stingwray
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Personally I'd get MySQL on their ASAP! If you don't need it know you will need it soon and you might as well start of using it in my opinion.
The only thing I would say that you don't need is mail, its just not worth bothering with, too much hassle.
And of course only install the language support that your going to need, whether its perl, php, python etc. If you don't need all of them then don't install them all.
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You could also go down the simple route, of say having a VM server running somewhere, setting up a simple script that will download a link and then scan it, if its infected lets you know, otherwise it puts it on a shared drive on your computer.
Obviously can be improved in a number of ways such as a Firefox plugin, but once you've got to this stage and your that paranoid then you might as well be browsing the web in a VM anyway.
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ok , my project is based on "ethical hacking"( at least thats what i want to do)....i was initially offered "writting pattern recognition software" or some RFID stuff.....
Go back and do the pattern recognition or the RFID project.
You obviously can't do this project and if you don't, your not going to graduate with a good degree, which means no job. Also the individual project can be something of a portfolio to show companies when interviewing, if your project is "i h4x0r3d my friends!!!!! l33t" then they aren't going to employ you, not even a security consultancy.
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OSX :D
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Lol, the excuses are getting worse.
My suggestion to you, if you are a final year undergrad starting your individual project, then do it on something that you know how to start to do, that way you'll have a good chance of actually doing it, because when you encounter problems you'll be able to ask constructive questions to which you will receive excellent answer.
I don't know what (if any) university you go to, but a "project to hack my friend" wouldn't even get you pass, let alone a half decent grade. Go back to your course lecturers and see if they have any interesting projects that they would suggest which will get you a good mark.
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i have to disagree with u there, u use the css programming language to design web pages, just as u use say java to design software. ur still having to write the script that the computer reads to do a set of instruction. so it is programming.
I'm not doubting that both are 'designing', however the designing activity is not programming for creating a document that describes the look of another document. Just like if you were designing a building, your not programming it, you'll be drawing and using CAD products.
By your definition someone using Microsoft Word is now a programmer, if they export to a html page with css. Ok they used a tool to do it, but they still produced the document, I used a program for programming, an IDE.
I'm not saying that people who create nice css and html with pretty pictures aren't any less talented than me with being able to program. But the activity is not programming and won't be until CSS can have some sort of control flow, logically expression and different types amongst other things.
If you want to call yourself a programmer for doing css, then your basically as bad as the media as using hacker to mean an evil person that breaks the law using a computer.
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@Razor512
Nothings going over the SLI bridge, using multiple cards is the responsibility of the application in CPU land which invokes the Cuda application on the gfx card, which means all the data transfer is over the PCIe, the application running the Cuda apps needs to divide the work and then when received back match it up. I can't see a need for the cores on the gfx card to need to communicate that much if at all.
Dual core of Dual CPU systems are different paradigms, both have advantages and disadvantages, you will never receive a straight up 100% boost from doubling the number of cores or processors, but it scales extremely well. Which is why distributed systems, multi processor systems and multi core systems are becoming the norm.
As for SLI when I last looked the CPU told the GPUs what to render, not have the GPUs talk amongst themselves to work out who was doing what and the SLI bridge was transfer of data between one GPU to the other for output on the montior and that is connected to only one of the cards.
I think you also have to remember that Cuda applications are designed to be heavily distributed, Games (the primary source of benchmarks) aren't, so looking at how Games are scale isn't going to give you a good representation.
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Erm, writing CSS isn't programming, its web design.
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If you want to run it for 5+ years then I would recommend you wait a little until the Core i7 comes down to a price that you can afford, its a big step up, and with that you'll be getting a new socket and DDR3 which will mean that in 3 years when some upgrades are cheap you'll find it a lot easier to do.
Also I hope that PSU is has a good name, otherwise you've been very lucky, I would put money into a new one, skimping on the PSU is a very bad idea in all systems, especially servers.
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@Razor512
Cuda doesn't use SLI. So your post is pretty irrelevant.
With Cuda you control the cores, so if you want to use multiple gfx cards then you code that into your application, theres no way to treat the 128 cores in two gfx cards as one single 256 gfx card in Cuda, its up to the developer.
I wouldn't go for 8800s personally because firstly they are hard to get hold of in the UK now, and the 9600 GSO seems to perform slightly better even with less cores, but 9800s would probably be the best bang for buck, but possibly only getting 3 instead of 4 to begin with and then upgrading.
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No problem, might is suggest you get some sleep then. :D :P
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Yeah, ill probably invest about a $1000 to $1200 in this computer. Ill take your advice on the PSU and the graphics cards. Also i will need the 4 gigs of memory, Cause the problems that i will be solving with this setup will require lots of memory. Thanks.
Which is why I said double the amount of RAM, go for 8GB :D
Its not worth paying for the extra speed rating though, PC6400 with a CAS 4 will do much better.
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Wow, only two people, I would have thought there would have been more as the community is quite large now.
Its well working making the trip if you can folks. I think flights and board are costing me about £200 and entry for the 4 days is only €80, which I think is a bargin!
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I'm probably going to be building one of these rigs over next summer and I've just have a pretty good idea what for.
As for the setup I'd drop the memory to PC6400, the PC8500 is useless if you not overclocking and as this is going to be used as a compute server overclocking is not something that I would want to do, I'd prefer to have some reliability in my results. Second I'd double the amount of memory. Memory is so cheap now its silly not to, you'll have to be running a 64-bit operating system anyway, or you going to loose more than 1/4 of your system memory with that many GFX cards installed.
I'd probably try and stretch to 9800GTXs instead of 8800GTX even if it meant going for three rather than 4 initially.
Also that PSU seems very cheap, and this system is going to need a lot of clean and stable power, I'd uprate that personally.
Probably spending $1000 gives you are more viable option.
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As its not long to go now and that all the information is pretty much out, I thought I would ask.
Anybody going to the 25th C3 this year in Berlin?
I'll be attending all 4 days with a friend, were arriving on the 26th and then flying back to the UK (very very early) on the 2nd. We thought we'd enjoy Berlin over the New Year, apparently the Germans know how to celebrate it. :D
Obviously is a great chance to meet new people and wondered if anybody from this community was going, perhaps a meet up would be in order.
For those who can't make it, I'm sure the videos of the presentation will be posted like last year: Videos
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Well I think its time for my 2 pence.
Degrees are only worth something if you attend a good university which runs a good course. Unfortunatly University and Degrees have been heavily polluted in England by our government wanting 50% of people to go to university and get a degree.
The second thing you have to realize is that a degree will not teach you lots of knowledge, it will introduce you to a lot of things and it will teach you lots of skills. Part of getting a degree is so you can say to future employers, "Look I can work and motivated myself as well have a good core set of skills."
Thirdly and specifically on Computer Science courses, nearly all proper university courses are very very academic, also what you are taught and the quality of what you are taught depends on what research the university has going on. Which also leads in this point, Computer Security is extremely neglected in university, because people who do research in it can't get much funding to do it at university and so its not taught, vicious circle. Things are changing, but very very slowly, considering how important and currently overlooked computer security is.
So should you do a Computer Science degree, my advice is yes, if you can at a good university, go for it. Having it in your back pocket will open a lot more doors, especially if you want to working at big institutions.
All my security related knowledge is self taught and many companies have liked that about myself and so I don't feel for me that its necessary to take any other courses to prove what I can do, but that's because I've got the degree. If you don't have that then you may want to look at that route.
Experience is a big big plus, and it doesn't have to be in security, something computing/IT related will be just as good and how the majority of people who work in computer security start. As Vako said, being a SysAdmin is a good route as you will work with the security tools. If you haven't got experience then have something to so, a portfolio is a great way to show yourself off. If you don't program then you might think that its hard to get this, but then talk about some solutions that you have come up with and have reports and diagrams.
As for computer forensics, in my previous experiences people who work in those areas know less about computers than average joe, with all the real work being done by a tool created by a company which spits out a report that the 'interpret' usually in the wrong way.
Wow that's quite a long ramble, in short: There's is no such thing as a free lunch.
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Unless snubs does a very good british male voice I doubt they are the same.
...Possibly unfortunatly...
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Netbook/UMPC, so either something like an AAO/EEE or perhaps N810/iPod Touch
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Why don't you go and look on the CUDA website to start? I'll even link you this time: CUDA @ NVIDIA - www.nvidia.com/cuda
No offense but don't register for a forum and first post ask a question which you could answer yourself extremely quickly and easily.
Now welcome to the community but please put in a little more leg work first.
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Neither if you want to watch DVDs on it as neither have optical drives.
To be honest is this going to be a main computer for you? If it is then go and buy a cheap 15.4" laptop, you will get more use out of it and find it a lot easier to work on for extended periods of time. If its not and you'll only be using for a couple of hours maximum then get the Acer, its cheaper, simply, or if you really want the best the Samsung NC10 i believe is for price and features.
Also if that link is to what i think it is, then its a load of crap from asus, never let a company who you are thinking of buying a product from do the comparison to the market for you.
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I would have to say Java, with a good IDE it'll hold you hand a lot if you are new, but also gives you a lot of power and usually works.
Most people probably will answer with one of the first languages that they learnt, for me, I hate C++ and C is only ok.
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Surely couldn't you do this with portable firefox on a U3 stick with multiple homepages? With that you wouldn't even have to click at all, just insert and wait if autorun is enable, if not then one click.
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The main problem that I have found with running your own mail server is that many other mail servers will not accept mail unless it is from a white list, which generally is going to cause you problems if you start sending mail and its not getting there.
I'm generally all for running/hacking/playing with services etc, but if you want to run it for anything else like personal, commercial use etc, then just use someone else to do it for you, it also lets you concentrate on the things that you want to do rather than think, "dammit, I have to fix the mail server again!". Which is the part that I am most thankful for.
Mail is also one of those things that is quite sensitive, you've got to be right on top of it, incase you have a problem or someone breaks into your box, getting black listed for being a spammer is not a good start to anything!
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Whenever I pair programme generally I do it with the other person sitting next to me. It makes things a lot quicker and easier.
What I would like at the moment is some plugin which will use google to read whats going on and display and then something that could read that and put it in an ide. But thats mainly because telephone interviews for google are a pain in the arse at the moment because of having to code into google docs.
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I'm sorry, but doesn't anyone else have a problem with the fact that the described attack vector is dependent on a boot'n'nuke floppy being in the probably non-existent floppy drive? Or am I missing something?
Its quite interesting and all, but it looses a little credibility when the doomsday scenario includes floppy disks.