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« on: January 04, 2007, 11:54:06 am »
Quote from: Towelie on January 04, 2007, 12:25:37 am
Sounds like you are doing good :) I like how you added the line "Ron" to the end :P
It's because I copied/pasted it from an email :P
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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2007, 12:28:05 pm »
sounds like you are getting along quite well

what is your work like, or can you tell us?
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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2007, 03:00:32 pm »
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Our next stop was for coffee in Brandon.
Ooh?  I didn't know there was a coffee shop in me.
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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2007, 05:06:40 pm »
Yep!  Your left kidney was hollowed out to make room.
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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2007, 05:56:00 pm »
Quote from: rabbit on January 04, 2007, 05:06:40 pm
Yep!  Your left kidney was hollowed out to make room.
Well damn!  It would have been nice if someone would have told me!  Ron, why didn't you tell me you were visiting me?!
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The once grove of splendor,
Aforetime crowned by lilac and lily,
Lay now forevermore slender;
And all winds that liven
Silhouette a lone existence;
A leafless oak grasping at eternity.

"They say that I must learn to kill before I can feel safe, but I rather kill myself then turn into their slave."
- The Rasmus

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Re: The Trip
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2007, 08:13:01 pm »
I split off this part to keep it separate.  Just if you're wondering why I split it.

Anyways, sure, I can share what I do.  Basically, I work for SecurityFocus (which has been bought by Symantec), doing a semi-annual (twice/year) report called the ISTR (Internet Security Threat Report) (get it here).

If you open that report, you'll see that roughly page 30 is the "Attacks" section -- that's what I'm working on.  Basically, I get a bunch of data and process it "somehow" and make graphs and such.  The guy at work recommended using VBScript in Excel, but I ended up installing MySQL and importing the data.

Unlike the report you see there, I'm doing reports specific to different regions: APAC (Asia/Pacific including Japan) and EMEA (Europe Middle-East Africa) (which is AMEA in the database, due to an ancient type-o which will be there forever).   

And about Brandon -- it's a small boring smelly town.  Don't be too proud :P
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Re: The Trip
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2007, 10:27:49 am »
Sounds like it could be interesting, hopefully you won't be doing just that year round though!
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Re: The Trip
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2007, 11:55:32 am »
is the security worked on the entire year or are you just going to be employed for a couple of months?
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Re: The Trip
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2007, 06:56:03 pm »
This particular report is done twice/year.  I'm not sure what I'll be doing the rest of the time.

It's actually a contract till May, if I recall correctly.  After May, I have to hope to get transferred to a full-time position, hopefully doing something like vulnerability analysis or other fun stuff!

Incidentally, I work with the guy (on the same floor -- I haven't personally met him yet) who wrote the classic paper, Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit.  Also, the guy I work under invented the name "Blaster" for the MS03-026 worm.  There are a lot of cool people there!
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Re: The Trip
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2007, 07:29:47 pm »
Quote from: iago on January 04, 2007, 08:13:01 pm

And about Brandon -- it's a small boring smelly town.  Don't be too proud :P

Your kidney probably doesn't smell good, either.
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The once grove of splendor,
Aforetime crowned by lilac and lily,
Lay now forevermore slender;
And all winds that liven
Silhouette a lone existence;
A leafless oak grasping at eternity.

"They say that I must learn to kill before I can feel safe, but I rather kill myself then turn into their slave."
- The Rasmus

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Re: The Trip
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2007, 11:08:21 am »
In other news, I found the closest Walmart.  Despite the fact that it's in a complex called "Northland Village Shoppes" (which should be fined $50,000), I'm going to go down there and pick up a wireless router.  Then I'll be active once more, till I move again :)

I'd go to a computery store to buy one, but I don't know what's good in Calgary, so I'll just settle.  I also put Best Buy on my map, just in case. :)
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Re: The Trip
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2007, 03:21:58 pm »
That "e" tax is dumb. :P

I'm glad you found a Wal-Mart.  Those things are handy.
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The once grove of splendor,
Aforetime crowned by lilac and lily,
Lay now forevermore slender;
And all winds that liven
Silhouette a lone existence;
A leafless oak grasping at eternity.

"They say that I must learn to kill before I can feel safe, but I rather kill myself then turn into their slave."
- The Rasmus

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Re: The Trip
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2007, 12:51:16 am »
Quote from: AntiVirus on January 06, 2007, 03:21:58 pm
That "e" tax is dumb. :P

You're just jealous.  On a side note, I'm glad my website isn't a store. 8)
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