Comments on: Your Computer Is Targeted http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:07:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Hacker’s Nightmare [Video] | PCMech http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-15096 The Hacker’s Nightmare [Video] | PCMech Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:15:30 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7835#comment-15096 [...] couple weeks ago, I posted an article called Your Computer Is Targeted. That article talked about a product called The Hacker’s Nightmare. Tonight, I wanted to show [...] [...] couple weeks ago, I posted an article called Your Computer Is Targeted. That article talked about a product called The Hacker’s Nightmare. Tonight, I wanted to show [...]

]]> By: Bill Hely http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-14750 Bill Hely Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:28:07 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7835#comment-14750 Not to worry Ded -- my comment was just a waggish response to Sharon. But I thought Drew raised a point worthy of serious comment. The reason many publishers (especially of the "marketing guru" variety) advocate ignoring rip-off attempts is that much of the ghost-written, manufactured pulp they sell as eBooks is worthless anyway, and simply not worth protecting. OTOH some of was put a lot of work into our intellectual property and feel it's worth a bit of effort to protect our Copyright. Not to worry Ded — my comment was just a waggish response to Sharon.

But I thought Drew raised a point worthy of serious comment.

The reason many publishers (especially of the “marketing guru” variety) advocate ignoring rip-off attempts is that much of the ghost-written, manufactured pulp they sell as eBooks is worthless anyway, and simply not worth protecting.

OTOH some of was put a lot of work into our intellectual property and feel it’s worth a bit of effort to protect our Copyright.

]]> By: Ded Ryzing http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-14739 Ded Ryzing Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:59:13 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7835#comment-14739 Man oh man...never did I expect such a flurry of activity from a small little comment. Dave and I butt heads a lot, and it's all cool (at least I think it is). He will continue doing his thing, I will continue popping in on PCMech Live... "That's http://www.pcmech.com/live/ every Wednesday night at 8:00pm EST where you get your geek on and talk tech with Dave and Rich...check it out" ...and our lives will go on as normal. No harm, no foul. Heck, I may even offer more articles for publishing on PCMech. And Bill, not to worry. I have no intentions of buying your book and giving it away...mostly because my lawyers suck. :) Man oh man…never did I expect such a flurry of activity from a small little comment. Dave and I butt heads a lot, and it’s all cool (at least I think it is). He will continue doing his thing, I will continue popping in on PCMech Live…

“That’s http://www.pcmech.com/live/ every Wednesday night at 8:00pm EST where you get your geek on and talk tech with Dave and Rich…check it out”

…and our lives will go on as normal. No harm, no foul. Heck, I may even offer more articles for publishing on PCMech.

And Bill, not to worry. I have no intentions of buying your book and giving it away…mostly because my lawyers suck. :)

]]> By: Bill Hely http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-14718 Bill Hely Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:52:35 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7835#comment-14718 Of course Drew, but that doesn't mean that publishers just have to sit back and take it -- as so many are prepared to do; and some even advocate that such transgressions should be ignored. Periodically updated, The Hacker's Nightmare is in its 4th year, and I have quite a few "feely fingers" out there poking around, looking for signs. The only time I ever found one worth chasing, the combination of an ominous legal warning and an ethical ISP shut the thief down in no time. He was a bumbling amateur and I was able to identify and watch him for a while afterwards -- there was no attempt to start up elsewhere. While I accept that it is inevitable that it will happen, I don't accept that there is never any thing you can do about it. While someone can sell a stolen copy of The Hackers Nightmare, they can't as easily give away membership credentials without us spotting that there is something wrong. By providing a CD by mail and making ongoing access to a private membership area an attractive part of the proposition, there is a tendency for the duped buyer to report back to us. It's all part of the same old US vs THEM game. Of course Drew, but that doesn’t mean that publishers just have to sit back and take it — as so many are prepared to do; and some even advocate that such transgressions should be ignored.

Periodically updated, The Hacker’s Nightmare is in its 4th year, and I have quite a few “feely fingers” out there poking around, looking for signs. The only time I ever found one worth chasing, the combination of an ominous legal warning and an ethical ISP shut the thief down in no time. He was a bumbling amateur and I was able to identify and watch him for a while afterwards — there was no attempt to start up elsewhere.

While I accept that it is inevitable that it will happen, I don’t accept that there is never any thing you can do about it.

While someone can sell a stolen copy of The Hackers Nightmare, they can’t as easily give away membership credentials without us spotting that there is something wrong. By providing a CD by mail and making ongoing access to a private membership area an attractive part of the proposition, there is a tendency for the duped buyer to report back to us.

It’s all part of the same old US vs THEM game.

]]> By: Drew http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-14717 Drew Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:21:49 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7835#comment-14717 Bill - Once something is made available online at a cost, it's a certifiable guarantee that you will later on find it elsewhere - for free. While I'm not promoting this as ethical, it's naive to think otherwise. Bill – Once something is made available online at a cost, it’s a certifiable guarantee that you will later on find it elsewhere – for free.
While I’m not promoting this as ethical, it’s naive to think otherwise.

]]> By: Bill Hely http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-14716 Bill Hely Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:45:35 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7835#comment-14716 BTW, that was meant to be tongue in cheek -- there was supposed to be a smiley after "wealthy". - BH BTW, that was meant to be tongue in cheek — there was supposed to be a smiley after “wealthy”.

– BH

]]> By: Bill Hely http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-14715 Bill Hely Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:43:39 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7835#comment-14715 >>> it would be a nice gesture on Ded Ryzing’s part if he were to assist Dave by buying a copy of the product for all members of PCMech and sharing it with us as “open-source material” And the ensuing discussion between my lawyers and his would also be of great entertainment value, not to mention make me quite wealthy . - Bill Hely - Author: "The Hacker’s Nightmare" - http://HackersNightmare.com - "How to keep hackers, worms & other germs out of your PC" >>> it would be a nice gesture on Ded Ryzing’s part if he were to assist Dave by buying a copy of the product for all members of PCMech and sharing it with us as “open-source material”

And the ensuing discussion between my lawyers and his would also be of great entertainment value, not to mention make me quite wealthy .

– Bill Hely
– Author: “The Hacker’s Nightmare”
– http://HackersNightmare.com
– “How to keep hackers, worms & other germs out of your PC”

]]> By: marc http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-14712 marc Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:09:05 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7835#comment-14712 This used to be a pretty cool website. This used to be a pretty cool website.

]]> By: Drew http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-14616 Drew Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:51:31 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7835#comment-14616 My computer isn't targeted. It's hiding with the alleged WMD's ;-) If a hacker can actually 'find' my PC and get in, they can have at it! :-) My computer isn’t targeted. It’s hiding with the alleged WMD’s ;-) If a hacker can actually ‘find’ my PC and get in, they can have at it! :-)

]]> By: Sharron Field http://www.pcmech.com/article/your-computer-is-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-14615 Sharron Field Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:25:59 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7835#comment-14615 Hey you; I've sold double glazing before now lol: Of course there are a few scam artists and con mercahnts who dishonestly use pressure tactics and scare stories to sell it; but this is a dysfunction of today's strange society in any sector of any industry - In the UK at least. Despite its grim reputation I can tell you from experience that the double-glazing industry has always had more straight people than crooks working in it. (At least in the UK: Where I assume that you're from too?) Ded Ryzing was only talking tongue-in-cheek: I'm pretty sure Dave understands that. In fact I think it would be a nice gesture on Ded Ryzing's part if he were to assist Dave by buying a copy of the product for all members of PCMech and sharing it with us as "open-source material" in that transaction alone; therfore allowing all Windows users to benefit from the value of the information at no cost to themselves. ;-) Hey you; I’ve sold double glazing before now lol:

Of course there are a few scam artists and con mercahnts who dishonestly use pressure tactics and scare stories to sell it; but this is a dysfunction of today’s strange society in any sector of any industry – In the UK at least. Despite its grim reputation I can tell you from experience that the double-glazing industry has always had more straight people than crooks working in it. (At least in the UK: Where I assume that you’re from too?)

Ded Ryzing was only talking tongue-in-cheek: I’m pretty sure Dave understands that. In fact I think it would be a nice gesture on Ded Ryzing’s part if he were to assist Dave by buying a copy of the product for all members of PCMech and sharing it with us as “open-source material” in that transaction alone; therfore allowing all Windows users to benefit from the value of the information at no cost to themselves. ;-)

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