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iPods spread disease?: Well well. Looks like a few new iPod owners are getting infected when they attach their players to their computers. I'll quote the first paragraph from Apple's web site: We recently discovered that a small number - less than 1% - of the Video iPods available Read More...
Posted 17 October 06 02:57 by Steve Riley | 9 Comments
Filed under false claims, protection, things that make me angry, things that make me laugh, malware
Must be a slow news day: reporter writes 100% crap: Imagine my surprise to read that Microsoft is removing NAP from Windows Vista ! Does this guy actually get paid money to write this drivel? The particular folks quoted in the article all have their own agendas, of course. News flash: we aren't dropping Read More...
Posted 03 October 06 11:12 by Steve Riley | 6 Comments
Filed under Windows Vista, NAP, false claims, the trade press, things that make me angry, things that make me laugh
A CEO who should be fired: So the CEO of an important customer of ours (no, I won't tell you who it is) claims to be, um, "very technical" and therefore keeps his own Windows domain and refuses to be part of the corporate forest. Go ahead, take a moment to express your astonishment; Read More...
Posted 10 March 06 12:51 by Steve Riley | 9 Comments
Filed under things that make me angry, things that make me laugh, things that make me worried
New site at the top of my favorites list: You know, stupid security abounds. I just discovered this site today, and I plan to become a regular visitor -- and probably a contributor, too! I encourage you to explore it and enjoy. Oh, some advice: it probably would be unwise to read an offline archived Read More...
Posted 16 November 05 01:46 by Steve Riley | 4 Comments
Filed under false claims, security theater, things that make me angry, security myths, things that make me laugh