Wonder no more! In the spirit of this xkcd comic, I present to you this profound formula, expressed as a Python function for your viewing pleasure:
That’s all folks. To determine if it’s creepy to date someone, use this formula ;)
H/T xkcd
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Latest Mac update leaves users running outdated FileVault at risk
All your passwords are belong to us. Your login password is shown in plain text, in fact. See also http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57428767-83/how-to-manage-the-filevault-password-hole-in-os-x-10.7.3/
… and http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/06/lion_logging_passwords_by_accident/
… and http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226916/Apple_engineering_mistake_exposes_clear_text_passwords_for_Lion?taxonomyId=17
Update Microsoft Office on Mac or Windows... NOW
Looks like a carefully crafted RTF file can allow privilege escalation on Windows or Mac if opened in Microsoft Office. Update now….
Meet The Hackers Who Sell Spies The Tools To Crack Your PC
In response to Google scolding them for not revealing how they exploited the Chrome browser:
Bekrar shrugs off the insults. “We don’t work as hard as we do to help multibillion-dollar software companies make their code secure,” he says. “If we wanted to volunteer, we’d help the homeless.”
Some good thoughts on security from Bruce Schneier.
More pleasant thoughts… brought to you by DARPA. H/T Sam Liles
I’ve been saying this for awhile… software assurance is a matter of life and death. Information security isn’t just confined to traditional devices. Think heart defibrillator, automobile, voting machine, etc. H/T Sam Liles
I think I’ll trust Israel over the Department of Homeland Security when it comes to airport security. They pre-screen passengers and use psychological profiling to identify threats… and they’ve never had an incident.
It’s easy to crack wireless routers using Wifi Protected Setup (WPS)
The title says it all. There are two tools available which make this rather simple:
Stefan Viehböc posted a white paper explaining the vulnerability. “WPS allows users to enter an 8 digit PIN to connect to a secured network without having to enter a passphrase. When a user supplies the correct PIN the access point essentially gives the user the WPA/WPA2 PSK that is needed to connect to the network. Reaver will determine an access point’s PIN and then extract the PSK and give it to the attacker” (Source: http://www.tacnetsol.com/products).
Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet
You know those fancy drones the military flies all over the middle east? You know, the ones the CIA uses to assassinate people? Well, they have a keylogger on them. And it’s not supposed to be there. And our nation’s experts can’t seem to get rid of it. But wait! Aren’t military networks isolated from the public Internet? Well, they’re supposed to be. But they can’t seem to stop people from bringing in thumb drives. And they don’t have much success removing viruses and worms from their systems. I always wondered why people gave away free thumb drives at bars, especially near military bases. But for the more curious, they could just leave it laying in the parking lot. “I wonder what this does?” said the secretary as she inserts the USB drive into her computer….
