Politics is by no means our idea of entertainment when it comes to our blogs, however to see such a strong candidate pick a “technological bi-polar” candidate as the potential VP, it makes you wonder if McCain is already a winner.
Joe Biden was picked as Obama’s VP candidate if they are to take the White House this upcoming election. Apparently his views towards net neutrality, the RIAA, and anti-encryption are a little skewed over the past few years. I’m sure the EFF doesn’t think too highly of him either. Although he may have experience in foreign policy, how does that protect our rights here in the U.S. as he was a key player when it came to the Patriot Act amongst many other laws that passed through the Senate. Follow the links below to make your own assumption of our potential Vice President.
Thanks to Mubix for his posting on ZDNet, below you will find a link that describes all of the latest tools that were presented at Defcon 16. Use them at your own discretion and make sure you have permission if using them on an enterprise network! As Mubix has no control over the ZDnet posting, you can visit his site and keep up-to-date on the latest happenings.
We are going to approach this subject very lightly as I’m sure it’s clearly copyright infringement, however Lifehacker has a great post for a website called Mygazines. (which we won’t link to for legal purposes) Basically it’s a repository of scanned magazines encompassing just about anything and everything your heart desires, minus the pr0n. Click the link below to be redirected to Lifehacker’s site to read the full article and read free magazines if you so choose to
Weird, I could of sworn I heard someone say free 2600 mags
**By no means do we here at SecuraBit encourage engaging in unlawful activity however there are some free magazines on this site as well that could come in handy.
So the Air Force, which prides themselves for being the most technical branch of all the armed forces, has decided to suspend its efforts on building their latest Cyber Command. Not sure if any of you recall the latest AF recruitment commercials geared around cyber security, but it would be safe to say that those will not be airing until the Air Force works out some kinks.
“The Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force have considered delaying currently planned actions on Air Force Cyber Command to allow ample time for a comprehensive assessment of all AFCYBER requirements and to synchronize the AFCYBER mission with other key Air Force initiatives,” the service said in a statement released Thursday.
Makes you wonder why ample time wasn’t dedicated in the first place for a “comprehensive assessment.”
In case you don’t have a television, radio, or even the Internet, which means you wouldn’t be reading this. One of the greatest cyber crimes of all time has finally come to a halt, or so they think…
Eleven people in the US city of Boston have been charged with credit card fraud. The US authorities say the suspects stole the data from more than 40 million credit cards.
The hackers obtained the information by installing software in computers and databases of banks and major store chains. They also drove through residential districts with a laptop to hack into personal computers with wireless connections.
Prosecutors speak of the biggest credit card swindle in US history. The suspects, who have US, Estonian, Ukrainian, Belarus and Chinese nationalities, allegedly embezzled tens of millions of dollars.
So while I’m sitting at DEFCON 16 enjoying a “free” bar tab, I wonder if I’ll see it show up my own credit card since I could quite possibly be funding one of these parties and not even know until it’s too late. Oh well, that’s what the fraud department is for right…
