Dustin wrote:
> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.com> wrote in
> news:ir7viq$e97$1@dont-email.me:
>
>>> What's saddest tho, is that you will never be able to help anyone
>>> find any bad guys. You don't have the skills and you never will
>>> acquire them at this rate. You continue to alienate all who could
>>> in some fashion be of use to you.
>>
>> A number of articles have been posted that discuss attribution for
>> the Stuxnet cyberattack. Attribution is tricky — I’ve been there
>> and made that mistake. The articles actually named China, Israel,
>> United Kingdom and the United States as being behind what has come
>> to be known as the most sophisticated cyber weapon and attack seen
>> to date, at least in the public domain.
>
> This isn't your style of writing.. Copy/pasted?

Yes - but still interestin, don't you agree?

>> Ref:
>> http://gcn.com/Articles/2011/02/28/D...xnet-Mystery-c
>> yberattack.aspx?sc_lang=en&Page=1
>
> Ahh, yep.. see above.

I wasn't trying to 'fool' anyone!

>>> You need to learn basic html and basic networking 101 before the
>>> article and the tools will make any real sense to you. Until you
>>> decide to take the plunge and learn something, you're screwed.
>>
>> As you can see from the extract from the article above, there's no
>> way that I could ever hope to develop sufficient skills - technical
>> skills, that is!
>
> Your efforts to hunt bad guys are a lost cause then. Until you
> understand them and can discuss the technology which is their world,
> you're screwed.

Those really clever technical fellows are already being screwed as you
so eloquently put it!

>> If catching bad guys relied solely on technical skill, us good guys
>> would /never/ win! ;-)
>
> For the most part, in the digital age, it does and *you* typically don't
> win.

I'd like you to have used *we* - rather than *you*!

It sounds as if you are on the opposite side to me, Dustin!

Surely you've changed your spots - haven't you?

>> OK, I thought, I'll do just that! Turn back the clock 30 years and
>> learn it all again!
>
> Turn back the clock? Nasm is still updated. [g]

I meant that I was doing such stuff 30 years ago with my boys! Duh!

> Assembler might be old, but it's still useful and needed. Think of the
> malware researchers. Sadly, some aren't actually programmers (let
> alone coders) so they are limited in what they can do. Then you have
> the coders bunch, we aren't limited in such a manner. We can take the
> program apart and have a look around.
>
> I won't provide you names of those who do/don't code, either, so don't
> bother asking.

I wasn't even dreaming of so doing! What good would names do?!!

>> You'll note the 's' after http - I was therefore rather surprised
>> that, in three separate browsers, I got a security warning pop up
>> when I went to that URL! Here's an example:
>
> I've noticed you avoided the simple task I provided you, yes. And
> instead are asking about SSL again. (that's the [s] in http(s))

I've been busy enjoying real life Dustin! Maybe I'll post a photo or two
later!

>> *Is that a reasonable thing to occur*?<shrug> I just don't know.
>
> You have been told and told and told and told how SSL works. It's time
> for you to use google, now.

You *never* show the curiosity I expect from a young and bright mind!

Why are the warnings issued - and then not? <shrug>

>> In this lesson, you'll learn what it takes to properly maintain a
>> wired or wireless network. You'll learn about network performance
>> optimization, how to make sure your network is secure and how to
>> establish a network maintenance routine.
>
>
> Many will, many have. I have my doubts with regards to you
> specifically tho.

I did it all years ago, Dustin. In the whole scheme of things, it's not
necessary for *me* to remember such detail!