Category: Mix

My Response To A “Bush Is Great” Email
04
Apr
2025

My Response To A “Bush Is Great” Email

On Sep 11, 2006, at 11:42 PM, David wrote: Unfortunately, David, what Bush has tried to do, or what he…

Stop Freaking Out When People Use “Hacker” To Mean Computer Criminal
04
Apr
2025

Stop Freaking Out When People Use “Hacker” To Mean Computer Criminal

People who use the word “hacker” when they’re referring to computer criminals are not wrong. One can argue that they…

Getting Worried About Linux | Daniel Miessler
04
Apr
2025

Getting Worried About Linux | Daniel Miessler

So I’m getting a little freaked out lately. I keep hearing that both the Gentoo and Debian projects are in…

A Hacker Is A Criminal
04
Apr
2025

A Hacker Is A Criminal

A Hacker is a bad guy—someone trying to break into computers with the intent of causing harm. Don’t argue with…

What Mail Server Do The Fortune 100 Companies Use?
04
Apr
2025

What Mail Server Do The Fortune 100 Companies Use?

Ever wonder what mail servers the top U.S. companies run? I found myself wondering what the top universities used a…

DMZs: NATing vs. Using Public Addresses
04
Apr
2025

DMZs: NATing vs. Using Public Addresses

Here’s a snip from a forum question that I’m getting ready to write a little piece on. My response is…

Gentoo vs. Debian | Daniel Miessler
04
Apr
2025

Gentoo vs. Debian | Daniel Miessler

[ August 2006 ] I’ve been playing with Linux since 1999 and using it steadily in one capacity or another…

Information Security: The End Of The Wild West
04
Apr
2025

Information Security: The End Of The Wild West

[ Aug 2, 2006 ] If you’re an information security administrator/analyst with average skills and little interest in the field,…

xargs vs. exec {} | Daniel Miessler
04
Apr
2025

xargs vs. exec {} | Daniel Miessler

There is a bit of a debate in some circles about using xargs vs. the -exec {} option that’s built…

My Gaming Idea | Daniel Miessler
04
Apr
2025

My Gaming Idea | Daniel Miessler

[ July 27, 2006 ] A long time ago (a couple of years) I considered going to market with a…

Self-Control is The Key to Success
04
Apr
2025

Self-Control is The Key to Success

I’ve been thinking lately about how I can improve myself, or, more accurately, what the barriers are to my growing…

Concepts | Daniel Miessler
04
Apr
2025

Concepts | Daniel Miessler

This is one of my most ambitious projects, as it aims to capture everything I learn through books, film, education,…