AT&T: We May Not Stay Net Neutral

AT&T executive James Cicconi, senior vice president of external & legal affairs must not read the news before opening their mouths. The New York Times Bits Blog is reporting this morning that representatives at CES have openly stated today “that they may start filtering Internet content.”

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Sysadmin tries, fails at being l337 hax0r, gets jail time

A 51-year-old sysadmin has gotten a record jail sentence after attempting (and failing) to write code that would have destroyed everything on one of his company's servers.

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Hack Yourself

Excellent advice from PCMag to check the security of your computer.

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The top 10 computer security threats for 2008

The 2008 Olympics is likely to spur a flurry of hacker activity, says Websense Inc, which specializes in web filtering and security software, releasing the top ten computer security threats for 2008.

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New Year's Resolutions For Your Computer Security

A set of tips for securing your digital data and securing your computer

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Army uses Macs to beef up security

In 2008, the US Army will being using Macs to improve its computer security.

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Life after Vista: Going Back to XP

Peter Ehm shares a few simple steps to bring back the glory of XP.

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plusID: A New Approach to Biometric Security

An Overview of Privaris Inc.'s Flagship Wireless Biometrics Technology

plusID: A New Approach to Biometric Security

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Back To Basic, Part 5

This is a Youtube video about "The Training Camp" in the UK. It pretty much mirrors the camp in Bushkill, PA. Enjoy!

http://www.shareaflick.net/35744-The-Training-Camp.html

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Back to Basic, Part 4

Ok, all I had left was to pass the 70-291 test and I'd have my MCSA. I got the voucher number emailed to me and got the test scheduled. I had a day off work scheduled to attend my autistic son's high school graduation. So I decided to schedule the test for 3:00PM afternoon. The graduation is at 9:30AM, so that gives me plenty of time to get to the test and be in study/test taking mode.

WRONG!!!

We got back from home from the ceremony at 1:15PM. I was hot and tired already, and now I had to go take a 3 and 1/2 hour test.

I got to the test site, at the La Plata Campus on the College of Southern Maryland, about 45 minutes before test time. The trick was to get into test taking mode, putting all those technical details in the front of my mind. Needless to say, I failed, but not by much. I got a 615 out of 1000; 700 is passing.

Not to fret, I dug back into the books, bought another voucher and went back. This time I got an 800. It's passing, and for the test and certification, that's what counts.

I'm looking into taking the 70-293 and 70-294 tests. It doens't look like it's anythng that we didn't cover in class, but we shall see. For now it's MCSA for me.


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