As 2009 comes to a close we look back at what 2009 had in store. We saw growth over the past year and considering market conditions it was a great accomplishment. Leveraging Open Source Software has provided a extraordinary set of tools that can be used by the customer for free. The only cost bared by the customer is setup/install and propagation of data. This alone has saved Customers hundred if not thousands of dollars in development cost.
We thank of all our customers for another great year.
Anyone who has been around the Internet for a few years has come across a troll.For a long time trolls were just a part of being online.. However they now seem to be stepping up there attack.
The First attack (yes it’s just that) well discuss deals with getting people to simply click on a link.
Depending on your conversation or topic links might be reasonably expected, only to find that when you click on it your greeted with an unsightly image. Link Obfuscation services are being used to get people to click on images of young people in situations considered illegal in most counties.
Simply Put… If you don’t know who posted the link in your chat room / forum / thread.. Be careful.
—-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll—
“An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response[1] or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.[2]“
^ Indiana University: University Information Technology Services (2008-05-05). “What is a troll?”. Indiana University Knowledge Base. The Trustees of Indiana University. http://kb.iu.edu/data/afhc.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-24.
This type of story really gets my blood boiling. Here is a Network that was unsecured (fault of administration of the network and resources). A student found this flaw and rather then fixing the problem they get the poor kid 3 felonies.
Anyone who’s every been involved with IT in a systems administration position knows the importance of securing data to people whom shouldn’t have access.The fact that his standard user credentials were used,