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halligas writes "You may have noticed that last month McAfeeacquired security firm Foundstone. Not to be outdone, McAfee rival Symantec has gone out a bought up their very own bunch of hackers, @Stake."
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Wasn't @stake originally some other black-hat-ish group...like l0pth or something? Next thing you know, virus/worm writers will start asking for employment at anti-virus/security firms.:)
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Friday September 17, 2004 @05:10PM (#10280429)
Damn thing, Its been sat on my hard drive since sp1 arrived (it was an sp1 serial changing howto document, html format), the new definitions picked it up and cleaned it out.
Detected as "Hack tool". First ever time my weekly scan has picked up anything:(
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Friday September 17, 2004 @05:36PM (#10280633)
Newsflash: SecurityFocus purchases a couple of @-@s from George Lucas. In response, the CHO of E-eye has told his accounting department to "pick me up an A-Wing and a TIE Interceptor...for research."
Rumor has it that Lord Gates is planning the construction of a large satellite and has transported the blueprints through an R2 unit.
So that's the secret! I've been trying to market my SneezGuard firewall technology for years, but all I have to do is rename it to @Choo and I'm gold! Ah, sweet success, I can taste you now!
Integrity? Are we talking about the same @stake here? The ones with a long-standing habit of informing developers of security issues by going to the media and hoping that the developers happen to read one of the articles? That @stake?
Sorry (Score:4, Funny)
If you want to get purchased by Symantec (Score:3, Funny)
the obvious question (Score:5, Funny)
"Right now I'm recovering the password... (Score:5, Funny)
Who begat whom? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Feeling old and sad... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:the obvious question (Score:1, Funny)
Grrrrr NAV just deleted one of my files (Score:1, Funny)
Detected as "Hack tool". First ever time my weekly scan has picked up anything
Not that I'm annoyed or anything.
Re:Cool! (Score:2, Funny)
Now get back downstairs, we've got visitors.
Re:@stake (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Grrrrr NAV just deleted one of my files (Score:2, Funny)
Great Grammar (Score:4, Funny)
What in the world does it mean to have "gone out a bought up" something?
Re:the obvious question (Score:2, Funny)
Burger King's Dr. Angus!
Re:Grrrrr NAV just deleted one of my files (Score:2, Funny)
*mmrrmmmrr* Linux *MMmmmrmrrmM*
*snickers*
Re:If you want to get purchased by Symantec (Score:1, Funny)
Rumor has it that Lord Gates is planning the construction of a large satellite and has transported the blueprints through an R2 unit.
Begun, the Hack Wars has.
Re:If you want to get purchased by Symantec (Score:5, Funny)
--Dan
Re:do you mean shedding a tear because (Score:5, Funny)
What's the world coming to?
You pay for the software that's full of bugs and holes
THEN
You pay, again to have someone protect you from those bugs and holes.
Sh!t, it's like Detroit and the Saudi Royal Family in bed with each other... oh, wait... never mind.
Orange Alert: Someone has figured it out in Sector 12! Paging Carl Rove! Damage Containment! Whoop! Whoop!
Re:Great Grammar (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Good and bad (Score:3, Funny)
Integrity? Are we talking about the same @stake here? The ones with a long-standing habit of informing developers of security issues by going to the media and hoping that the developers happen to read one of the articles? That @stake?
They'll fit in perfectly at Symantec.