Many computer crime trends have started in Russia and other eastern European countries. This is due to the incredible concentration of technically savvy people who are looking for ways to survive combined with the relatively new concept of private property. It's just not culturally accepted there that people can actually own things. Software and entertainment [...]
I'm Going to Start Some Buzz About Flare
Oct 21, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Recruiting Talent In Spite of Yourself
Jun 23, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Joel on Software has some good advice when it comes to recruiting talent, even if you have a negative public image. That's a recruiter who works for Microsoft talking, not me. So, my point to Gretchen, sympathetically, was, “recruiting has to be done at the Bill and Steve level, not at the Gretchen level.” Want [...]
40 Million Reasons to Have Good Security
Jun 18, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Well, there is yet another security breach involving sensitive data: Credit card breach exposes 40 million accounts. The breach occurred at CardSystems Solutions in Tucson, Ariz., a third-party processor of payment data, according to a MasterCard statement. An intruder was able to use security vulnerabilities to infiltrate the CardSystems network and access the cardholder data, [...]
The MPAA's Long Road
Nov 17, 2004 By Leave a Comment
The complexity of file swapping issues is thickening as the MPAA tries to imitate the RIAA legal strategies. After reading an article about this issue at TechNewsWorld, I have multiple comments: MPAA Fights Film Swapping with Suits and Software. So here it goes. The MPAA has a tough job. They have intellectual property that is [...]
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