Posted in Law on Oct 10th, 2007
“There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.” — Abraham Lincoln
Once upon a time, folks tossed up web sites and pretty much anything went. Mob ruled. You acted badly, you got flamed. For those not familiar with the term, “flaming” refers to “the berating of [...]
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Posted in Bro, IDS, Law, SANS, Snort on Jun 17th, 2007
“Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.”
– Joseph Campbell
Last week I spent Monday driving through a few states. It was an eight hour drive. When possible, I prefer driving over flying. While it may take longer, I use the time to listen to podcasts. Since I [...]
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Posted in Law, Opinion on Mar 6th, 2007
“Wisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful.” — Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
I was talking with a gentleman from a university who told me that they are not allowed to inspect the payload of a packet when doing network monitoring. He went on to say [...]
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