HNN Archive Posted
I don't really know who actually owns the Hacker News Network anymore. I own the domain now but the original content was part of the sale of L0pht to @Stake…
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
In February of 1676 Sir Issac Newton wrote in a letter to Robert Hooke "If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."…
Prototype This! premiers Wednesday Night
Former L0pht member, Defcon Badge Designer, Triathelete, new father, and urban clothing designer Kingpin (aka, Joe Grand) can now add yet another title to his resume, TV Star! The premier…
Fake Story Still Fake, Media Still Clueless
About eight years ago a media story broke about how some "hackers" took over a British Ministry of Defense Satellite and were holding it for ransom. Anyone who knew anything…
Honey Dipped Patch Tuesday
I have never really understood Microsoft's Patch Tuesday from a security perspective. Sure from an IT management perspective it makes a lot of sense. The ability to actually plan for…
Mudge Cover’s Mass High Tech
So I get into work this morning and grab my snail-mail and throw it on my desk and go grab my morning oatmeal and glass of water. I get back…
More USB idiocy
I have written about really stupid USB security more than once but this has got to be the absolutely stupidest thing ever. (or if your the guy selling it I…
The Information Security Infantry
As a low-level, gravel crunching, grunt there are a few things that get drilled into your head through constant repetition, things like the only defense in an ambush is offense.…
Hackernews.com 10 Years Old Today
The registration info for hackernews.com says the domain was first registered on July 29, 1998. Ten years ago, today. wow. You know, long strange trip and all that. News wasn't…
The next Last HOPE in 2010
So The Last HOPE is over and while I am still here in New York (the reason why I’ll save for another day) I have been contemplating the events of…