I have been mostly overlooking the URL shortener services provided by various sites until now. My attention was attracted by the proposed shutdown of tr.im site and finger pointing between tr.im and bit.ly. I just realized the service is so simple and works right away as you input the original…
I don't make many cellphone calls every day and I am not a salesman who travels all the time, so I always asked myself, "Why do I need an iPhone?" ... until recently. iPhone has evovled several generations now. Technically there should be nothing to worry about. Almost everyone has…
Snort thread run an active discussion on topic "ROI on IDS/IPS products". The one who initiated the discussion asked the question about how to measure the ROI (return of investment) on IDS/IPS products, by giving an example that a company removed their IPS deployment after 2-year of usage because the…
Microsoft recently lauched a series of Ads featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. The following is the long version of its 2nd episode, New Family. The feedbacks from the Internet community are almost negative since the first episode. Users critize the Ads. being ambiguous as a marketing attempt - not mentioning 'Vista'…
I attended ICSA IPS meeting in Las Vegas last Friday (8/8). The attendees were the mix of technical and marketing people from different security companies. It is not 'cool' to take pictures in a 'hacker's' meeting, so here are some random snapshots outside of the meeting of Las Vegas Casinos. The real hacker's meeting, Black…