Old software that does exactly what you want, in the way you like to do it is everywhere – I am still using a copy of Paint Shop Pro v7.04 from 2000! But what happens when that legacy software or hardware is part of vital infrastructure or other systems? Bruce …
Because it’s Friday – Sir Clive Sinclair
The passing of Sir Clive Sinclair has meant there are a lot articles about his life and work being written, this is one of my favourites. Uncle Clive’s Greatest Hit: The ZX Spectrum – Raspberry Pi I didn’t have a Spectrum I had a very much hacked about, home assembled …
Joe Tidy – a reporter in search of a hacker
This is an interesting article from a BBC reporter who went to Russia looking for some of the world’s “most wanted” hackers. Evil Corp: ‘My hunt for the world’s most wanted hackers’ – BBC News Joe did not meet the hacker but he did interview the hacker’s dad and gives …
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Recommended Reading – Your digital life
Bruce Schneier is recommending these articles, by Sean Gallagher, on securing your digital life. Securing your digital life, part one: The basics | Ars Technica Securing your digital life, part two: The bigger picture—and special circumstances | Ars Technica
So Facebook is down. So what!
However here is a [pretty] simple explanation why – with notes and software steps. Facebook Outage: Yes, its DNS (sort of). A super quick analysis of what is going on. (sans.edu) Bruce Schneier had this to say about the outage: Facebook Is Down – Schneier on Security
