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Title: [Article]-Microsoft Office Space: A SQL With Flair
Post by: don on April 19, 2007, 11:40:28 AM
Tom Liston follows up his immensely creative challenge, Netcat in the Hat (http://www.ethicalhacker.net/content/view/84/2/), with this hilarious look at corporate life. Enjoy!!

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New Skillz Challenge!

(http://www.ethicalhacker.net/images/stories/features/skillz/msos/os1.jpg)

Hey, folks! It's challenge-time. Tom Liston whipped up this one based on his real-world adventures in the deepest, darkest cubicle jungles of the mid-west. The name? Microsoft Office Space. The game? Figure out how they plan to fool "The Man". I hope you enjoy this brief excursion into the mind of Tom Liston as much as I did.

As always, we'll award three prizes -- one for the best technical answer, one for the most creative answer that is technically correct, and one for a completely random entry selected using some quantum-derived formula (PETA says we can't used Schrodinger's Cat to pick the random winner, though). Actually, in the end, it's just a fancy coin toss. But still, have fun!

--Ed Skoudis
Intelguardians (http://www.intelguardians.com/)
Author, Counter Hack Reloaded (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131481045/thedigitalcon-20?creative=327641&camp=14573&adid=0W0TMYWJ6BXR5RPTG9N8&link_code=as1)

Please read Tom Liston's challenge, compose your answers, and e-mail them to skillz0407@ethicalhacker.net (http://www.ethicalhacker.net/mailto:skillz1106@ethicalhacker.net) with the 'Subject: Skillz Submission' by May 21, 2007.  Tom will choose three winners by the end of May, who will receive an autographed copy of one of Tom and Ed's books.

Feel free to discuss the scenario in the forums but PLEASE do not post your answers.

You wouldn't want someone else winning your prize, would you?

Have fun and good luck,
Don


Title: Re: [Article]-Microsoft Office Space: A SQL With Flair
Post by: Cutaway on April 19, 2007, 01:09:35 PM
I was going to print this out so that I can review it at my leisure but the PDF and PRINT options appear to be broken.

Thanks,
Cutaway


Title: Re: [Article]-Microsoft Office Space: A SQL With Flair
Post by: don on April 19, 2007, 08:55:59 PM
OK. After doing some digging, I found that it was the code in the discussion add-on - that little cartoon balloon that links the article to the forum topic. So good news is that the print icon works. Bad news is that it broke the link to the thread. Hang in there. We'll get it all squared away.

Thanks,
Don


Title: Re: [Article]-Microsoft Office Space: A SQL With Flair
Post by: don on April 20, 2007, 09:48:28 AM
Maybe it wasn't as easy as I thought, so I put it back to the way it was. I'll keep working.

Don


Title: Re: [Article]-Microsoft Office Space: A SQL With Flair
Post by: flakzeus on April 20, 2007, 09:57:48 AM
Minor detail, but on there is a type on the perma link for this article. It says that the deadline is Nov 30, 2006.  :)


Title: Re: [Article]-Microsoft Office Space: A SQL With Flair
Post by: don on April 20, 2007, 10:31:18 AM
Good catch. Fixed it, so they all should now read May 21, 2007 is the deadline for submission.

Thanks,
Don


Title: Re: [Article]-Microsoft Office Space: A SQL With Flair
Post by: don on April 24, 2007, 09:59:38 AM
This one is definitely deserving of widespread attention. Help get the word out for us and Tom Liston by digging this challenge:

http://www.digg.com/security/Microsoft_Office_Space_A_SQL_With_Flair

Thanks,
Don


Title: Re: [Article]-Microsoft Office Space: A SQL With Flair
Post by: don on May 13, 2007, 11:41:27 PM
A little further along... the PDF icon works again.

Don


Title: Re: [Article]-Microsoft Office Space: A SQL With Flair
Post by: don on May 21, 2007, 09:46:51 AM
The deadline is upon us. Put those finishing touches on your submissions and email them ASAP.

Thanks again and good luck to all,
Don