[News] New Liability Rules Could Make UNIX/Linux More Attractive
Roy Schestowitz
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| The banking industry has re-affirmed a policy that makes online banking
| customers responsible for losses if they have out of date anti-virus or
| anti-phishing protection. New Banking Codes for consumers and businesses took
| effect on Monday.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/04/banking_code_2008/
With unpatched vulnerabilities and AV software becoming ineffective, what will
this mean? Some people will switch to Linux or buy Macs. See the reference
below about Linux Live CDs for banking.
This is also good news because rather than sharing the burden (cost of damage)
people will suffer from their own choice of shoddy software.
Recent:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
Related:
In zombies we trust
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| A little over a year ago, I wrote an editorial where in back-of-the-envelope
| style (.pdf) I estimated that perhaps 15-30% of all privately owned computers
| were no longer under the sole control of their owner. In the intervening
| months, I received a certain amount of hate mail but in those intervening
| months Vint Cert guessed 20-40%, Microsoft said 2/3rds, and IDC suggested
| 3/4ths. It is thus a conservative risk position to assume that any random
| counterparty stands a fair chance of being already compromised.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=661
Secure web browsing through Live Linux distros
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| Banking isn't the be-all and end-all: there's many other reasons you'd
| want a secure system, separate from what's on the hard disk, besides
| Internet banking. Traveller's can't necessarily trust the integrity of
| a computer in an Internet cafe.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13292/53/
Online banking fraud 'up 8,000%'
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| The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams
| in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
|
| The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very concerned"
| about the growth in "phishing".
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> New banking code cracks down on out-of-date software
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The banking industry has re-affirmed a policy that makes online banking
> | customers responsible for losses if they have out of date anti-virus or
> | anti-phishing protection. New Banking Codes for consumers and businesses
> | took effect on Monday.
> `----
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/04/banking_code_2008/
Thats exactly what I raised as a concern for an online
shopping cart facility.
Banks and credit card companies are now blaming and billing
their customers (companies with webshites) for any loss.
The problem does not go away until micoshaft products are
removed from the network. And if that means removing staff
who haven't made the switch to Linux, then I'm afraid they too have to
be fenced off from the internet.
> With unpatched vulnerabilities and AV software becoming ineffective, what
> will this mean? Some people will switch to Linux or buy Macs. See the
> reference below about Linux Live CDs for banking.
>
> This is also good news because rather than sharing the burden (cost of
> damage) people will suffer from their own choice of shoddy software.
>
>
> Recent:
>
> Bots rule in cyberspace
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
> | computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam,
> | viruses and to mine for sensitive personal data.
> `----
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17
bots-rule-cyberspace
> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news
Moshe Goldfarb
So says Roy Schestowitz whose Linux server at www.schestowitz.com was
hacked and owned a couple of weeks ago.
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
Lintard
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/04/banking_code_2008/
>
>
> Thats exactly what I raised as a concern for an online
> shopping cart facility.
> Banks and credit card companies are now blaming and billing
> their customers (companies with webshites) for any loss.
Okay Joseph, whatever you say...webshit master!
> The problem does not go away until micoshaft products are
> removed from the network. And if that means removing staff
> who haven't made the switch to Linux, then I'm afraid they too have to
> be fenced off from the internet.
So you are jobless, eh? No wonder why you infested COLA.
Colin Wilson
> hacked and owned a couple of weeks ago.
But since you appear to be the only user of the site, the odds of
there being a mass credit card siphoning operation occurring are nil.
Moshe Goldfarb
Nope.
I wouldn't go near that site, www.schestowitz.com.
It's blocked in my hosts file just in case I mistakenly click on some of
Roy Schestowitz's SPAM and get directed there.
NoStop
> On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 00:43:37 +0100, Colin Wilson wrote:
>
>>> So says Roy Schestowitz whose Linux server at www.schestowitz.com was
>>> hacked and owned a couple of weeks ago.
>>
>> But since you appear to be the only user of the site, the odds of
>> there being a mass credit card siphoning operation occurring are nil.
>
> Nope.
>
> I wouldn't go near that site, www.schestowitz.com.
>
> It's blocked in my hosts file just in case I mistakenly click on some of
> Roy Schestowitz's SPAM and get directed there.
>
>
Hehehehe, another paranoid Windoze user. Surprised you could find a hosts
file.
Cheers.
--
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lot of work being done to improve it in and of itself, particularly to make
it easier to use and easier for people to set up on their personal
computers."
--Paul Maritz, senior vice-president of platforms and applications,
Microsoft
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Moshe Goldfarb
> Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 00:43:37 +0100, Colin Wilson wrote:
>>
>>>> So says Roy Schestowitz whose Linux server at www.schestowitz.com was
>>>> hacked and owned a couple of weeks ago.
>>>
>>> But since you appear to be the only user of the site, the odds of
>>> there being a mass credit card siphoning operation occurring are nil.
>>
>> Nope.
>>
>> I wouldn't go near that site, www.schestowitz.com.
>>
>> It's blocked in my hosts file just in case I mistakenly click on some of
>> Roy Schestowitz's SPAM and get directed there.
>>
>>
> Hehehehe, another paranoid Windoze user. Surprised you could find a hosts
> file.
>
> Cheers.
Not paranoid......
Smart.....
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.os.windows-xp/msg/8d6938874178923d
Now go back to your daily chore of figuring out how to make Linux function.
Colin Wilson
> Roy Schestowitz's SPAM and get directed there.
Mind if I ask what your fascination is with the site - you've
obviously got "issues", perhaps the site is just an outlet for your
paranoia (a bit like the guy on uk.legal who thinks he's being
followed by MI5)
dennis@home
"Colin Wilson" <REMOVEEVERYTHI...@phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.co.uk> wrote
in message news:MPG.2261533d7...@news.motzarella.org...
We are following him.
Colin Wilson
> > followed by MI5)
> We are following him.
I know, but the trick is to do it without letting him know it's for
real :-p
Moshe Goldfarb
Nahh.
For paranoia you need to check out Roy Schestowitz.
He thinks people poisoned PJ of Groklaw to silence her.
He is convinced that Microsoft is out to get him, etc.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/1895edc63827ebe5?hl=en&
"You know, being a little paranoid here, I'm beginning to wonder if PJ's
burnout ("health break") is a result of ongoing stomach illness that comes
from deliberate food poisoning. No, I'm not suggesting someone is putting
something in her food. I never said anything like this. No way. "
Now THAT is one paranoid person.
THAT person is Roy Schestowitz.
As for the website, I am simply pointing out the hypocrisy of some of the
Linux loons, like Schestowitz, who post reams of material claiming how
superior Linux is to Windows as far as security is concerned.
I find it humorous that one of the biggest Linux foghorns had his own site,
running Linux BTW, hacked.
Colin Wilson
> running Linux BTW, hacked.
It's not like a windows server is 100% secure though is it, let's be
fair here !
One hacked site doesn't make it endemic and worthless, unlike some
operating systems you could name.
Moshe Goldfarb
Of course not but you have to take the entire situation into context with
the most important part being WHO was hacked.
Not that Linux was hacked.
Hadron
> On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 10:14:11 +0100, Colin Wilson wrote:
>
>>> I wouldn't go near that site, www.schestowitz.com
>>> It's blocked in my hosts file just in case I mistakenly click on some of
>>> Roy Schestowitz's SPAM and get directed there.
>>
>> Mind if I ask what your fascination is with the site - you've
>> obviously got "issues", perhaps the site is just an outlet for your
>> paranoia (a bit like the guy on uk.legal who thinks he's being
>> followed by MI5)
>
> Nahh.
>
> For paranoia you need to check out Roy Schestowitz.
>
> He thinks people poisoned PJ of Groklaw to silence her.
>
> He is convinced that Microsoft is out to get him, etc.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/1895edc63827ebe5?hl=en&
>
> "You know, being a little paranoid here, I'm beginning to wonder if PJ's
> burnout ("health break") is a result of ongoing stomach illness that comes
> from deliberate food poisoning. No, I'm not suggesting someone is putting
> something in her food. I never said anything like this. No way. "
>
> Now THAT is one paranoid person.
> THAT person is Roy Schestowitz.
Is that for real????????????????
Holy cow. And this is the nut job Liarnut fornicates with on a daily
basis? Has he no shame?
--
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are near for the BIOS reading inferior OS. It is inevitable.
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NoStop
> Moshe Goldfarb <brick....@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 10:14:11 +0100, Colin Wilson wrote:
>>
>>>> I wouldn't go near that site, www.schestowitz.com
>>>> It's blocked in my hosts file just in case I mistakenly click on some
>>>> of Roy Schestowitz's SPAM and get directed there.
>>>
>>> Mind if I ask what your fascination is with the site - you've
>>> obviously got "issues", perhaps the site is just an outlet for your
>>> paranoia (a bit like the guy on uk.legal who thinks he's being
>>> followed by MI5)
>>
>> Nahh.
>>
>> For paranoia you need to check out Roy Schestowitz.
>>
>> He thinks people poisoned PJ of Groklaw to silence her.
>>
>> He is convinced that Microsoft is out to get him, etc.
>>
>>
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/1895edc63827ebe5?hl=en&
>>
>> "You know, being a little paranoid here, I'm beginning to wonder if PJ's
>> burnout ("health break") is a result of ongoing stomach illness that
>> comes from deliberate food poisoning. No, I'm not suggesting someone is
>> putting something in her food. I never said anything like this. No way. "
>>
>> Now THAT is one paranoid person.
>> THAT person is Roy Schestowitz.
>
> Is that for real????????????????
>
> Holy cow. And this is the nut job Liarnut fornicates with on a daily
> basis? Has he no shame?
>
Have YOU no shame, always aligning yourself with Flatfish/Mr. Soap Bubbles?
And you claim to support FOSS!
Cheers.
--
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Moshe Goldfarb
> Moshe Goldfarb <brick....@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 10:14:11 +0100, Colin Wilson wrote:
>>
>>>> I wouldn't go near that site, www.schestowitz.com
>>>> It's blocked in my hosts file just in case I mistakenly click on some of
>>>> Roy Schestowitz's SPAM and get directed there.
>>>
>>> Mind if I ask what your fascination is with the site - you've
>>> obviously got "issues", perhaps the site is just an outlet for your
>>> paranoia (a bit like the guy on uk.legal who thinks he's being
>>> followed by MI5)
>>
>> Nahh.
>>
>> For paranoia you need to check out Roy Schestowitz.
>>
>> He thinks people poisoned PJ of Groklaw to silence her.
>>
>> He is convinced that Microsoft is out to get him, etc.
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/1895edc63827ebe5?hl=en&
>>
>> "You know, being a little paranoid here, I'm beginning to wonder if PJ's
>> burnout ("health break") is a result of ongoing stomach illness that comes
>> from deliberate food poisoning. No, I'm not suggesting someone is putting
>> something in her food. I never said anything like this. No way. "
>>
>> Now THAT is one paranoid person.
>> THAT person is Roy Schestowitz.
>
> Is that for real????????????????
>
> Holy cow. And this is the nut job Liarnut fornicates with on a daily
> basis? Has he no shame?
Yes it *IS* for real and he was not kidding.
Like I said, Roy Schestowtiz is a couple of bricks shy of a full load and
he proves me correct every day with his ranting's.
Patty Pippins
http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2008/01/moshe-goldfarb-troll.html
http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2007/01/flatfish-troll.html
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Patty Pippins
Patty Pippins
Colin Wilson
Some jewish sounding guy, so what ?
Roy Schestowitz
He never supported FOSS. And like all Microsoft Munchkins, they only support
libel (in this case against me).
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~~ Best of wishes
"Linux is a very complete and sophisticated operating system. And there is a
lot of work being done to improve it in and of itself, particularly to make it
easier to use and easier for people to set up on their personal computers."
--Paul Maritz, Microsoft