Updates on Liquidmatrix.Org

Well folks, here's a quick run down on the recent updates.

- Page templates have been cleaned up
- removed the "lake" java class file from most of the pages
- added news feeds on the main page
- added virus news feed
- added wireless security news feed
- added wireless vulnerability news feed

Work continues in earnest. If you have any suggestions drop us a line at comments at liquidmatrix.org

Babelfish

Well the link for the babelfish language conversion has FINALLY been updated. Altavista changed their software a while back. We just never got around to updating our links. It's working on the main page and we'll update the rest of the site content shortly.

cheers,
gattaca

Symantec Stupidity

As a company I had placed an order for LC5. I got nothing short of an incredible runaround. Now I'm reading that Symantec will no longer sell LC5 to companies outside the US. They have cited US export law as the rationale. This is obscene! Nothing has changed in the law to cause this and if it were true then I should pack up my firewalls, forensic tools et cetera and ship'em back. Might Symantec be losing their collective mind?


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Working Away at Liquidmatrix

Just got back from a very cool digital forensics course in LA. Nice weather there. Shame it's so FREAKIN cold here. Ah well, enough grumping. We've got our internal pathing issues figured out. We're still going through and knocking off our bug list. The email server is back online. We should have all the databases back online this weekend. Slowly but surely.

The site re-furb will take place from Dec 17 until January 3rd during which time outages will occur. If an outage is projected to last more than 2 hours we'll post the expected time frame in advance.

US Poll: Majority Reject Evolution (WTF?)

After giggling out of sheer terror and disbelief I thought I would share this one.

"Most Americans do not accept the theory of evolution. Instead, 51 percent of Americans say God created humans in their present form, and another three in 10 say that while humans evolved, God guided the process. Just 15 percent say humans evolved, and that God was not involved."



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Very Cool VMWare Hack

Over on hackaday.com they have posted a very cool hack for VMWare. This will allow the user to load any OS with SCSI support.





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Security Awareness Posters

OK, I'm bored. It's Sunday morning and I'm suffering from a crushing boredom. The wife is out for the day. I have football on the idiot box in a couple hours and a coffee in my hand. This is the life for the married guy, right? Then why am I so freakin bored? At any rate...my boredom has led me to this site, via Schneier on Security, dealing with Security Awareness posters. Having just delivered a security awareness training system to a client this seemed rather timely. And some...VERY funny.



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Africa Doesn't Need Free Software(?)

"Microsoft has claimed the cost of software is not an important issue in the developing world.

In response to a question on the role of open source software in Africa, Gerald Ilukwe, the general manager of Microsoft Nigeria, said that cost is not important, even though he admitted that the average annual salary in the West African country is only $160 (£91)."

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This is just nuts!

Homer DaVinci Pens For Sale

This made me smile on a day where I could use one. A website "Fountain Pen Hospital" Is selling a limited edition Simpsons pen with Homer in DaVinci-esque poses. Very funny.



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Rootkit Creators Turn Professional

Here's a scary thought:

"Signalling a trend towards increased 'outsourcing' of some elements of malware creation, security experts are reporting a surge in the level of professionalism and commercialisation in the creation of so-called rootkits."

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Damn Pirates! (How Much For The Fake Prada?)

This is rich. The champion against pirated goods in Finland is herself guilty.

"Finnish newspaper Iltalehti has a full page story of Miss Tanja Karpela Finland's own dear culture minister using pirated goods. She has been representing Finland on a official Finnish state visit to Slovenia with her FAKE Prada handbag."

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Mars Lander Lost...Again

"After being lost and potentially found, NASA’s Mars Polar Lander appears to be lost once more.

The sharp-shooting Mars Global Surveyor has repeatedly scanned for wreckage of the Mars Polar Lander (MPL), which disappeared on touchdown in December 1999."

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Great Subway Reading

Ever been sitting on the subway and had strangers creeping you out? Well try on one of these book covers from Flap Art that will return the ill-at-ease feeling. Freakin hilarious. (example "Coroner by Correspondence">



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