It doesn't appear succesful, yet, but give it time.


Read more:  http://www.symantec.com/security_response/threatcon/index.jsp

I totally think so.  I'd be more worried with a Macbook (plastic enclosure) as opposed to the aluminum enclosure of the Air.  Despite it's small footprint and light-weightedness, I don't notice any flimsyness in the device at all.  I think, overall, it should hold up quite well.

Well... let's see.  Overheating? Not a problem, I don't use my laptop in bed (or at least, I don't cover up the vents).  I put the Air through it's paces when I got it, and the CPU never got over 144 degrees (F).

Specs?  Eh... I've got an 8-core Mac Pro to do the heavy lifting for me.

Throwing it out with the paper?  Uhh.  I'd like to think I'm smarter than that.

Battery life?  Is everyone on the planet ever happy with battery life on anything that's ever been made, ever?

And later this month, as I'm traversing airports and cruising around Tokyo with the Air, I'm sure I'll be just snap-happy with it as opposed to lugging around my 17" 7 pound Powerbook.

I just got a Macbook Air a couple of weeks ago.  I was expecting it to be rather underpowered (compared to my 17" Powerbook, G4 1.5, 1 gig Ram), and have been most pleasently surprised with it.

I've compliled all my *nix based security tools, which didn't take much time at all, and running XP under Parallels Desktop is more than snappy enough for what I need to use it for.  The two things I'd like out of it, a 100GB hard drive option (or better), and maybe a second USB port so I can have a network and serial connect at the same time (for working on cisco devices, for example).  However, a small, portable USB hub will take care of that.

I had my doubts at first, but, so far I'm extremely happy with it.

Well... that's just silly! 

Ohhh, I want!  Any rules against setting up posting bots to get my post count up?

I actually like to launch word, change to the largest font possible that'll still display the following: "I AM A POLICY VIOLATOR!" Then lock the workstation and walk away.

I'll either save that file to the hard drive, or create another one that says "This could have been a keystroke logger!" and save it somewhere, and throw it in the startup group.

Although, I've been recently banned from doing this anymore, because "policy" states the only action one should take on an unlocked workstation that isn't their own is to lock it.  Although, there's a guy in my row that does the ctrl-alt-del, and leaves it there without locking (this avoids having to unlock, and can stay in this state past the screensaver time, etc).  So, I'll just walk by and press "W" so he has to log in when he gets back.

Ahhh... users.

Can't complain.  Nessus is native to OS X now.  Most linux tools can be compiled, or they are available through porting efforts such as Fink or Mac Ports (formerly Darwin Ports).  Only downfall I see is Windows only tools, but that can be conquired to a point by virtualization, such as Parallels or VMWare.

That is all.

http://www.wireshark.org

(Site seems to be a bit slammed at the moment.)

OSX here...

Okay, ewwwww!  Oh wait, you meant her computer.  Have at it, it's chalk full of forwarded jokes and chain letters.

Personally, IMHO, there's no debate about it.  If you hop on someone elses wireless network, you are accessing a private network.  Unless you have specific permission to use it, you're breaking the law*.

The one downfall of consumer wireless access points?  There is no acceptable use policy/banner presented when you connect to a WiFi network.  If there was such a thing on all consumer lever devices, I think it would make it a pretty open and shut case.

Until that happens, there's always that wiggle room of "oh, well, there was nothing that said I couldn't..."

But, if you have to wiggle, you're probably not on the right side of it anyway.

The feds have been alearted and are on their way!   

Washboard abs?!  Well, that disqualifies almost everyone I know in IT.    The skin complexion though?  Got that one nailed...

...and we'll be watching this board!