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May 2004 - Posts

Using Windows Security Templates

posted Monday, May 24, 2004 1:47 PM by andy
The security templates in C:\Windows\Security\Templates\ are a priceless resource when you're wondering how secure your computer really is.  You can use these templates as a baseline for the security settings on your server or workstation.  Read More
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McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 7.0.0 and Windows XP SP2

posted Monday, May 24, 2004 11:42 AM by andy
I was told on Friday to start playing with Windows XP SP2 and the only problem I've run into so far is that it doesn't get along so well the McAfee Framework Service.  When I tried to manually launch an AutoUpdate using the VirusScan Console I recieved Read More
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Seguridad en Computo - Diez Anos de la Seguridad en Mexico

posted Monday, May 24, 2004 10:55 AM by andy
/*Begin Chris Farley impersonation*/ For those of you who don't habla espanol “Seguridad en Computo” is Spanish for Computer Security!/*End Chris Farley impersonation*/ Seriously though, I learned about this event through a post on NTBUGTRAQ Read More
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Base 2 Week 6 /Power Endurance Week 5: 10 May 2004 - 16 May 2004

posted Monday, May 24, 2004 9:17 AM by andy
24 May 2004: I figured out something very important today.  Although it sounds very obvious its harder to practice than it sounds at 6:30 AM....if I concentrate on my stroke the entire, not how much I've gone or how far I still need to go I end Read More
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Gmail insanity

posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:30 PM by andy
Alright, so yeah I agree its cool that Google is offering 1GB of e-mail space...but seriously, this is getting out of hand.  An entire website has now been created to let people swap their Gmail invites for anything else you can think of.  Read More
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F-Secure radar service

posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 5:33 PM by andy
F-Secure is offering a service which will send you: information about virus attacks, denial of service and other critical security issue alerts to a wide range of devices, including mobile phones, PDAs and pagers Not very innovative or anything Read More
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Base 2 Week 5 /Power Endurance Week 4: 10 May 2004 - 16 May 2004

posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:32 AM by andy
18 May 2004 Warmup: 100 breast/100 free 500 free w/ 2:30 rest 500 free w/ 2:30 rest 100 kick Cooldown: 100 breast/50 free If I always train at the same level I will always race at the same level.  I will increase the number of reps of Read More
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European Union hopes to confuse Echelon

posted Monday, May 17, 2004 4:11 PM by andy
The European Union is going to attempt to deploy a secure communications system using quantum cryptography in the next 6 - 8 years; which, from my understanding, will blind Echelon: http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0517euseeks.html?fsrc=rss-security Read More
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Tri Goals

posted Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:39 PM by andy
Swimming:I am working on muscular endurance right now because I am in the Base 2 period of my training.  By the end of my Base 3 period I will be able to swim 4 sets of 500 at high intensity with 2:30 rests at 9:50 each. Biking:I will be able to Read More
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Base 2 Week 4 /Power Endurance Week 3: 10 May 2004 - 16 May 2004

posted Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:20 PM by andy
Training was starting to feel like a chore and it was obvious I needed a physical and mental break from it so I took a 4 day rest and I am feeling better than ever. 10 May 2004 Warmup: 100breast 100free 500 free ~ 10:36 2:30 rest 500 free ~ Read More
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My regex cheatsheet

posted Tuesday, May 11, 2004 1:07 PM by andy
I'm getting tested on regular expressions in VB.NET today so here is yet another regex cheatsheet: . = one character [abc] =  a, b or c [ae][ea] = ae, aa, ee, or ea [^x] = not x ^ = when not contained in [] signifies the start of Read More
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Squirrels launch DoS attack on the 'dojo

posted Monday, May 10, 2004 9:14 AM by andy
You may have noticed that the dojo was running extremely slow last week.  After some investigation and forsenics work by the SBC telephone repair guy it has been determined that a DoS attack was launched on the dojo late last Sunday night by a group Read More
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RCN mirror

posted Saturday, May 08, 2004 11:22 PM by andy
I started an FTP install of OpenBSD 3.5 today and when I was looking at the list of mirrors and noticed that RCN has one.  Where has this mirror been for the past few years that I've been using RCN?!  I was pulling at least 150kbs which is pretty Read More
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More maintenance

posted Friday, May 07, 2004 3:14 PM by andy
I'm going to need to do some more maintenance on the server this weekend so expect downtime from 5:00 PM (CST) on Saturday till 5:00 PM (CST) on Sunday.  When I upgraded last week I, unfortunately, ended up with a lot of corrupted DLL's :'(  Read More
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New job and RSS Feeds

posted Wednesday, May 05, 2004 3:40 PM by andy
I just got a job with The DePaul University Computer Security Response Team; my official title is “Student Network Security Analyst”. My duties are: Responding to DMCA violations Staying up-to-date on anything and everything security Read More
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Base 2 Week 3 /Power Endurance Week 2: 3 May 2004 - 9 May 2004

posted Sunday, May 02, 2004 10:42 PM by andy
3 May 2004: The spinning instructor was late and I couldn't wait for her so I lifted after doing hill intervals on a stationary bike for 15 minutes. Exercise Sets\Reps Weight (lbs) Goal/Notes Notes Leg Press (Sled) 3\12 170 Seated Read More
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