Comments on: Jonathan Zittrain and a Cyber September 11 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/ Christopher Lydon in conversation on arts, ideas and politics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DavidMohring http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64337 DavidMohring Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:56:45 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64337 Locking owners of PCs out parts of their operating system in itself represents a security risk. Since no complex software has been found to be completely immune to exploitable vulnerabilities, any 9/11 security framework could itself be exploited. See "Remote Attestation" and content access monopolies http://itheresies.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_itheresies_archive.html One solution to identity theft is the use of a separate back channel that is used to notify a registered person when a transaction is made. You only need a minority of people to join such a system to act in the same way as a canary in a mine, detecting potental cracking by third parties. Notifcations of important transactions could be sent to your cell phone as well as your PCs. See Epic Ideas for Privacy Reform http://itheresies.blogspot.com/2005_03_01_itheresies_archive.html The only real solution is the adoption of a reliable framework and operating environment and DEMAND that, instead of the developers, trusted third parties audit and build the software used ( step 12 ). See Twelve Step TrustABLE IT : VLSBs in VDNZs From TBAs http://itheresies.blogspot.com/2004_10_01_itheresies_archive.html Locking owners of PCs out parts of their operating system in itself represents a security risk. Since no complex software has been found to be completely immune to exploitable vulnerabilities, any 9/11 security framework could itself be exploited.

See “Remote Attestation” and content access monopolies

http://itheresies.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_itheresies_archive.html

One solution to identity theft is the use of a separate back channel that is used to notify a registered person when a transaction is made. You only need a minority of people to join such a system to act in the same way as a canary in a mine, detecting potental cracking by third parties. Notifcations of important transactions could be sent to your cell phone as well as your PCs.

See Epic Ideas for Privacy Reform

http://itheresies.blogspot.com/2005_03_01_itheresies_archive.html

The only real solution is the adoption of a reliable framework and operating environment and DEMAND that, instead of the developers, trusted third parties audit and build the software used ( step 12 ).

See Twelve Step TrustABLE IT : VLSBs in VDNZs From TBAs

http://itheresies.blogspot.com/2004_10_01_itheresies_archive.html

]]> By: ecksii http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64336 ecksii Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:44:33 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64336 Well, it appears that I'm out of sync with the show. I wish that I had seen this one when it was on deck... ...sigh. Well, it appears that I’m out of sync with the show. I wish that I had seen this one when it was on deck… …sigh.

]]> By: ecksii http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64335 ecksii Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:41:06 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64335 Marcus Ranum would be good to talk on this subject. Another good person would be Simson Garfinkle. Marcus Ranum would be good to talk on this subject. Another good person would be Simson Garfinkle.

]]> By: Judith Perrolle http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64334 Judith Perrolle Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:43:47 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64334 Jason, re: copynight - sounds interesting and meets 2 blocks from my house, the one in Cambridge anyway. Also I have an interest in digital archiving, but I do mine as VirtualPCs on a mac. I don't have room for more than a few real computers. Jason, re: copynight – sounds interesting and meets 2 blocks from my house, the one in Cambridge anyway.

Also I have an interest in digital archiving, but I do mine as VirtualPCs on a mac. I don’t have room for more than a few real computers.

]]> By: Jason Scott http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64333 Jason Scott Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:31:59 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64333 urbenz, that's one of the core functionalities of anti-virus software. :) It's one of the things they do, look for completely-whacky calls and functions that make no sense for the program. Obviously, they also use signature files and other stuff. urbenz, that’s one of the core functionalities of anti-virus software. :) It’s one of the things they do, look for completely-whacky calls and functions that make no sense for the program. Obviously, they also use signature files and other stuff.

]]> By: Jason Scott http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64332 Jason Scott Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:30:54 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64332 Judith, I was brought, I think, to give a little "on the ground" background to Jonathan's talking, but as we both heard, the boy can handle himself quite well, and in many different ways. Like I said, I got whiplash as everbody bounced around. I'm glad I got to say something, anyway. If you want to hear me tell a room full of people my thought on digital history, I gave a talk that's available here: http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-details-db.php?collectionid=2004-h2k2-digitalhistory-jasonscott&collection=textfiles_audio Hey, go to the creative commons dinner this upcoming tuesday! http://www.copynight.org/ Judith, I was brought, I think, to give a little “on the ground” background to Jonathan’s talking, but as we both heard, the boy can handle himself quite well, and in many different ways. Like I said, I got whiplash as everbody bounced around. I’m glad I got to say something, anyway.

If you want to hear me tell a room full of people my thought on digital history, I gave a talk that’s available here:

http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-details-db.php?collectionid=2004-h2k2-digitalhistory-jasonscott&collection=textfiles_audio

Hey, go to the creative commons dinner this upcoming tuesday!

http://www.copynight.org/

]]> By: urbenz http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64331 urbenz Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:26:38 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64331 Nice artsscene site, jason. I've always admired ascii art! I wonder if there could be a program that does a test run of any "exe" or other virus file before it's actually opened? It could check to see if it tries to duplicate itself or do any other of the bad things worms and virus' do. Nice artsscene site, jason. I’ve always admired ascii art!

I wonder if there could be a program that does a test run of any “exe” or other virus file before it’s actually opened? It could check to see if it tries to duplicate itself or do any other of the bad things worms and virus’ do.

]]> By: Judith Perrolle http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64330 Judith Perrolle Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:19:20 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64330 Jason, I *love* your basement! I wish you had gotten to say more on the show. Even when we back up and archive the electronic media don't have anywhere near the shelf life of paper, papyrus, clay tablets, or stone. We are vulnerable to losing our recorded history is we put it on computers for storage. Jason, I *love* your basement! I wish you had gotten to say more on the show. Even when we back up and archive the electronic media don’t have anywhere near the shelf life of paper, papyrus, clay tablets, or stone. We are vulnerable to losing our recorded history is we put it on computers for storage.

]]> By: Jason Scott http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64329 Jason Scott Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:19:04 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64329 On my website, textfiles.com, I have many dozens of "open source" viruses. That's one level of it all, discussion of what they are, how they work. People do that all the time. Virus writers are a funny lot, although (and I am not kidding) some are actually deadly. On my website, textfiles.com, I have many dozens of “open source” viruses. That’s one level of it all, discussion of what they are, how they work. People do that all the time. Virus writers are a funny lot, although (and I am not kidding) some are actually deadly.

]]> By: urbenz http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64328 urbenz Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:17:39 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/jonathan-zittrain-and-a-cyber-september-11/#comment-64328 I'm waiting to see a virus program that's open source. Or could this program be edited to be a virus itself? I’m waiting to see a virus program that’s open source. Or could this program be edited to be a virus itself?

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