September 16, Help Net Security – (International) Facebook is the top source for malware infections. The use of social networking during working hours is common (77 percent of employees do), and consequently, 33 percent said they have been infected by malware corporate network that has been distributed by these communities, according to Panda Security. Facebook is by far the most popular social media tool among SMBs: Sixty-nine percent of respondents reported that they have active accounts with this site, followed by Twitter (44 percent), YouTube (32 percent) and LinkedIn (23 percent). Facebook was cited as the top culprit for companies that experienced malware infection (71.6 percent) and privacy violations (73.2 percent). YouTube took the second spot for malware infection (41.2 percent), while Twitter contributed to a significant amount of privacy violations (51 percent). For companies suffering financial losses from employee privacy violations, Facebook was again cited as the most common social media site where these losses occurred (62 percent), followed by Twitter (38 percent), YouTube (24 percent) and LinkedIn (11 percent).
Friday, September 17, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Web Searchers Beware!
September 14, Help Net Security – (International) Growing dangers of digital music and movies. A growing number of cyber threats are associated with the popularity of online music and videos, according to a McAfee report. Researchers found that adding the word “free” to searches increases the risk of landing on a malicious site. McAfee also revealed that cybercriminals hide malicious content in music and movie-related sites, and even fan clubs sites. In recent years, as consumers have increasingly watched video or downloaded music online, cybercriminals have shifted their attacks to include more dangerous Web sites, malicious ads and video viewing tools. According to comScore, more than 177 million U.S. Internet users watched online video in June, up from 157 million 1 year ago. As downloading of digital content has increased, so have the dangers associated with it. The research found that adding the word “free” to a search for music ringtones resulted in a 300 percent increase in the riskiness of sites returned by major search engines in English. The word “free” in other languages yielded similar results. Searching for “MP3s” added risk to music search results, while searching for “free MP3s” made those searches even riskier. Even when a consumer indicated that they wanted to pay for the MP3 in their search, results still sent them to pirated content. McAfee also discovered thousands of malicious and highly suspicious URLs associated with fan clubs or comments made on social media sites, such as YouTube and Twitter. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=1463
More Palahniuk, =]
“I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some bline, random disaster, or some sudden disease, the addict has the comfort of knowing what will most likely wait for him down the road. He's taken some control over his ultimate fate, and his addiction keeps the cause of death from being a total surprise.” - Chuck Palahniuk
My Life's Mantra
“Just remember, the same as a spectacular Vogue magazine, remember that no matter how close you follow the jumps: Continued on page whatever. No matter how careful you are, there's going to be the sense you missed something, the collapsed feeling under your skin that you didn't experience it all. There's that fallen heart feeling that you rushed right through the moments where you should've been paying attention. Well, get used to that feeling. That's how your whole life will feel some day. This is all practice. None of this matters. We're just warming up.” - Chuck Palahniuk
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
Are you in the mood for some new music? I know this is a break from the lengthy ongoing posts I've been working on but I wanted to share something with you all. Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs have a new album that has me positively geeking out.
You can find out more about them at: http://www.raylamontagne.com
There's music samples at: http://www.raylamontagne.com/us/music/god-willin-creek-dont-rise
& here's a video to show you how amazing they are:
You can find out more about them at: http://www.raylamontagne.com
There's music samples at: http://www.raylamontagne.com/us/music/god-willin-creek-dont-rise
& here's a video to show you how amazing they are:
Monday, September 13, 2010
Part 2: 30 Years Down, Hopefully Many More To Come!
See below for Part 1: 30 Years Down, Hopefully Many More To Come! This will explain why you've been tagged here in case you weren't sure or missed the original post.
Britt The MadHatter: Had a great with you at IndyParaCon and since then you've provided me with an endless amount of laughs c/o Facebook. =] Hopefully we'll actually get to hang out again at another Paranormal Convention! =]
Bryan Wolfe: You are SUCH a keeper, but you already know that! Seriously, you've made such a huge impact on me over the last three months, but you already know that too... Actually there's not much I can probably say at this point that you wouldn't expect me to say. I love you dearly, you absolutely mean the world to me, and I truly don't think anyone else could ever be as good of a (or a better) match for me to spend my life with. I'd say the end of the song by Tim McGraw, My Next Thirty Years pretty much sums up what I think of you.
Carla Cochran: We had some great times back in school and I hate the fact that we haven't really hung out since then. Life is just retarded like that, people always fall out of touch with all of their friends once they get out of school and get on with their lives. We'll have to fix that before my next birthday!
Carla Dalton: Oooh Carla, you are easily the funniest chick I know and I always keep an eye on your Wall for all the demotivational hilariousness. Thanks for always bringing the laughs! I know you've got a hundred other qualities to talk about, but seriously, the jokes are never in short supply with you.
Cassie Hadley: Thanks for being one of the best co-workers I've ever had the pleasure of working with Cassie. You and Matt seriously make it worth working at TechSkills. Regardless of whatever drama might be happening you always find a way to bring a smile to my face. Alright, enough with the sappyness. You're pretty cool for a ginger...
Chad Phillips: I haven't seen ya since the IndyGamers days (not counting a chance encounter at Stompfest) but you kicked some major gaming ass as Archangel and sometimes I really miss the days sitting around shooting the shizz with you all at the LANs and whooping some ass in Unreal Tournament. Here's to the good days of gaming!!
Chris Allen: Gat0r! Dude, you're seriously the best friend a guy could ask for. You showed me why football was so awesome, and as funny as it is now, taught me how the game is played. You were there for me at TechSkills as a fellow student, an Instructor, my co-worker, as my fellow network administrator. I'm glad we're able to continue working together with ITlogic and maintaining our friendship as well. We definitely need to do another Deadmau5 show in the future by the way and I'm still down for the Florida roadtrip. The beach is sounding mighty inviting.
Chris Gibson: It's funny when you think of how we met, but regardless of the crazy circumstances behind it I'm glad we became great friends even though both our relationships with that person didn't last. You've been a great friend for the last few years and I definitely hope to see you soon. We're due for a coffee date man!
Chris Ramseyer: Yo Chris! We've been through some crazy adventures over the years too. From IndyGamers to Stompfest to The Adrenaline Vault and RealWorldLabs. You've really came a long way over the years and I truly hope you continue to find a lot of success in the hardware reviewing industry with TweakTown. I truly wish I had more time to get back into it, you'll definitely never have old computer parts!
Still more to come in Part 3!!
Britt The MadHatter: Had a great with you at IndyParaCon and since then you've provided me with an endless amount of laughs c/o Facebook. =] Hopefully we'll actually get to hang out again at another Paranormal Convention! =]
Bryan Wolfe: You are SUCH a keeper, but you already know that! Seriously, you've made such a huge impact on me over the last three months, but you already know that too... Actually there's not much I can probably say at this point that you wouldn't expect me to say. I love you dearly, you absolutely mean the world to me, and I truly don't think anyone else could ever be as good of a (or a better) match for me to spend my life with. I'd say the end of the song by Tim McGraw, My Next Thirty Years pretty much sums up what I think of you.
Carla Cochran: We had some great times back in school and I hate the fact that we haven't really hung out since then. Life is just retarded like that, people always fall out of touch with all of their friends once they get out of school and get on with their lives. We'll have to fix that before my next birthday!
Carla Dalton: Oooh Carla, you are easily the funniest chick I know and I always keep an eye on your Wall for all the demotivational hilariousness. Thanks for always bringing the laughs! I know you've got a hundred other qualities to talk about, but seriously, the jokes are never in short supply with you.
Cassie Hadley: Thanks for being one of the best co-workers I've ever had the pleasure of working with Cassie. You and Matt seriously make it worth working at TechSkills. Regardless of whatever drama might be happening you always find a way to bring a smile to my face. Alright, enough with the sappyness. You're pretty cool for a ginger...
Chad Phillips: I haven't seen ya since the IndyGamers days (not counting a chance encounter at Stompfest) but you kicked some major gaming ass as Archangel and sometimes I really miss the days sitting around shooting the shizz with you all at the LANs and whooping some ass in Unreal Tournament. Here's to the good days of gaming!!
Chris Allen: Gat0r! Dude, you're seriously the best friend a guy could ask for. You showed me why football was so awesome, and as funny as it is now, taught me how the game is played. You were there for me at TechSkills as a fellow student, an Instructor, my co-worker, as my fellow network administrator. I'm glad we're able to continue working together with ITlogic and maintaining our friendship as well. We definitely need to do another Deadmau5 show in the future by the way and I'm still down for the Florida roadtrip. The beach is sounding mighty inviting.
Chris Gibson: It's funny when you think of how we met, but regardless of the crazy circumstances behind it I'm glad we became great friends even though both our relationships with that person didn't last. You've been a great friend for the last few years and I definitely hope to see you soon. We're due for a coffee date man!
Chris Ramseyer: Yo Chris! We've been through some crazy adventures over the years too. From IndyGamers to Stompfest to The Adrenaline Vault and RealWorldLabs. You've really came a long way over the years and I truly hope you continue to find a lot of success in the hardware reviewing industry with TweakTown. I truly wish I had more time to get back into it, you'll definitely never have old computer parts!
Still more to come in Part 3!!
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Part 1: 30 Years Down, Hopefully Many More To Come!
I've been tossing the idea behind this blog around in my mind for nearly two months now and it's finally time to bring it to life. I'm turning 30 years old on September 12th and in a lot of ways it's awesome and it's also a little scary... I've lived such a wonderful life, I've been blessed to have such amazing friends, and hey, I've lived to see 30! It's scary to think my life is nearly halfway over though (given the usual lifespan of males in this country). This blog is going to serve one purpose though, to celebrate the last 30 years of my life by giving thanks and commemoration to the people who have made an impact on me over the years.
In no particular order...
TechSkills Students: There's so many of you on my Facebook I'd take me forever to thank you all individually so I apologize for that. A lot of you have made such a positive impact on my life though. We've shared so many laughs, so many good times during Micro-Labs, and it's made working there a lot more fun than I'm sure it should be.
Alise Hickman: Thank you Mama Bear for all the support and backing you've given me over the years. You're an angel in your own right and I'm glad JT has such a great woman in his life and your children have such an awesome mother to raise them. Special thanks for giving me a bed to sleep in when I stayed overnight before the LAN Parties.
JT Hickman: THRASH! Dude, you've seriously had a major impact on my life. You've inspired me to quit smoking which I've finally succeeded at after trying countless times. It's unfortunate what you had to go through to quit smoking yourself but nonetheless it showed me that life is too precious to let cigarettes steal years away from me. Also thank you for all the support you gave me and the rest of the team at IndyGamers, Team DFi, and Stompfest over the years. I still consider our trip to Las Vegas as Team DFi to be one my most memorable adventures.
Amanda Foley: Thanks for being one of my work wives haha, and making TechSkills a blast while you were working there . I hope you can get through all the craziness you've got going on and focus on what truly matters, raising your boys, =]
Ambir Comparato: Deadfrog5... Another mistake in your mouth... I'm so short compared to you guys... It's funny that I consider my best time with you was the trip to Chicago to see Deadmau5 but damnit that was a brilliant roadtrip. You and Chris pretty much made that trip a thousand times more memorable than it would have been with anyone else. Thank you as well for all your support when you were at TechSkills. You did teach me that being organized is very important and hopefully one day I'll actually learn that lesson. Deadfrog5 Unite!
Amy Davis: First and foremost I'm sorry we had such a weird reunion online. There was a lot going on in my life when you came back into it and I left you hanging on a lot of questions you had with answers you never got. I promise in due time we'll get to sit down somewhere and I'll fill you in on all the crazyness that's happened since high school. I miss you terribly and you were a great friend and girlfriend back in the day. I'll never forget when you invited me to your party back in junior high and my mom gave me the "condom talk". Oh how little did she know we'd both turn out gay, hahahaha!
Andrea and Michael Wolfe: I've barely had time to get to know you and in all honesty I felt like a nerd after we met since I just rambled on about my ghost hunting hobby. Hopefully the four of us will get a chance to go out again soon and you can get to know me better. I really appreciate the blessing you've given Bryan and myself though. I am absolutely in head over heels in love and it means a lot to both of us to to have your support.
Ashley Allen (Cambron): Ashley I never really got to spend a lot of time with you when you and Craig were in town and I'm sure now that you're back in Japan and you guys have mutually dissolved things I'll probably never get a chance to get to know you better but I want to wish you the absolute best in life. You are a very intelligent young woman and I'm sure you're going to go far in life. Good luck!
Bill "WildBill" Peltola: I'm sure you didn't think you'd see yourself on here but I wanted to thank you for your help and support with the IU Computer Gaming Club LAN events. It was nice to have a point of contact to work with when I was supplying sponsorship stuff to the event. Not to mention you've got a heart of gold and a great attitude. You always made me feel appreciated for doing the things I did and it reminded me constantly of why I did the things I did for the local LAN scene.
Billy Pumprey (Nuno): You sir... are a local LAN Party god in your own right. You helped the scene learn how to walk when it was only crawling. IndySmash was my first event and it helped ignite my passion for LAN gaming in ways I never thought possible. The seed that was planted in my mind during that first party quickly took hold and spread it's roots throughout my life. Because of the LAN scene I was featured in the Nuvo Weekly, the IndyStar (TWICE!), it lead me to the IndyGamers team and eventually Stompfest, Team DFi, the Adrenaline Vault, etc, etc, etc. Not to mention some of the best friends I've had in my life came to me through the LAN scene. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Lisa and Bobby Watt: zOMG... The labor day and memorial day parties at Matt & Renee's were always off the hook thanks to you two amazing people! The bounce house with Super Fun Bobby, the hot tub hilariousness, the drinks... oh the drinks... You two have always been a source of hardcore laughter and fun when I'm around you. Thanks for making my life so incredibly memorable in that respect and I hope we get to hang out more throughout the coming years.
Brizad and Rebo (Brad and Ron): You guys along with Nuno have made such a huge impact on my life through Stompfest and IndySmash that I'll never forget you. You two pretty much dumped a gallon of gas on an already raging fire which propelled me into legendary status alongside yourselves among the local gaming scene. I'm sad that my life took a turn that drew me away from helping Stompfest but we had some great years and accomplished a lot. Thank you as well for the Sponsor Whore cake you got for me on my birthday some years back and the Xbox and the Nike MP3 player too. At some point I'll hopefully be able to return to my roots and help out the Stompfest in some way.
Brandi and Doug Gilbert: Thank you for being such great neighbors while we were living at Crest View. I truly hope you and your family are doing well and I know I miss hanging out with you. I'm sure Kaden misses licking Doug all over too, haha.
Brandon Weir (Teh_Rage): Oh Brandon... I'm glad you got your one and only screenshot kicking my ass in Unreal Tournament. I know you'll never get another one so I'm glad you can hold on to that piece of history. =] =] =] Thanks for being such a great friend and supporter through the LAN scene and helping me start Team DFi. I'm sorry that we both fell out of touch over the years but I'm hope you are doing well and succeeding in living out your dreams.
Brandt Houssian (Shagie): I never was able to kick your ass in Quake III but I'm glad we got to become such good friends through that game. It seems like most of my memories hanging out with you include gaming or drinking, but I can't say I regret that either. We've had some of the craziest times wilding out and doing what we do best... gaming and drinking, LOL. On a more serious note though thank you for all the web design and coding help you've given me over the years, it's greatly appreciated!! Cheers man!
Brian Summers: I've known you since elementary school and although we haven't hung out much since then with the exception of a few CodeFest's I really am rooting for you every time I see you land an even bigger DJ gig. I can't wait to see where that takes you, you've got mad skill on the turntables man!
To be continued on Part 2!
In no particular order...
TechSkills Students: There's so many of you on my Facebook I'd take me forever to thank you all individually so I apologize for that. A lot of you have made such a positive impact on my life though. We've shared so many laughs, so many good times during Micro-Labs, and it's made working there a lot more fun than I'm sure it should be.
Alise Hickman: Thank you Mama Bear for all the support and backing you've given me over the years. You're an angel in your own right and I'm glad JT has such a great woman in his life and your children have such an awesome mother to raise them. Special thanks for giving me a bed to sleep in when I stayed overnight before the LAN Parties.
JT Hickman: THRASH! Dude, you've seriously had a major impact on my life. You've inspired me to quit smoking which I've finally succeeded at after trying countless times. It's unfortunate what you had to go through to quit smoking yourself but nonetheless it showed me that life is too precious to let cigarettes steal years away from me. Also thank you for all the support you gave me and the rest of the team at IndyGamers, Team DFi, and Stompfest over the years. I still consider our trip to Las Vegas as Team DFi to be one my most memorable adventures.
Amanda Foley: Thanks for being one of my work wives haha, and making TechSkills a blast while you were working there . I hope you can get through all the craziness you've got going on and focus on what truly matters, raising your boys, =]
Ambir Comparato: Deadfrog5... Another mistake in your mouth... I'm so short compared to you guys... It's funny that I consider my best time with you was the trip to Chicago to see Deadmau5 but damnit that was a brilliant roadtrip. You and Chris pretty much made that trip a thousand times more memorable than it would have been with anyone else. Thank you as well for all your support when you were at TechSkills. You did teach me that being organized is very important and hopefully one day I'll actually learn that lesson. Deadfrog5 Unite!
Amy Davis: First and foremost I'm sorry we had such a weird reunion online. There was a lot going on in my life when you came back into it and I left you hanging on a lot of questions you had with answers you never got. I promise in due time we'll get to sit down somewhere and I'll fill you in on all the crazyness that's happened since high school. I miss you terribly and you were a great friend and girlfriend back in the day. I'll never forget when you invited me to your party back in junior high and my mom gave me the "condom talk". Oh how little did she know we'd both turn out gay, hahahaha!
Andrea and Michael Wolfe: I've barely had time to get to know you and in all honesty I felt like a nerd after we met since I just rambled on about my ghost hunting hobby. Hopefully the four of us will get a chance to go out again soon and you can get to know me better. I really appreciate the blessing you've given Bryan and myself though. I am absolutely in head over heels in love and it means a lot to both of us to to have your support.
Ashley Allen (Cambron): Ashley I never really got to spend a lot of time with you when you and Craig were in town and I'm sure now that you're back in Japan and you guys have mutually dissolved things I'll probably never get a chance to get to know you better but I want to wish you the absolute best in life. You are a very intelligent young woman and I'm sure you're going to go far in life. Good luck!
Bill "WildBill" Peltola: I'm sure you didn't think you'd see yourself on here but I wanted to thank you for your help and support with the IU Computer Gaming Club LAN events. It was nice to have a point of contact to work with when I was supplying sponsorship stuff to the event. Not to mention you've got a heart of gold and a great attitude. You always made me feel appreciated for doing the things I did and it reminded me constantly of why I did the things I did for the local LAN scene.
Billy Pumprey (Nuno): You sir... are a local LAN Party god in your own right. You helped the scene learn how to walk when it was only crawling. IndySmash was my first event and it helped ignite my passion for LAN gaming in ways I never thought possible. The seed that was planted in my mind during that first party quickly took hold and spread it's roots throughout my life. Because of the LAN scene I was featured in the Nuvo Weekly, the IndyStar (TWICE!), it lead me to the IndyGamers team and eventually Stompfest, Team DFi, the Adrenaline Vault, etc, etc, etc. Not to mention some of the best friends I've had in my life came to me through the LAN scene. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Lisa and Bobby Watt: zOMG... The labor day and memorial day parties at Matt & Renee's were always off the hook thanks to you two amazing people! The bounce house with Super Fun Bobby, the hot tub hilariousness, the drinks... oh the drinks... You two have always been a source of hardcore laughter and fun when I'm around you. Thanks for making my life so incredibly memorable in that respect and I hope we get to hang out more throughout the coming years.
Brizad and Rebo (Brad and Ron): You guys along with Nuno have made such a huge impact on my life through Stompfest and IndySmash that I'll never forget you. You two pretty much dumped a gallon of gas on an already raging fire which propelled me into legendary status alongside yourselves among the local gaming scene. I'm sad that my life took a turn that drew me away from helping Stompfest but we had some great years and accomplished a lot. Thank you as well for the Sponsor Whore cake you got for me on my birthday some years back and the Xbox and the Nike MP3 player too. At some point I'll hopefully be able to return to my roots and help out the Stompfest in some way.
Brandi and Doug Gilbert: Thank you for being such great neighbors while we were living at Crest View. I truly hope you and your family are doing well and I know I miss hanging out with you. I'm sure Kaden misses licking Doug all over too, haha.
Brandon Weir (Teh_Rage): Oh Brandon... I'm glad you got your one and only screenshot kicking my ass in Unreal Tournament. I know you'll never get another one so I'm glad you can hold on to that piece of history. =] =] =] Thanks for being such a great friend and supporter through the LAN scene and helping me start Team DFi. I'm sorry that we both fell out of touch over the years but I'm hope you are doing well and succeeding in living out your dreams.
Brandt Houssian (Shagie): I never was able to kick your ass in Quake III but I'm glad we got to become such good friends through that game. It seems like most of my memories hanging out with you include gaming or drinking, but I can't say I regret that either. We've had some of the craziest times wilding out and doing what we do best... gaming and drinking, LOL. On a more serious note though thank you for all the web design and coding help you've given me over the years, it's greatly appreciated!! Cheers man!
Brian Summers: I've known you since elementary school and although we haven't hung out much since then with the exception of a few CodeFest's I really am rooting for you every time I see you land an even bigger DJ gig. I can't wait to see where that takes you, you've got mad skill on the turntables man!
To be continued on Part 2!
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