After months of negotiating contracts and fees in the US for Visa PCI compliance assessments, I just ran into this odd bit of news from Canada that Visa has offered to provide free scans indefiniately. Does this mean there is no need for a certified PCI assessor if you are a Tier 2 merchant or … Continue reading Visa provides free PCI scanning service
The US Library of Congress has launched an interesting site called “Presidents as Poets“, which has information about the following men: George Washington James Madison John Quincy Adams Abraham Lincoln Jimmy Carter The collection includes an infamous poem attributed to Lincoln: To ease me of this power to think, That through my bosom raves, I’ll … Continue reading Presidents as Poets
Well, I was wandering around with an 80% dictionary attack number stuck in my head (too many l0phtcrack reports, perhaps), when I decided to see if I could actually find some published data. There are a few minor articles that say a 30% dictionary attack is typical, with 5-10% username attack, but they never produce … Continue reading Password Cracking Stats
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