Searches amazon… you must see it to believe it! read more | digg story

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John Alberts on January 15th, 2006

OH…MY…GOD!!! You’ll love watching this video taken by the Havard Japan of Club, showing the Japanese “Train of Tomorrow” SWOOOSH past!!! read more | digg story

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Just imagine this: you’ve been working on that important paper for the past 2 weeks, and you are just about to finish it. The deadline is in a few days. You save your document, go for a coffee and when you get back, your screen is black[...] read more | digg story

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John Alberts on January 8th, 2006

Yes, The Optimus Keyboard, has been announced to be released February 1st 2006! Take a look, this is a awesome keyboard with great use of LED technology! read more | digg story

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