A new distro or something…
So it’s been a while since I have sat down and written a no kidding “What I want” kind of blog entry. I’m stuck. I like the idea of BackTrack(4), but I just don’t like it. It’s rough around the edges, quite dodgy in driver support and half the time I have to ADD more stuff to it to get something to work. I want a new distro. I don’t just want ANY distro either, I … Read entire article »
Scapegaming falls short, again
The legalese is rather simple here: private World of Warcraft servers are illegal. Bottom line. However, private WoW servers are growing and spreading like wildfire because people see the game as aging and don’t want to continue to pay a premium for old content or for characters that they may or may not play for spans that extend beyond weeks. I’m not terribly interested in jumping onto the attaboy wagon and squeeling for all to hear about how this “provider” is running a criminal enterprise on a global scale. Actually, I’m going to critique them. I have taken the time to experience the “Scapegaming Experience” in full and I must say, there are severe issues across the board. Before I dip too deep into the waters of slandering and spewing – which … Read entire article »
Filed under: Computing, Gaming, World of Warcraft
How botnets work
I teach a course at the home office that is part of the Senior Law Enforcement Seminar for the state of Arkansas. My period of instruction is based on cyber terrorism awareness. I basically teach cops the basics about how the bad guys operate on the internet. One nugget I found that I just can’t help but love more and more is this pictorial of how a botnet operates: A diagram of the process by which … Read entire article »