Archive for November, 2011
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
False reality
The internet is created of symbols; symbols often seem more real than reality itself because symbols are more digestible by our minds. This however creates a wetware security hole: people can re-program our symbols by inserting false data. This is a form of fraud which is very subtle and often missed. Trust in information on [...]
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Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Feed your paranoia: Palantir
Ever since Neuromancer, people have wanted real cyberspace — a visual display that correlates all the information out there and shows you the underlying patterns, no longer hidden by visual appearance of disunity. Here’s one stab at it: The day Fikri drives to Orlando, he gets a speeding ticket, which triggers an alert in the [...]
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
AT&T hackers warned of vulnerability, now proven right
Hackers of the old-school type used to claim that they hacked to learn, and when they did break into computers owned by others, they left behind no traces. Rather, they said, the hack was a warning, like a canary in a coal mine, that the system was insecure. Corporate America has rarely liked this approach. [...]
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
Houston 2600 Meeting: Friday, December 2, 2011
Houston 2600/HAQR Meeting Join computer enthusiasts to talk about programming, operating systems, computer security topics, hacking and geek culture. When: Friday, December 2 6-9 PM Where: Ninfa’s Express seating area, Galleria IV Directions Take Post Oak South past Westheimer. Turn right on Hidalgo. Turn right on McCue. On your left is a parking garage. Turn [...]