oracuk

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by oracuk 10y ago
Completely agree. 41 with two kids, all that time spent working should have been spent experiencing the world and having a lot more fun. I think a combination of getting more senior at work and having kids reduces your choices in how you ca
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Security firm sued for filing “woefully inadequate” forensics report(arstechnica.com)
7 points by oracuk 11y ago|0 comments
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Dell Files Confidentially for IPO of Cybersecurity Unit SecureWorks(wsj.com)
3 points by oracuk 11y ago|0 comments
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by oracuk 11y ago
It's probably worth remembering that there is an open source exemption. If a piece of 'intrusion software' has been published the export controls no longer apply. Publish your exploits to github before you send them overseas
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by oracuk 11y ago
This is not a practical distinction with regard to the legislation. A word document describing the specification for an export controlled technology is as prohibited from export as the implementation. Having the word document on a laptop yo
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by oracuk 11y ago
Moving hard disks back and forth to my fire safe is a pain. A hardened usb disk that is itself fire-rated. That I would buy.
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by oracuk 12y ago
At the level of a journey they already have a lot of coverage for that data with ANPR although this would increase granularity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police-enforced_ANPR_in_the_UK
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Brent crude oil price dips below $50 a barrel(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by oracuk 12y ago|0 comments
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Kepler 438b: Most Earth-like planet ever discovered could be home for alien life(theguardian.com)
1 points by oracuk 12y ago|0 comments
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Seagate offers low-cost 8TB hard drives(zdnet.com)
2 points by oracuk 12y ago|0 comments
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by oracuk 12y ago
Why do you dislike Huawei in particular? I could hazard some guesses but most of the reasons I would guess are present in every other manufacturer I can think of. I'm truly interested in why that's a problem for you. Apparently th
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by oracuk 12y ago
I would recommend having a look at Unseen ( https://unseen.is/ ), early days but a promising privacy focused startup. Priavcy policy here ( https://unseen.is/privacy.html ). Also Qwant ( https://www.q
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by oracuk 12y ago
When talking about the Iraq dossier there were proven falsehoods. "Without exception, all of the allegations included within the September Dossier have been since proven to be false, as shown by the Iraq Survey Group." http:&#x2F
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by oracuk 12y ago
It was one of our (many) great failings and as a nation we have accepted that: Prime Ministers Apology: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/sep/11/pm-apology-to-a... Royal Pardon: http://www
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Richard Stallman at TEDx Geneva 2014(audio-video.gnu.org)
2 points by oracuk 12y ago|1 comments
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by oracuk 12y ago
My guess would the third of your options, it feels like a scanning tool artifact. However, my point was that even given the age of the OWASP Top 10 and its incredible brand recognition among developers globally, the IBM bulk application sca
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Hacking trial: Coulson guilty, Brooks cleared of charges(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by oracuk 12y ago|0 comments
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by oracuk 12y ago
https://twitter.com/jeremiahg/status/479042160193323008/phot... The OWASP top 10 is old news but there is still work to be done.
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by oracuk 12y ago
I would strongly recommend reading Clay Christensen's book How will you measure your life? He discusses a general approach to working out what you want to do with your life without telling you what he thinks you should do. http:/
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Ubuntu 14.04 review (pcpro.co.uk)
2 points by oracuk 12y ago|0 comments
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by oracuk 12y ago
This just made me cry on busy London commuter train. Cathartic but awkward. An incredibly moving story that has reminded me to tell the people that matter to me that they matter to me.
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How to think clearly about (cyber) security v2(slideshare.net)
1 points by oracuk 12y ago|0 comments
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Julian Assange: Debian Is Owned By The NSA | IgnorantGuru's Blog(igurublog.wordpress.com)
3 points by oracuk 12y ago|0 comments
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by oracuk 12y ago
The subject of start-ups and regulators has come up a few times recently and there tends to be a view espoused that regulators are intent on legislating away innovation. My experience of working alongside or for regulators is that they over
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New Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool 2014 Now Available(blogs.technet.com)
1 points by oracuk 12y ago|0 comments
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by oracuk 12y ago
F-D was mostly awful because it was open. There are plenty of private security forums with a much higher signal to noise ratio. They perform slightly different functions and rely on a higher level of trust than an open mailing list can deli
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by oracuk 13y ago
You're right about them not being law enforcement(See https://www.mi5.gov.uk/home/about-us/faqs-about-mi5/is-mi5-t... for example) but the level of collaboration between them is very close.
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by oracuk 13y ago
With enough bandwidth everyone is vulnerable.
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by oracuk 13y ago
Anonymous DDoS'd bits of the UK govt ( http://www.out-law.com/page-11476 ). Not critical bits but enough for them to take notice of the threat. Much of the (UK) law enforcement response to potential civil unrest is to tr
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by oracuk 13y ago
I think the answer is what didn't motivate GCHQ to review other distributions. I think you're referring to their End User Devices Security review? https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/end-user-device

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