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Sometimes when an attendee describes me some totally weird problem during a seminar, I am immediately able to answer something like “Hey this looks like a bug related to this Oracle configuration and can be influenced by xyz”. And then people ask me “How the hell do you know all this stuff?” Well, I haven’t been bitten by all of these bugs myself, but I have been doing something for many years, almost every day… reading my email! Oh, ..
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Sometimes when an attendee describes me some totally weird problem during a seminar, I am immediately able to answer something like “Hey this looks like a bug related to this Oracle configuration and can be influenced by xyz”. And then people ask me “How the hell do you know all this stuff?” Well, I haven’t been bitten by all of these bugs myself, but I have been doing something for many years, almost every day… reading my email! Oh, ..
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Less than one week away from release! Looking at the to-do list from last week, I actually haven't worked a lot on the items listed. I've been ironing out a lot of bugs and adding polish. The multiplayer scoring is now working, and you can see everyone's scores on the top of the screen, conveniently color-coded. I killed the ugly black boxes around the scores and added drop shadows instead, and I moved your current balance to the right side..
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If you don’t know what SystemTap is – it’s the Linux world’s attempt to build Solaris DTrace style safe dynamic instrumentation into Linux kernel. I’m not going into religious discussions which one is better here, I have used both SystemTap and DTrace successfully for diagnosing low level issues inside OS kernel, so both are good enough for me :) The problem with SystemTap though has been that it’s not production quality, it’s rat..
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If you don’t know what SystemTap is – it’s the Linux world’s attempt to build Solaris DTrace style safe dynamic instrumentation into Linux kernel. I’m not going into religious discussions which one is better here, I have used both SystemTap and DTrace successfully for diagnosing low level issues inside OS kernel, so both are good enough for me :) The problem with SystemTap though has been that it’s not production quality, it’s rat..
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When I write Java-projects that produce web pages, I test on several levels. First, I use Jetty and WebDriver to test the result via http. (WebDriver even lets me test JavaScript!) But for speed and agility, unit-level tests beat even the fastest integration level tests. Unit tests run much much faster, and lets me pinpoint problems much more accurately. As a general rule: If you introduce a bug, you want a unit test to be the one that sees..
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at work i use two screens for my day to day workflow. i find it’s much more efficient for doing work, like coding. i’ll often have at least one terminal open, a full screen text editor, and usually a number of references, such as the dbus specification open in a web browser . i recently just realized that one of the reasons multiple monitors are so useful to me, isn’t because of the increased screen real estate (although that certaintl....
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at work i use two screens for my day to day workflow. i find it’s much more efficient for doing work, like coding. i’ll often have at least one terminal open, a full screen text editor, and usually a number of references, such as the dbus specification open in a web browser . i recently just realized that one of the reasons multiple monitors are so useful to me, isn’t because of the increased screen real estate (although that certaintl....
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so my boss was recently kind enough to purchase a new keyboard and mouse combo to attempt to relieve the elbow-and-down pain that i endure due to constant programming and mouse moving. thanks. i received my “ logitech cordless desktop wave pro ” today, and 15 seconds later i’m up and running in linux. the keyboard and mouse seem to be really nice, however i won’t dwell on their merits here, i’m sure you can read about that elsewhere o..
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so my boss was recently kind enough to purchase a new keyboard and mouse combo to attempt to relieve the elbow-and-down pain that i endure due to constant programming and mouse moving. thanks. i received my “ logitech cordless desktop wave pro ” today, and 15 seconds later i’m up and running in linux. the keyboard and mouse seem to be really nice, however i won’t dwell on their merits here, i’m sure you can read about that elsewhere o..
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Researchers are looking into a major source of green energy found not in the air, but within roadways.
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after a recent upgrade to ubuntu 9.04, it seems that i’ve been pushed into using some “unfeatures” that i didn’t ask for. well apparently they won’t be unfeatures forever, but for me, notify-osd and indicator-applet aren’t quite ready for my consumption. i realize that ubuntu is trying to improve the desktop experience, but i’m going to need to wait for some more polish first. so how do i get rid of these horrible things ? i really li..
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after a recent upgrade to ubuntu 9.04, it seems that i’ve been pushed into using some “unfeatures” that i didn’t ask for. well apparently they won’t be unfeatures forever, but for me, notify-osd and indicator-applet aren’t quite ready for my consumption. i realize that ubuntu is trying to improve the desktop experience, but i’m going to need to wait for some more polish first. so how do i get rid of these horrible things ? i really li..
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I had my consultation appointment with Perth Laser Vision at Murdoch Hospital today. I had to go through two rooms of testing, where they had me look into all kinds of machines to map the surface of my eyes, check my retinas, and other such things. All in all they had to bring me up to four different types of machines before they sat me back down in the reception area to wait for the surgeon.
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Here is the bane of web developers existence, Internet Explorer incorrectly displaying the CSS box model. What is the box model? This describes all elements used in HTML documents.
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Yes, I have a schedule/deadline now. I'M SO NERVOUS. :) Here's the plan. And when I say "forum", I am of course referring to the fabulous GameDev.net forums . October build - Release 0.3, Oct 31 - with the following AI droids: shotgun, sniper, shield, cloaker, melee, chaingun. Virtual file system, XML map format, working multiplayer with scoring and simple "game over" condition. No ability to choose units yet. First forum announcemen....
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I am half-relaxing half working. What a tiring, but good, day. Had a driving lesson early in the morning. Met up with a friend whose name I will not mention because then I won’t be able to talk about incriminating “froggy” evidence I have on him. Hung out in Fremantle, in the heat (37 degrees today!). Then got back, had a dinner with C (after a very wet after-pool hug), bussed it back to my house, took a 2km run, had a shower, got my things..
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President Barack Obama, winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace prize, was awarded for the things he might one day accomplish.
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Thirty-two percent of people have taken psycho stimulants such as Adderall without a prescription, while only 13 percent are prescribed…
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Bruce Schneier - Author of Applied Cryptography - Tradecraft on Public Networks. Dead drops, semaphores, cut outs, telltales...the tools of spying. In a world of continuous communications and ubiquitous eavesdropping, is there any hope for covert communications? Learn about some old tricks of the trade, and some new ones. Bruce Schneier is president of Counterpane Systems, the author of Applied Cryptography, and the inventor the Blo....
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Dan Veeneman - Writer & communications consultant - Several low earth orbiting satellite systems are already in orbit, and commercial service is just around the corner. Global wireless voice and data services will be available from handheld terminals. Dan Veeneman will bring us up to date on existing and future systems and answer questions from the audience. Dan Veeneman has served in various management and technical positions in t....
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Ian Goldberg and Austin Hill - Announcement of Zero Knowledge Systems
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www.defcon.org
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16 years ago
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Ian Goldberg - ISAAC Research Group, UC Berkeley - Cryptanalysis of the GSM Identification Algorithm. About 80 million digital cell phones worldwide implement the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) protocols. Recently it was announced that COMP128, the cryptographic algorithm that protects the "identity key" in the majority of these phones, was extremely weak, thus allowing GSM phones to be "cloned". In this talk, we will exam....
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Ian Goldberg and Austin Hill - Cryptanalysis of the GSM Identification Algorithm
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www.defcon.org
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16 years ago
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Ian Goldberg - ISAAC Research Group, UC Berkeley - Cryptanalysis of the GSM Identification Algorithm. About 80 million digital cell phones worldwide implement the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) protocols. Recently it was announced that COMP128, the cryptographic algorithm that protects the "identity key" in the majority of these phones, was extremely weak, thus allowing GSM phones to be "cloned". In this talk, we will exam....
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Ira Winkler - Hackers display skills that can be picked up by a monkey
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www.defcon.org
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16 years ago
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Ira Winkler - Author of Corporate Espionage - As I have often said, most hackers display skills that can be picked up by a monkey in a few hours. Hacking is mindless the way the clear majority of hackers seem to be practicing it. In this presentation, you will learn tasks that require real technical skills and abilities. Not only will this provide you with more of a challenge, it will provide you with real marketable skills. If you "rea....
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Jennifer Grannick - A Review of Several Major Computer Crime Cases from the Past Year or Two
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www.defcon.org
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16 years ago
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Jennifer Grannick - Attorney at Law - A review of several major computer crime cases from the past year or two. [Salgado AKA Smak, Kashpureff and one other] This review will describe the hack (in relatively non-technical terms), what laws applied to criminalize the hack, how the hacker got caught, the prosecution that ensued, and the result of that prosecution. Through these case studies, audience members should be able learn what not to....
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John Q. Newman - Author of many papertripping books - The latest in paper tripping, false identity, and how to REALLY not be found. DEFCON 6 was July 31-August 2, 1998 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Past speeches and talks from DEF CON hacking conferences in an iTunes friendly m4b format. The DEFCON series of hacking conferences were started in 1993 to focus on both the technical and social trends in hacking, and has grown to be world ..
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DEFCON 6 was July 31-August 2, 1998 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Past speeches and talks from DEF CON hacking conferences in an iTunes friendly m4b format. The DEFCON series of hacking conferences were started in 1993 to focus on both the technical and social trends in hacking, and has grown to be world known event. If you did not make it, or missed the speaker you wanted to see here is you chance to download and watch the presentations..
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Lorenzo Valeri - Why are we talking about Information Warfare? Lorenzo will try to assess the reasons of the growing fame of information warfare subject. The world is changing but not that much. He will speak at continuity and changes in information warfare in relation to military and strategic thinking. Most of the ideas developed in relation to information warfare have been thought at the beginning of this century. Moreover, there is the....
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Mike Peros - Principle of Privacy Electronics - Massive illegal wiretapping exposed. View the evidence from over 65,000 illegal wiretaps from local, state and federal agents, and the ensuing coverup by prosecurits, judges, and even the FBI's Louis Freech! Scanned original documents soon! DEFCON 6 was July 31-August 2, 1998 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Past speeches and talks from DEF CON hacking conferences in an iTunes friendly m4..
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DEFCON 6 was July 31-August 2, 1998 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Past speeches and talks from DEF CON hacking conferences in an iTunes friendly m4b format. The DEFCON series of hacking conferences were started in 1993 to focus on both the technical and social trends in hacking, and has grown to be world known event. If you did not make it, or missed the speaker you wanted to see here is you chance to download and watch the presentations..
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Paul Kocher - Designing and Production of the First Dedicated DES Cracker
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www.defcon.org
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16 years ago
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Paul Kocher - Designer of the EPIC DES cracker - The designing and production of the first dedicated DES cracker. DEFCON 6 was July 31-August 2, 1998 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Past speeches and talks from DEF CON hacking conferences in an iTunes friendly m4b format. The DEFCON series of hacking conferences were started in 1993 to focus on both the technical and social trends in hacking, and has grown to be world known event. If yo..
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Peter Shipley - An Overview of a 2 year Effort in Massive Multi-modem Wardialing
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www.defcon.org
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16 years ago
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Peter Shipley - An overview of a 2 year effort in massive multi-modem wardialing. Security problems occur when obvious security problems are overlooked. One commonly overlooked problem is alternative access methods to a corporate Intranet from an external machine. Many if not most companies are overlooking their secondary vulnerabilities surrounding alternate methods of network access. Mr. Shipley will present research covering a....
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Richard Thieme - Thiemeworks, Inc. - The More Things Change The More They Don't: Soft Destruction and the Ancient Wisdom of Hacking. What works? What does it take to be an expert? To know how to see desirable goal states just before they become visible? Instead of hoping the doors you blow open have something inside besides a smiling Fed? DefCon has everything you need, right here right now, if you know how to use it. The ancient wisdom l....
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Super Dave -of the DoC - Copyright vs. Freedom of Speech. As policy and the economics of a world wide economy force us to attempt an information based economy, the manufactured concept of Intellectual Property becomes paramount. Our preeminent corporations have shifted from GM and Ford to Disney and Microsoft; our government struggles to develop and globally enforce laws to protect the profitability of IP. These laws are intrinsically at ....
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DEFCON 6 was July 31-August 2, 1998 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Past speeches and talks from DEF CON hacking conferences in an iTunes friendly m4b format. The DEFCON series of hacking conferences were started in 1993 to focus on both the technical and social trends in hacking, and has grown to be world known event. If you did not make it, or missed the speaker you wanted to see here is you chance to download and watch the presentations..
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Secret Scientology Update, (Only Partial amount was recorded) DEFCON 6 was July 31-August 2, 1998 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Past speeches and talks from DEF CON hacking conferences in an iTunes friendly m4b format. The DEFCON series of hacking conferences were started in 1993 to focus on both the technical and social trends in hacking, and has grown to be world known event. If you did not make it, or missed the speaker you wanted ..
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DEFCON 6 was July 31-August 2, 1998 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Past speeches and talks from DEF CON hacking conferences in an iTunes friendly m4b format. The DEFCON series of hacking conferences were started in 1993 to focus on both the technical and social trends in hacking, and has grown to be world known event. If you did not make it, or missed the speaker you wanted to see here is you chance to download and watch the presentations..
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DEFCON 6 was July 31-August 2, 1998 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Past speeches and talks from DEF CON hacking conferences in an iTunes friendly m4b format. The DEFCON series of hacking conferences were started in 1993 to focus on both the technical and social trends in hacking, and has grown to be world known event. If you did not make it, or missed the speaker you wanted to see here is you chance to download and watch the presentations..
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Winn Schwartau - Introducing the Time Based Security Model and Applying Military Strategies
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www.defcon.org
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16 years ago
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eng
Winn Schwartau -President of Interpac, Inc. - Introducing the Time Based Security model and applying military strategies to network and infrastructural securitues. As president of The Security Experts, Inc & Interpact, Inc., he provides valuable consultation services to industry and governments on Information Warfare, enterprise information security, policy, hackers, US and International policies and standards, electronic privacy and r....
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So you've hacked your way into your "test" O/S. What are you going to do now? All the really fun data is stored in a database, probably an Oracle database. This talk will discuss some of the gory details of Oracle security and insecurity. Vic Vandal is a certified information security professional. He has been providing enterprise-level security design and implementation for U.S. government and military entities for the past 10 year....
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