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Hacking: Are there really multiple types, and can it be good?
Posted by Tom Whiting on 05 May 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
So, what is hacking really?
Is it an all encompasing word that should be used when ‘bad stuff’ happens? No
Is it a phrase that is often over-used to promote one’s own ego? Yes
Is it something that is catastrophic and unrecoverable from? That depends on what was done.
Ethical hacking? Does it exist?
Posted by Tom Whiting on 27 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
So, I woke up this morning, doing my usual ‘news’ rounds, seeing if anything interesting had happened, and lo and behold, I ran across this article , in my rounds. This is just disturbing for more and more reasons, but, the most important reason? Well, read more to find out.
Hey, who turned out the lights?
Posted by Tom Whiting on 09 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Inevitably, it was going to happen, right ? 
Sorry about the downtime, folks, in the process of moving things around to a more efficient database server, I ended up (accidentally) deleting the blog database. Thankfully, I follow my own advice and had backups a plenty ready, but, OOPS!
Yes, it took me a few days to realize, with all the craziness of life, and again, I apologize. I’ll try not to do it again, though I’m hardly perfect!
