Re: [funsec] Fwd: Subscriber Deleted

On 14/03/2015 00:31, Nick FitzGerald wrote: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSUSCERT/subscriber/new http://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSUSCERT/subscribers/new?preferences=true subscriber != subscriber_*s*_ Ciao Remo __

Re: [funsec] Bank scammers diverted customer telephone calls - Perth

David Harley ha scritto: > We don't normally use commas instead of the decimal > point in the UK. > Once upon a time, all (Cobol) programs written in the rest of Europe started with the statement: "Decimal point is comma." Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and

Re: [funsec] Stoned Wallabies

der Mouse ha scritto: > I can handle keyboards, probably, QWERTY or QZERTY sure, or even Dvorak, perhaps. Also musical? ;-) Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: fun

Re: [funsec] How many nukes can reach your location?

security curmudgeon ha scritto: > 8127 warheads are within range of Denver, USA > Relax. After 6344 warheads have reached San Francisco, there aren't 8127 left for Denver. ;-) Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://

Re: [funsec] How many nukes can reach your location?

Paul Ferguson ha scritto: On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 12:13 AM, Tomas L. Byrnes wrote: Not if terrorists get a hold of them. It seems to omit France. Hmmm, that is interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction And also not mentioned -

Re: [funsec] weirdo warning

Gadi Evron ha scritto: > I am quite willing to give > you the moderator job (really) Ahhh!!! POWER, al last! ;-) Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public

Re: [funsec] Progress is inevitable

Paul Ferguson ha scritto: > Humans are stupid. > > Engineer around that. :-) > > Traditional IT does that by constructing fool-proof procedures. That's very, very difficult, because fools are so ingenious. ;-) Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security

Re: [funsec] Wolfenstein Revisted

Paul Ferguson ha scritto: > > But I did love Castle Wolfenstein. :-) > Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah ha scritto: > My remembrances of Wolfenstein ... go back a bit further. Better watch out, Fergie & Rob: http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/74780/study-adult-video-gamers-fatte

Re: [funsec] Pigeon transfers data faster than S. Africa's service provider

Paul Ferguson ha scritto: > http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-09-09-pigeon-faster_N.htm > As most members of the list know, this gives new clout to RFC 1149. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1149 Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion f

Re: [funsec] Oops. Sorry, wrong boat. Could we have a do-over?

chaim.rie...@gmail.com ha scritto: > Gadi is awol, prolly hangin out in a harem in the desert. > Doh, I didn't know he is an Arab Sheikh. ;-) Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman

Re: [funsec] Rethinking FUNSEC

ch...@blask.org ha scritto: ... I was a cranky prick! My apologies to anyone I offended then who I wouldn't still want to offend today. How many are the people you'd still want to offend today?   ;-) Ciao!        Remo ___ Fun and Misc sec

[funsec] Global warming: a scientific hoax?

http://wpcomics.washingtonpost.com/client/wpc/nq/2009/12/09/ Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.

Re: [funsec] Social engineering for the 133t only

Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah ha scritto: > Since the readers of this list are above average in intelligence Sure! Uhmm... perhaps. Don't forget Carlo M. Cipolla's second "Law of Stupidity". See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Maria_Cipolla Ciao! Remo ___

Re: [funsec] But Facebook are not spammers

Gadi Evron ha scritto: > I think I'd be okay with "this message will repeat itself in one week, > once." > Dude, you are a pushover, no resiatance. How much do you weigh, less than one hundred pounds? ;-) Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discus

Re: [funsec] But Facebook are not spammers

s/resiatance/resistance/ Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.

[funsec] Software SNAFU has cyberwar implications

Software SNAFU took out 10,000 military geo locators Receiver upgrade gone bad As many as 10,000 global positioning system receivers were rendered useless for days as a result of a software upgrade in January that didn't go well, the Associated Press reports. http://www.theregister.co.uk

Re: [funsec] The horrible wonderful ingenuity of users

Il 10/07/2010 17:37, Rich Kulawiec ha scritto: > )... > And so user #985 was clever enough to figure out that there was a > failure in DNS resolution, ... They say it's very hard to design a foolproof ICT procedure, because fools are damn ingenious. If only one in 985 users was so creative, perha

Re: [funsec] Why does a Flash Cookie from wildlifecontrolexperts.com keep getting set on my machine?

Il 19/09/2010 09:36, Paul Ferguson ha scritto: > I noticed a few days ago that I keep on deleting a Flash cookie from > wildlifecontrolexperts.com, but it keeps reappearing. > ... but I would sure love to know what keeps setting it. In the Firefox Tools menu: BetterPrivacy; in "Options & Help" ch

Re: [funsec] PROVE THIS!

Il 15/10/2010 06:02, Peter Evans ha scritto: > Snopes says, false > and 10 years old. Spoilsport! Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and

Re: [funsec] PROVE THIS!

Il 16/10/2010 21:46, Larry Seltzer ha scritto: >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2067223.stm > I'm off to the lab to experiment. Does it work equally well in all > orifices? Hmmm. 293 students times 3 orifices times 10 to 20 iterations (for statistical significance) equals ... How much time

Re: [funsec] PROVE THIS!

Il 17/10/2010 14:01, David Harley ha scritto: > Only three orifices? I thought you guys were more cutting edge than that. Hush! Let's keep the list family-friendly. Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxb

Re: [funsec] Jumped the shark...

Il 11/12/2010 01:43, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu ha scritto: > Gadi, some people insist you're a Mossad plant - know anything about this? :) Gadi a Mossad-planted shark? Nah, can't believe that. Now, Gadi a Mossad-planted smiling grizzly? Hey, could be! But Valdis, why did you blow Gadi's cover? ;-)

Re: [funsec] Jumped the shark...

Il 11/12/2010 13:47, Drsolly ha scritto: >> Gadi, some people insist you're a Mossad plant - know anything about this? :) > > What sort of plant? Any sort of plant, but surely the meaty type. ;-) Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussio

Re: [funsec] I'm not quite sure about this...

On 04/10/2011 00:33, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: > > 1) I'm *not* securely belted into the drivers seat. Your torso is, your head is not. Can you say: "lateral whiplash"? > 2) I'm fscking screwed anyhow. Depends on the impact. Low: no damage, with or without airbag. Medium: new type of airbag ma

Re: [funsec] There are some things man was not meant to meddle with ...

On 01/11/2011 17:12, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:49:19 +0200, Gadi Evron said: Not necessarily, this is uncharted territory. Their Universe may answer to different laws of physics, and be independent of our own. But their entry point has to obey the laws of physics in

Re: [funsec] Well, I got 7 out of ten ...

On 14/02/2012 00:47, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote: Well, I got 7 out of ten ... http://verydemotivational.memebase.com/2012/02/07/demotivational-posters- congratulations-4/ But did you recognize the 11th face? Ciao! Remo ___

Re: [funsec] OK, all you EU guys who took the CEH just wasted your money

On 31/03/2012 04:46, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: Code of Virginia - Section 18.2-94 - Possession of burglarious tools, etc.If any person have in his possession any tools, implements or outfit, with intent to commit burglary, robbery or larceny, upon conviction thereof he shall be guilty of a

Re: [funsec] Patent absurdity (recidivus)

On 30/05/2012 21:38, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote: For some time I have wanted some form of smart pen (or pencil: I'm not picky) that will actually write on paper, but also store what you wrote. Is this close enough? http://www.irislink.com/Partners/mail/1201/IN/html/1

R: [funsec] Yup, works for us too!

> About 10+ years ago, there was also a study that concluded > that swearing is good for promotions too, because they > examined language use, and concluded that higher ranked > managers swore more, with top-level execs swearing the most. Aren't we confusing cause and effect? The peones (smal

R: R: [funsec] Yup, works for us too!

> Why is swearing bad? > And I don't mean insulting someone or inapropriately cussing, > I mean adding colour to life. IANAS. (I Am Not A Sociologist) By common convention, I suppose. Swearing 'n cussing often border on vulgarity and blasphemy, and I don't think you would ask me why blasphemy

[funsec] On topic: security related, but mostly makes me laugh, wryly

Minister detained at US airport Britain's first Muslim minister, Shahid Malik, says he is "deeply disappointed" that he was detained by airport security officials in America. ... He said the same thing happened to him at JFK airport in New York last year. On that occasion he had been a k

[funsec] A recent candidate to the Darwin Award

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/13/shotgun_mechanic/ [snip] A US man has been "severely injured" after blasting a stubborn wheelnut on his Lincoln Continental with a 12-gauge shotgun at an inadvisably close range, the Telegraph re

[funsec] R: Abusrdity Theater: White House Says It Tossed ComputerHard Drives

> Why do you find it so hard to believe they physically > destroyed hard drives? It's not hard at all to believe they destroyed obsolete drives. But if you believe they did it without backing up the data on the drives, then I have a nice bridge, in Brooklyn, to sell to you. Ciao! Remo

[funsec] R: Woman 4 times more likely than men to give passwords for chocolate

David Lodge wrote: > If somebody offered me something for a password, I'd give > them any random password like word... How treacherous! Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinf

Re: [funsec] You want weird crimes?

David Lodge ha scritto: > > a forensics > experiment to see how decomposition works under the sea. > > Interesting, if a bit morbid... > We don't need no stinkin' forensics! Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://l

Re: [funsec] Where does the Republican Party stand on the 1st Amendment?

Richard M. Smith ha scritto: > > P.S. Another great controversy: What side to butter the bread on. ;-) > On the "other" side. This is to combat Murphy's Law, which states: "A slice of buttered bread always falls on the carpet with the buttered side down." Ciao! Remo

Re: [funsec] idea

Rick Wesson ha scritto: > Ben, > > If you carry your own resolver libs with you AV application you might be able > to > mitigate this -- or at least detect when the HOSTS file has one of your > entries > in it. > > Modifications to the HOSTS file can be detected/prevented by WinPatrol. (www.w

Re: [funsec] Italian traffic lights rigged to trap motorists in the red

Juha-Matti Laurio ha scritto: > the T-Redspeed system which is used throughout Italy, > is being accused of rigging traffic lights to have shorter yellow lights, > causing more motorists to inadvertently speed through red lights. Primary function of the T-Red system is to cut the duration of the

Re: [funsec] Tweet This: I Don't Care

http://wpcomics.washingtonpost.com/client/wpc/nq/2009/03/24/ Ciao! Remo ___ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.

Re: [funsec] thoughts

Gadi Evron ha scritto: > Stop Conficker FUD! Conficker started spreading in November 2008, and was remarkably successful. It has been in hiding for some 4 months, doing almost nothing. We are accustomed to see malware bent on financial gain, but what is the motivation for Conficker? The investment

Re: [funsec] Continued irony in the UK

Alex Eckelberry ha scritto: I just find it bizarre that they react to Street View with lynch-mob mentality, but not to their serious privacy issues with CCTV's on every corner. I find it almost understandable. There is a big difference: CCTV images go to law enforcement or p

Re: [funsec] FW: Conficker Worm Awakens, Downloads Rogue Anti-virus Software

Larry Seltzer ha scritto: Remind me again why the perpetrators of these rogue anti-spyware products aren’t easily traceable through the payments Because payments do not go directly to the perpetrators. In the middle, there are one or more stages of money laundering: people w