The Book on Mitnick Is by Mitnick. The social-engineering hacker whose name is synonymous with computer fraud has a new book and a nearly new lease on life. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]

Looks like one for the reading list.  Mitnick apparently describes the importance of the "human factor" in security.  According to the review, he gives multiple examples of how human beings' best instincts can be manipulated so that they will reveal sensitive information, and also explains how having the common sense to say "no" to strangers can prevent many security breaches.

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Microsoft Reports Progress in Averting Computer Crashes [New York Times: Technology] Hey, what more can you add to this? [grin] [[ t e c h n o c u l t u r e ]]  

What the story doesn't mention is that Microsoft's error reporting software is a technique borrowed from the "open source" community that Microsoft so reviles.

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 Linux heavies play version name game. <> [CNET News.com] [[ t e c h n o c u l t u r e ]] A Rose by any other name . . .

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