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"I think they may become more paranoid and not even tell their most trusted friends what they did," he said. |
The virus writers side with Microsoft critics who say the company should focus on securing its software instead. "The bounty program is just another excuse for Microsoft's buggy products," Benny said. |
Both 29A and IKX describe themselves as groups of people who create and study computer viruses and worms, but never release malicious code. They send their code to antivirus companies who typically do a write-up and place the virus in the catalogue of thousands of viruses that have never spread. |
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) does not think rewards alone will lead to fewer viruses and worms. |
"We've never suggested that this reward will deter future hackers or criminal activity from authors of this type of code. What deters criminals is jail time. This reward offer is a step that potentially brings us closer to making an arrest, ultimately leading to a conviction and jail time," FBI spokesman Paul Bresson s... |
International law enforcement has had a tough time tracking down creators of viruses and worms. Only a few have been brought to justice. |
Arrests were made in connection with two variants of the Blaster worm, but those responsible for the original remain at large. No arrests have been made in connection with the Sobig worm, which was first detected in January. |
Fighting crime in the virtual world is different from fighting real world crime in many ways, but it all comes down to getting the right lead, Bresson said. |
"Whether it is the virtual world or the real world where crimes are being committed, there are people who talk to each other, so there are people who have information that can help and we encourage those people to come forward," he said. |
But law enforcement and Microsoft should not count on information coming from people close to virus writers, the IKX member said. "I think those people behind the widespread worms are not very talkative, especially after their actions got a little out of hand," he said. |
Microsoft believes loyalty in online communities is not as strong as some people might think, Nigam said. Furthermore, it is not just members of the Internet's underground that have information which can lead to the arrest and conviction of those who release malicious code, he said. |
It had been a surreal week for Gardner-Webb after winning the Big South Conference tournament on March 10 to punch their ticket to their first ever NCAA Tournament. |
COLUMBIA, SC (WBTV) - The Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 71-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Columbia, South Carolina Friday afternoon. |
Through the first 14 minutes of this game, it was all Gardner-Webb. They started 11 of 19 from the field and grabbed a 14 point lead. Senior forward DJ Laster had 10 points but those would be the only points he scored in the game and that was a sign of things to come. |
At halftime, Gardner-Webb led 36-30, but number 1 seed Virginia bounced back in the second half. |
What a response by the Hoos! |
The Cavaliers started the half on a 12-2 run to grab the lead and the man was De’Andre Hunter. |
Hunter had 17 of his game high 23 points in the 2nd half and his teammate Mamadi Diakite had 13 of his 17 points in the half as well. |
Jose Perez led the scoring effort for Gardner-Webb with 19 points. |
The Cavaliers outscored the Runnin’ Bulldogs 41-20 in the second half. |
Gardner-Webb finishes their season 23-12 and won their first ever Big South Conference tournament title. |
Along the way, the Runnin’ Bulldogs beat two ACC programs this season in Georgia Tech and Wake Forest. That’s the first time this program has ever beaten two ACC foes in the same year. |
Next year’s team will miss seniors David Efianayi and DJ Laster, but they return the runner up for Big South Freshman of the Year Jose Perez and starters Nate Johnson and Jaheam Cornwall. 6th man Eric Jamison will also be back so this team should be a force in 2019-20. |
Published: Jan. 5, 2019 at 12:34 p.m. |
Updated: Jan. 5, 2019 at 01:53 p.m. |
With Saturday's AFC Wild Card showdown on tap, the Texans surely aren't looking past the Colts. |
Nonetheless, they are looking ahead to next season when it comes to personnel, as NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Saturday on "Good Morning Football Weekend" that Houston is planning on extending the contracts of defensive stalwarts Jadeveon Clowney and Tyrann Mathieu. |
The Texans intend to keep Jadeveon Clowney on their team for 2019, at the very least, Rapoport reports. Houston would like to work out an extension with Clowney, their star pass rusher, before the deadline to franchise tag players. |
The franchise tag is a viable option if the two parties are unable to work out a deal, Rapoport adds. It is not the preferred option but it is an option to keep him in the fold. |
Clowney, the 2014 No. 1 overall pick, is in the fifth and final season of his contract and did not sign an extension with the Texans in the offseason, as was expected, Rapoport reported in July. While the Texans are looking to lock up their fearsome pass rusher, they're looking to bring back Mathieu, as well, as he's b... |
Tyrann Mathieu is another key player the Texans want to retain for 2019, per Rapoport. |
Mathieu spent five seasons in Arizona, playing both safety spots, but missing significant games in each of his first four seasons. His first season with the Texans was his second in a row in which he played and started in all 16 games. |
This season, getting time at safety and cornerback, he's racked up an impressive 89 tackles to go with two interceptions and a fumble recovery. |
Clowney, who's played in 15 games with 14 starts, has 47 tackles and nine sacks. |
While Houston's eyes are on the prize in the 2019 postseason, the franchise is also looking to lock up a promising future as the 2019 offseason quickly approaches. |
You are here: Home / News / Surf & Sports / Quizunderstood: How well do you know now-former UH football Coach Norm Chow? |
1. This Halloween, an estimated 20,000-25,000 people visited Front Street in Lahaina, according to the Maui Police Department. How many arrests did the MPD make that night? |
2. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Oct. 28, average wages in Hawaii range from $918/week in Honolulu to $763/week in Hawaii County. According to the data, what is Maui County’s average wage? |
3. On Nov. 1, the University of Hawaii fired head football coach Norm Chow. After four seasons at UH, Chow leaves with an overall 10-36 record. According to Pacific Business News, what was Chow’s salary? |
A CASE FOR TERROR FUTURES? |
Did the Penatgon make a mistake in canceling its Policy Analysis Market -- the instantly-notorious terrorism trading floor?"The idea of a federal betting parlor on atrocities and terrorism is ridiculous and it's grotesque," Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) fumed, as he brought the project to the general public's attention.But sup... |
Policy market day-traders who don't speak Arabic or have access to classified information wouldn't necessarily make worse bets than the professionals who spend their days sifting through Al Hayat and humintel reports. This is a seeming paradox called the "dumb agent" theoryone of my esteemed predecessors in this box ex... |
Priorities & Frivolities digs up a Harvard/Stanford study of Tradesports.com, which has been offering "Saddam Securities." |
"The price of the Saddam Security is a reasonable assessment of the likelihood of war. The time series movement in the series seems sensible as measured against both expert opinion and a narrative approach. The market is deep enough that it should have value as a forecasting tool, and market data meets simple tests of ... |
Markets depend on good information. The DARPA plan is based on the theory that an open market will draw out the best information from multiple sources. That's fine if, in fact, the incentive of making money in the market is strong enough to overcome other motivations of participants. If you were a terrorist planning an... |
Finally, Andy Borowitz puts his signature Spinal Tap-esque spin on a New York Times editorial calling for John Poindexter to step down.He writes, "The Pentagon has named Retired Admiral John Poindexter, the man responsible for the recently abandoned idea of a 'terrorism futures market,' to head the newly created Depart... |
SANTA CLARA, California — If this was the final game of Peyton Manning’s 18-year career, he couldn’t have scripted the ending much better. |
A 2-yard rushing touchdown from running back C.J. Anderson — in addition to a defensive score and three field goals from kicker Brandon McManus — gave the Denver Broncos a 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 in front of 71,088 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Broncos outside linebacker Vo... |
Manning, at 39, is the oldest starting quarterback in Super Bowl history. Going into Sunday, he hadn’t confirmed if Super Bowl 50 would be his last game. But it sure felt that way. And like his boss, Broncos general manager and executive vice president of football operations John Elway, Manning can ride off into the su... |
After the win, Manning was noncommittal on his future. |
Manning is also the first quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different teams. He also won Super Bowl XLI when he was with the Indianapolis Colts. |
With the win, Manning became the first NFL quarterback with 200 career wins (186 regular season and 14 postseason). He had been tied with Brett Favre, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016, with 199. |
“Being on two different teams, winning a Super Bowl with each team, I’m proud of that,” Manning said. |
Manning didn’t play flawlessly, but he did enough, which is all a suffocating Broncos-led defense has needed this season. Manning’s line: 13 of 23 passing for 141 yards with one interception and a lost fumble. |
Manning’s 18th — and perhaps final — season has been his most challenging. |
He was benched for the first time in his career, which was a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in November. While backup Brock Osweiler filled in, Manning missed six games because of a partially torn plantar fascia in his left foot. |
But in Week 17, Manning returned, coming off the bench to lead Denver to a win over the San Diego Chargers to clinch a first-round bye in the playoffs. |
It started well for the Broncos (15-4) on their opening drive, capped by a 34-yard McManus field goal to take an early 3-0. |
It was a different story for Carolina (17-2). |
The Panthers, having lost just once coming into this game, were accustomed to having their way offensively. |
Carolina had the league’s top offense this year — averaging 31.3 points per game in the regular season and a whopping 40 points per game in the postseason. Newton was responsible for 79.3% of the Panthers’ offensive scores this season heading into Sunday. |
But Carolina didn’t face a defense like Denver’s all season. The Broncos lead the NFL in total defense, pass defense and sacks. Newton got to see — and feel — that up close. He was sacked seven times, tying a Super Bowl record. |
The one that was the most costly came in the first quarter, Carolina’s second turn on offense. On Carolina’s 15-yard line, Miller forced a Newton fumble on the strip sack for an 11-yard loss while defensive end Malik Jackson scooped up the ball for the score to give Denver a 10-0 lead. It was the first fumble recovery ... |
Later in the second quarter, Carolina coughed up the football again. This time, Broncos safety Darian Stewart forced a fumble from Panthers fullback Mike Tolbert; inside linebacker Danny Trevathan recovered. |
Courtesy of a huge mistake by Broncos’ cornerback Aqib Talib, the Panthers were able to capitalize and get on the scoreboard with a 1-yard run by running back Jonathan Stewart. What transpired the play before was a face mask personal foul penalty by Talib. |
Talib had a terrible first half with three penalties, two of which were personal fouls. |
But Carolina squandered an opportunity early in the third quarter when a 44-yard field goal attempt by Graham Gano hit the right upright. Later in the quarter, Newton threw an interception into the hands of safety T.J. Ward, quashing a promising drive that had Carolina in Denver territory. |
Gano hit a 39-yarder with 10:26 remaining to cut the deficit to 16-10, but late in the period, Miller forced his second fumble from Newton. Ward recovered and returned it to the Carolina 4-yard line. Anderson iced the game with Denver’s first offensive touchdown of the day with 3:08 left. |
On the day, Miller had 2.5 sacks, six total tackles, two forced fumbles, two hurries and a pass defensed. |
Newton, named the 2015 NFL MVP on Saturday, finished the day 18 for 41 for 265 yards and those three turnovers (two fumbles, one interception). |
Following the game, Newton for the most part kept his answers terse. |
It’s not often a defensive player wins Super Bowl MVP. This marks the 10th time in Super Bowl history that a defensive player has received the honor. Linebacker Malcolm Smith of the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII was the last defensive player to receive the honor. |
McManus, meanwhile, stayed perfect in the postseason, going 10 for 10 overall. He finished the day with three field goals for 34, 33 and 30 yards. |
Game-time temps hovered around 70 degrees at kickoff in a beautiful day in Santa Clara. The game also had a throwback feel. |
With kickoff at 3:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. ET), the game basked in daylight for the first half, making it feel reminiscent all the way back to Super Bowl I — then called the “First AFL-NFL World Championship Game” — which was held in Los Angeles on January 15, 1967. |
The crowd — mostly pro-Broncos fans judging by the amount of orange in the stands, though both fan bases still were well-represented — filled up Levi’s Stadium quickly. |
Both sides got their vocal chords warmed up when the NFL honored all of the previous Super Bowl MVPs. Manning was in the locker room when his name was called, but that didn’t stop a huge roar from the crowd. |
Meanwhile, when New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady appeared when his name was announced (he has three Super Bowl MVP awards), the crowd booed lustily. |
It then turned into adoration for Lady Gaga, who belted out a stirring rendition of the national anthem. The energy level also remained at a fever pitch for the halftime show featuring Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars. |
CNN’s Jill Martin reported and wrote this story from Santa Clara, California. CNN’s Forrest Brown contributed from Atlanta. |
Fans and media are gearing up for the big game at Super Bowl City in San Francisco. |
Scam newton finally got some pressure on him and couldn’t handle it, typical. |
He looked stunned from the get go with his mouth hanging open. Didn’t help that he was chewing gum like a grade school bimbo either. |
In the gayest most transgender, LBGT promoting Super Bowl EVER. |
While the concept of IT commandments sounds rigid and inflexible to me, I will admit there are some core truths that should almost never be violated. Fellow ZDNetter Paul Murphy has recently blazed this trail and it's an interesting experiment in seeing what people believe is fundamentallly important in IT if nothing e... |
While the concept of IT commandments sounds rigid and inflexible to me, I will admit there are some core truths that should almost never be violated. Fellow ZDNetter Paul Murphy has recently blazed this trail (here and here) and it's an interesting experiment in seeing what people believe is fundamentally important in ... |
I do think reality checks like this can help refocus IT thinking on the basic principles that matter. Because in end, the complexity and technical-orientation of IT can make it genuinely hard to see what's really important. |
My commandment, "Put thy users first, above all other things", comes from personal experience. I've had a career delivering IT applications large and small, on the Web and behind the firewall. I've worked on enterprise architectures, architecture strategy, and business strategy for a variety of different projects and o... |
Now, some of you might consider this obvious advice, but we witness the breakdown of putting the user first all the time. One of my favorite citations is that the vast majority of defects in software come not from actual bugs, but from failure to engineer the requirements correctly. In other words, to figure out what t... |
Now, there are a couple of root causes for failing to put the user first. One is that software projects tend work in a linear start-to-finish fashion, and it takes major effort to alter this, no matter how spiral, iterative, or agile you think you are. Why? Because reworking architecture, designs, and code is one of th... |
Example: I once knew of a programmer on an agile project that said they thought they could deliver software much cheaper and faster if they didn't use agile methods, which are often cited as the best process today for building good software. Counter-intuitively however, the programmer was undoubtedly right. Agile metho... |
The fact is, we innately dislike revisiting and resolving the same problems over and over again, even if that's what we're supposed to do. And this is why the waterfall effect is still so predominant in our industry. But it doesn't put the user first and breaks the commandment. Disclaimer: Agile is probably less expens... |
The other root cause is that technology is too often the focus of the IT shop. Not the lines of business. Not the needs of end-users. IT naturally tends to becomes self-serving and self-perpetuating, often the classic walled bureaucracy whose only need is to grow the budget. And while it's not to say there aren't absol... |
One of my other favorite stories is by Jason Bell, who left the IT business to run a non-IT business using his own technology skills and found to his amazement that he had abandoned his technology view almost immediately. Once he was trying to solve real problems for his business, he found he just didn't use the terms ... |
Now, don't get me wrong, I do think our industry's fascination with technology is a tremendous enabler and isn't a bad thing at all. This deep knowledge of the ins and outs of our toolkits allows us to know what's possible; how problems can be solved using emerging new techniques, products, and processes. It's then tha... |
Now, what does all this have to do with Enterprise Web 2.0? Well, it's specifically this. As the latest cover of Newsweek says, the coming generation of Web technologies is putting the "We" back in Web. The power of network effects, mass connectivity, pervasive social software, and user generated content is changing th... |
And so if you're not going to put them first, they will provide for themselves. A quick search for the right online application and bang, they plug themselves, and the value they create, into someone else's IT system. Not that you were even harnessing much of what they generated, right? This inversion of control, from ... |
Really, this is just the tip of the iceberg on this subject. What else is causing IT to lose sight of this commandment? |
"Marussia, who raced as Virgin for the last two seasons, have struggled to make an impact on the sport since joining in 2010. |
"The team split with designer Nick Wirth last season and hired ex-Renault engineering director Pat Symonds as a consultant. |
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