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  • Hacking activity at all-time high

    Black Hats get more aggressive

    Hacking activity is at an all-time high, according to stats compiled by The Honeynet Project. It bases this conclusion on the number of attacks perpetrated against a network of servers, set up by the organisation specifically to collect data on hacking attempts. The intrusion detection system placed on the Honeynet's servers …

    Security 28 Jul 2001, 11:50

  • Packard Bell snares Toshiba marketing chief

    UK laptop push

    Packard Bell has snared Toshiba marketing manager Con Mallon for its UK country manager. Mallon, who joined the manufacturer last month, has been given the job of increasing Packard Bell's notebook sales. This is a sector the company says will be a 'major focus' in the next year, and an area Mallon has oodles of experience in …

    Channel 28 Jul 2001, 11:51

  • BOFH and the Linux Evangelist

    Episode 18 Desktop Wars

    A couple of years back the chances of seeing Unix on a user's desktop machine was about as likely as seeing a Manager at the bar with his wallet open. But in recent months, thanks to the evangelism of a geeky type from R&D a number of people are converting from the Windows Dark Side to Linux. And I'm not a happy man. True, I …

    BOFH 28 Jul 2001, 11:52

  • BOFH: To catch a thief

    Episode 15 Unhinged

    BOFH 2001: Episode 15 "And so how does it work exactly?" The PFY asks, always one for wanting to know a little more of the technical nature of things. "I'm glad you asked" I respond, ever willing to educate inquiring minds. "It's your standard 'Temple of Doom' scenario." "Temple of Doom?" "Yeah, as in 'Indiana Jones'" I murmur …

    BOFH 28 Jul 2001, 11:53

  • The Bastard plays with fire

    Episode 16 Prevention is better than cure

    BOFH 2001: Episode 16 It's 8:30am when I rock into work to find the building surrounded by fire engines with firemen clambering all over the place. More helmets than a gay porn website, in fact. When the all-clear's given, I rock on to find the smoke detectors were set off by a small upset with one of the laser printers in the …

    BOFH 28 Jul 2001, 11:53

  • The Bastard formerly known as Roger

    Episode 14 Name. Rank. Operating System

    BOFH 2001: Episode 14 I'm stuck in an office with a couple of glorified beancounters who want to know how we do things here, and why. The Boss was no help in the matter, displaying all the spine you'd expect from an invertebrate when the idea was passed to him. "But they're Financial and Technical Security Auditors! - You can't …

    BOFH 28 Jul 2001, 11:53

  • BOFH gets exercised

    Episode 13 Unlucky for some

    BOFH 2001: Episode 13 It's extremely early in the morning and The PFY and I are in to perform some routine maintenance which really IS routine maintenance. Having noticed the payments application has a penchant for memory leaks which causes late delivery of contracting cheques every five weeks or so, we've decided to reboot the …

    BOFH 28 Jul 2001, 11:54

  • Dmitry haunts FBI-chief's confirmation

    Washington Roundup Plus the latest Net-porn-inspired legislative madness

    President Dubya's nominee to head up the FBI in the wake of recent debacles too numerous to mention, Robert Mueller, just happens to be the fellow responsible for prosecuting Russian programmer Dimitry Sklyarov, who's been hounded by Adobe for helping to develop an application which cracks their eBook Reader. Mueller currently …

    Media 28 Jul 2001, 19:41