One Package Manager for them All The idea of one universal package format for all distributions has been batted around a few times over the years. Developers from RedHat, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Mandriva and Mageia got together last week at the SUSE office in Nürnberg to discuss how they might implement a universal application […]
Recently I’ve had the exam for the CompTIA Security+ Certification. While practicing for the exam, I’ve had the following question. Q:When setting password rules, which of the following will lower the level of security of a network ? A: Complex passwords that users can not remotely changed are randomly generated by the administrator and given […]
If there’s anything I’ve learned from my years in the tech world, it’s that companies don’t get killed by competition. They usually find creative ways to commit suicide. Sridhar Vembu,CEO of Zoho How true this is ! This applies to me as well. Now, let me detail this a little bit. If a company wants […]
I’ve had today the exam for the CompTIA Security+ SYS-201 certification and passed it with 828 points out of 900 (min. 750 to pass it). I’ve learnt after the book The CompTIA Security+ 2008 Study Guide, 4th Edition., author Emmet Dulaney. Why this book ? It was recommended by CompTIA on their website and it […]
I was curious about how the DE-Cleaner of Symantec works, so I downloaded the software and give it a closer look. I did not dissemble it or anything similar… I simply performed a little black box testing. So, I started it without any internet connection. The result was: no scanning was possible. DE-Cleaner requires an […]
My account was hit by what appears to be a loop in the Twitter system. I am not sure yet of what has happened, but I am working on it. Apparently, Google Feedburner or Google Adsense is taking my RSS feed from Twitter and is republishing everything on Twitter. This is the effect sorinmustaca Sorin […]
CompTIA Security+ 2008, page 99, Chapter Antivirus Not all AV software is the same. Free AV software that is available for download through the Internet will typically only look for viruses in standard files. However, most commercial AV software will also look for Trojans, worms, macro viruses, and adware in standard files as well as […]
“Romanian tax return phishing” published in the Avira Techblog From: Ministerul Finantelor Publice Date: 25.11.2010 07:54:34 Subject: Ministertul Finantelor Publice – Taxe si Impozite Dupa ultimele calcule ale activitatii dumneavoastra anuale am stabilit ca va sunt eligibile pentru primirea unei rambursari a impozitului in conformitate cu sectiunea 501 (c). Valoarea impozitului returnat este de 473,27 […]
“Cybercriminals from Eastern Europe” – quote from CompTIA Security+ 2008, Chapter 1, Page 36 Oh, please… this is stupid ! It is true that many of the attacks are conducted from Eastern Europe, but this is not the way to publish something like this. You are ruining their chances. There are many good guys and […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.