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Comment · 3 years ago
Allegedly owned by someone that attended the DEFCON Shoot event where gun powder was transferred to the package, tipping a dog doing a random search in the Forums.
Comment · 5 years ago
This might help: https://www.securityweek.com/whats-threat-group-name-inside-...
For Microsoft specifically, we leverage the periodic table of elements when naming nation states.
Comment · 10 years ago
Maybe that can get Verizon another $1B discount.
Comment · 10 years ago
Tabs across all windows, all apps.
Comment · 10 years ago
> Personally, I'd never put a MS project between me and the cloud, or my data and the cloud
Why?
Comment · 11 years ago
+ the pencil @ $99 and the smart keyboard at $169. > $1k for the entry level model to be comparable with the Surface Pro 3 at ~$930 (which starts at 64GB, btw).
Comment · 11 years ago
> but DISA can't enforce STIGs across the entire government can they?
No, with a small caveat: If that civilian agency (say DHS) is connected to the GIG[1], then DISA has a say-so and can threaten to disconnect them for failing security audits.
Something to keep in mind is that the STIGs are merely implementation guides to secure a system. Therefore, different agencies have different interpretations. In some cases specific secure implementations break systems and applications (mostly legacy ones), so they avoid securing those particular settings all together.
Comment · 11 years ago
I don't disagree. Unfortunately, this all falls on DoD-DISA. The NSA works with DISA to write the policy for how to secure systems (called STIGs) and also has 'Red Teams', but they aren't the arm that certifies these systems before coming online, nor are they the ones the ensure the systems stay secured as new vulnerabilities are found and patched -- that's DISA again.
Comment · 11 years ago
I'm guessing they mean they had a break-glass list of passwords for accounts to access those systems.
Comment · 11 years ago
> Also on whether WinXP users are going to qualify for the free upgrade?
Nope. There is no upgrade path from XP -> Windows 10. You will have to go from Win7/8 to qualify for the free upgrade to 10.
Comment · 11 years ago
Yes, both can be disabled. However, I'm not sure if it's dependent upon which 'edition' though. For example, you can turn it off in Enterprise, but not Professional.
Comment · 11 years ago
That links to the Surface Pro 3, which has been out for sometime now. You wanted: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/products/surface-3