Sophos Security Chet Chat – Episode 200 – May 28, 2015
Here’s our latest security podcast, featuring Sophos experts and Naked Security writers Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin.
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Jack Wilborn
Guys, like your report, listen whenever I can… Seems like Braking bad was about a Chemistry teacher, diagnosed with terminal cancer. Know his bank account was too low for his family, he decided to make meth to supplement his income making his family comfortable after his death. Not a watcher, just couldn’t help hearing about it…
I used the IRS system, where you needed you name, ssn, and the amount that you expected back to access things. Seems like they must have had this and hitting the right place would give you all three. I have heard nothing from the IRS, normally I don’t like unsolicited mail from them!
In the early 90’s I worked for a LARGE banking/investment company (I know you would know them) and wrote security software for local transmission (in house). Yes they encrypted between machines within the plant! The government forbid my first code as they claimed it could not be broken within the required 15 days (I think that was the time frame). So I ended up doing a quick job (could you call this McDonaldized software?) they could decode in two weeks at the time. At that point they were happy…
Having been a kid, I know very little keeps kids out. I don’t remember having such explicit availability of porn that we have now and a lot of it was considered ‘obscene’, which the courts could do, if they wanted too… I don’t buy this type of interception of personal data, no matter what/who it’s supposed to protect, as it it’s only a loss to everyone. It’s up to parents to keep kids on the path they wish them to follow. My wife and I wondered how much these people would be real parents when they started scheduling c-sections, because they didn’t have time to go to the hospital when the kid was actually coming! Same with the NSA, as there is no way they can substanciate what they are doing. Gladly the Patriot act failed to be renewed and I’m sure they will watch whatever bill replaces it..