An article in Popular Science discusses the Chinese Hacker Problem. I still think US hackers need to be a little more agressive twards the Chinese. A quote from the article says:
Chinese attacks were poorly coordinated, and it’s tempting to dismiss them as harmless online vandalism. But subsequent attacks have become more serious. In the past two years, Chinese hackers have intercepted critical NASA files, breached the computer system in a sensitive Commerce Department bureau, and launched assaults on the Save Darfur Coalition, pro-Tibet groups and CNN. And those are just the attacks that have been publicly acknowledged.
We need to start picking apart the Chinese firewall and mapping out China’s network. Then we need to start hitting back
I wrote this entry a few days ago
Ξ April 23rd, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Blog |
A cyber attack took place on an American City as reported by Bruce Perens in his article:
http://perens.com/works/articles/MorganHill/
This article is backed up by:
1) The San Francisco Chronical, in an article called: Sabotage attacks knock out phone service; written by Nanette Asimov, Ryan Kim,Kevin Fagan, Chronicle Staff Writers
2) The Amature Radio Press: Praise for Amateur Radio in the Press posted by af6aq (his/her call sign) - apparently the local HAM radio operators were in to help out with the communications issues
my take is that this was a test-run for something bigger.
A quote from Geek Chick’s article says
The most disturbing hing about it, I think, is that this is the first I’d heard of it — 2 weeks after the fact. I partly paid attention because I’m from there. But still… shouldn’t this have been reported by someone? Like, maybe, CNN? Or at the very least, the fearmongering FOX News?
She’s correct. Where was the media coverage of this major incident?
for more information just check out the Google link
As a side note, I wrote a few blog entries on the ways to disrupt communications on a larger scale. Those entries can be found here - Part 1 and Part 2.
Ξ April 22nd, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Blog |
Since I’m moving to Lake Ronkonkoma NY, I figured I’d post a little interesting information about the place.
A little bit of history and the formation of Lake Ronkonkoma
Lake Ronkonkoma (the Lake) wikipedia entry
Ξ April 21st, 2009 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Blog |
Computer spies have repeatedly breached the Pentagon’s costliest weapons program, the $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Perhaps its time for US hackers to start hitting back at China. *shurg*
The Journal quoted former U.S. officials as saying the attacks seemed to have originated in China, although it noted it was difficult to determine the origin because of the ease of hiding identities online.
The Chinese Embassy said China “opposes and forbids all forms of cyber crimes,” the Journal said.
this of course is a crock. Chinese hackers have been wacking at .mil for quite some time. Based on the Chinese firewall, and the amount of time it takes to hack targets, I find it VERY hard to believe that the Chinese Govt. has no idea who is doing this. In fact, China is KNOWN for its robust firewall, and strict rules. Lets just drop the flippin’ pretense here. Those fuckers are sponsoring cyber attacks on the US and then playing stupid. Seriously, I have 20 years of experience in systems, software development, and networking. I totally understand what it takes to intrude on military networks (or any other networks for that matter). The Chinese Government is stone cold lying about “the ease of hiding identities online”. I call Bullshit.
Ξ April 21st, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Blog |
Oracle is purchasing Sun Microsystems. This is HUGE news for us UNIX People. Oracle now owns MySQL, one of the leading open source databases out there. With the purchase, they now also own the Java language and the Solaris Operating System. Oracle was a big tech company before the purchase, but now it’s a game changer.
On April 20, 2009, Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems (Sun). The proposed transaction is subject to Sun stockholder approval, certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Until the deal closes, each company will continue to operate independently, and it is business as usual.
The acquisition combines best-in-class enterprise software and mission-critical computing systems. Oracle plans to engineer and deliver an integrated system—applications to disk—where all the pieces fit and work together so customers do not have to do it themselves. Customers benefit as their system integration costs go down while system performance, reliability and security go up.
It’ll be interesting to see what developes. This puts Oracle into an interesting position. They are hands down the biggest database company on earth, the holder of one of the most stable operating systems around, a hardware vendor (Sun Microsystems), and they holding the keys to the most popular programming language around (Java).
I wonder how Microsoft, Google and IBM will react.
Ξ April 21st, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Blog |
for anyone interested, we have a closing date of April 28! Finally! Holy Cats; we have to pack again!
Ξ April 15th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Blog |
Programming Language by 12 year old
I’m sitting in class right now and we’re discussing data structures. This seemed appropriate.
Ξ April 14th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Blog |
I was out with my Sister this past Saturday evening. We took in the Pat McGuire Band at Legends (on 33rd between Broadway & 5th). As always Pat played a great show and Legends is a sensational bar. I was there the week before for a party, both times the crowd was great and the bartenders were good (no waiting for drinks). After the show we swung over to the West Side Tavern for a few cocktails (until the place closed) before heading home.
On Sunday we did brunch with Rosie’s Aunt Anne & Uncle Jude. We always enjoy going there, unfortunately we had to leave early to get some school work done. We both have finals coming up (*fooie*).
My Favorite Cars:
I tend to like Plymouth’s from the late 1960’s or early 1970’s:
1972 Plymouth Fury. Modified, these cars can hit up to 195 MPH. My mother actually had one of these when I was 6. The car was totally wasted on her. My mom has always been one of those people that always drives under the speed limit.
1970 Plymouth Barracuda
1969 Plymouth Fury Convertable
(you can also lump in the Road Runner, and Satellite too)
1972 Cadillac Sedan De Ville - I had one of these, it had a powerful 500 HP Engine and would take off like a rocket. Since it had the awesome Cadillac suspension, it was the smoothest ride I’ve ever owned. I’d love to find another one of these for sale.
1979 Cadillac Eldorado. I owned one of these as well. I loved the Caddy’s of the 1970’s. This too was a smooth ride, but I liked the 72′ a bit better.
1964 Pontiac GTO. I think most people my age have a GTO on their list. This was the classic muscle car of my generation.
1959 Cadillac Eldorado This was the golden age of Cadillac. Just look at the huge fins and the grill work in the front of the car. It was when Cadillac paid attention to details that separated them from the pack.
1987 Buick Grand National. This car deserves special mention. In my opinion, its the last of the great muscle cars. It was often used as a police interceptor, and they were limited in the number that came off the production line. Here’s a video of one that was supercharged to 1000 HP:here
I’ve always loved American cars from the 40’s through the 70’s. They had classic lines and powerful engines. The perfect mix of art meets engineering. It’s really what made people passionate about collecting cars. At some point in the 1980’s (in my opinion) cars all kind of started to look the same. The engineering got better in terms of fuel economy, and motor city still makes great engines, but the style/look/feel don’t really inspire the same sort of dedication and devotion to American Cars as the cars of the 50’s 60’s and 70’s.
You ever hear of anyone looking to restore a 1986 Honda or a 1992 Chevy Malibu?
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