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puerto
12y ago
More like two leading blocks, system is multiparty with 116 (!) registered parties. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Cr...
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12y ago
Four years ago, Croatian government subsidised loans for buying properties. They used public money to help people without any savings to go in debt, so they can buy houses. Why? Because during the construction bubble, banks invested a l
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Here's What Google Autocompletes for Each Country in Europe
(businessinsider.com)
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12y ago
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puerto
14y ago
There are many standards of ethics. I am talking about professional ethics in information security. Example of this: https://www.isc2.org/ethics/default.aspx If you are in business of finding vulnerabilities in IT systems, you should be a
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puerto
14y ago
Good point, I wouldn't call reconnaissance hacking. For two reasons: 1) It's a passive method 2) It's not done on the attacked system. Scanning is an active method and it's done on the attacked system. Web scanning is not the same as web cr
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puerto
14y ago
I explained my point below in more detail regarding the equation and why I think it should be remembered. When someone is scanning your system and you haven't authorized it, you will definitively treat it as malicious. In a given moment, yo
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14y ago
Scanning is the second phase of the standard hacker attack procedure. Phases of hacking: Phase 1—Reconnaissance Phase 2—Scanning Phase 3—Gaining Access Phase 4—Maintaining Access Phase 5—Covering Tracks Regarding this guy's intention, yo
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14y ago
You missed my point. Like I said, I'm not commenting the penalty. In my opinion, it's too hard. But this is only my opinion after hearing (just like you said) just one side of the story. The main problem with unauthorized testing (putting a
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puerto
14y ago
I agree. But _any_ kind of hacking exploits some kind of a vulnerability in the system. The presence of the bug doesn't give you right to exploit it.
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puerto
14y ago
So you think you can do the testing of any system that contains your data without prior permission?
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puerto
14y ago
Yeah, those things also.. ;)
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puerto
14y ago
Unauthorized security testing == Malicious attack The actions of Mr. Al-Khabaz were unlawful and unethical. If he only accidentally found the flaw and reported it to the responsible person, things would be fine. But security testing without
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14y ago
It's pretty clear why Kyle hasn't anticipated this kind of reaction to his project. After exposing his whole life online during his previous projects, he obviously lost kind of sensitivity most people have about their own privacy. He studie