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This seems to be a question that blurs the line between physical and IT security, but I'm hoping it's relevant enough!
In order to meet with PCI standards, our company recently switched from an open door with after-hours hand scanner, to an RFID+Security badge system.
I was just informed today (it wasn't part of our training procedures, hooray!) that keeping the RFID key fob on the same lanyard/chain/etc as ones ID badge is verboten. Now to me this seems absolutely pointless and probably more dangerous, because now if either my fob or badge is stolen it seems that the reasonable assumption would be "Oh, I just misplaced it/forgot it/it fell off in my car/etc."
Is there any valid reason to prohibit physically connecting (e.g. sticking them on the same keyring) the identification mechanism (my badge) from the authentication mechanism (my fob)?

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Media "Talking to Itself" on Gun Control
Written by Alex Newman
Before the blood of massacred children was even dry at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, and long before they had their stories straight about the shooting, much of the establishment media in the United States and even Communist China were claiming that the supposed gun-control "debate" had been "re-ignited." To prove their point, they called up the usual fringe anti-gun rights zealots and lawmakers who have always opposed the Second Amendment. Supporters of the right to keep and bear arms, however, as polls show, say the media is increasingly "talking to itself."
Using deceptive terminology rather than facts, the mainstream press was engaged in what some analysts even called an all-out propaganda "war" on Americans' right to keep and bear arms. They claimed to be fighting "gun violence" when they really meant restricting the rights of law-abiding gun owners to protect themselves, for example, or demanding a ban on the sale of "assault weapons" when they were actually referring to semi-automatic guns that happen to look intimidating. And so on.
The Communist Party USA's propaganda outlet People's World ran a piece that illustrated the largely manufactured outcry for gun control perfectly, ironically pointing to widespread shootings in Chicago, which has among the most draconian gun restrictions in America, as proof that more anti-gun measures were needed nationwide. Mainstream media outlets published similar diatribes, claiming falsely that the Newtown massacre had somehow sparked an overwhelming and unprecedented demand among regular Americans for more infringements on their inalienable right to keep and bear arms — a "tipping point" in the "debate," they declared in unison.
Countless so-called "reporters" searched high and low to find as many "pro-gun" and "pro-NRA" Democrats as possible — or Republicans in Name Only (RINOs), even better — who would give them a quote to run with. The usual anti-freedom zealots — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.), billionaire George Soros, front groups like MoveOn.org, and the Brady organization, for example — were all handed a virtual megaphone so they could help the establishment press exploit dead children in the borderline-fanatical war on gun rights.
The Reuters "news" service ran one of the most extreme and error-riddled pieces on the issue, falsely claiming that President Obama could legitimately assume dictatorial powers through "executive orders" to assault the rights of Americans. "His administration has the power to issue executive orders or new rules, options that Obama is likely to consider in combination with possible new laws," alleged the propaganda piece, apparently written by "reporters" who never read the Constitution. The "article" quoted a former Obama official at disgraced Attorney General Eric Holder's Justice Department to make its bogus case.
"This Reuters article explains how and why. Reuters is a bought-and-paid-for mouthpiece of the power elite, in our view. So when Reuters publishes an article like this, we pay attention," noted analysts at the liberty-minded Daily Bell, which dissects the plans of the establishment by breaking down its "news" reports. "It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that this is some sort of strange and subterranean — yet national — psy-op [psychological operation] designed to facilitate increased internationalism at the expense of individual freedom."
Meanwhile, the communist dictatorship ruling mainland China — known for having murdered more human beings than any other single entity in human history, with most estimates placing the number of innocent lives taken at well above 50 million — was also busy demanding the disarmament of Americans through its own propaganda organs. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), using its espionage front and "news" entity known as Xinhua, sounded suspiciously like the mainstream media in the United States claiming that the tragedy "demands no delay for U.S. gun control."
"The massacre has triggered a new debate on gun control in the United States," the regime-run propaganda mouthpiece claimed in an editorial on the day of the massacre, echoing MSNBC, CNN, and other American members of the establishment press. "Every time a tragedy occurs, there are renewed appeals for gun regulation. However, the calls disappointingly always fail."
Of course, it is hardly the first time that the gaggle of mass murderers in Beijing has called for Americans to be disarmed and stripped of their rights. This summer, the communist regime released a report on U.S. "human rights" that blasted the Second Amendment. However, like sharks and the establishment press in America, the fiercest attacks on the Second Amendment began when they smelled blood — in this case, the blood of the young children massacred in Newtown.
President Obama, whose administration has been caught arming Mexican drug cartels in operation Fast and Furious as well as Middle Eastern jihadists sometimes affiliated with al-Qaeda, agreed with the shrill hysteria being whipped up by the communist and establishment media around the world. Not wanting to let a "crisis go to waste," and as experts had already warned would be the case in his second term, Obama swiftly ordered Vice President Joe Biden to start looking at potential options to restrict the rights of law-abiding Americans as much as possible.
In the real world, however, despite the false impression created by the establishment media, Americans were buying record numbers of guns, and the membership roles of gun-rights groups like the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Gun Owners of America (GOA) were ballooning at unprecedented rates. In a recent radio interview, GOA chief Larry Pratt pointed out that in reality, "the media is talking to itself" and voters will punish politicians who try to infringe on their rights.
Polls taken after the shooting, meanwhile, supported Pratt's statements. Despite the non-stop barrage of anti-gun propaganda masquerading as "news," a Gallup survey showed that a ban on the sale of "assault weapons" was close to the bottom of the list in terms of what Americans thought could help prevent another mass shooting. More Americans believed arming school officials would be more effective. Also worth noting is that the survey questions themselves were deceptively worded, since the term "assault weapon" is actually a meaningless description invented by anti-gun fanatics and politicians.
Other recent polls heralded by the establishment press as signalling stronger support for gun control, using similarly deceptive questions, barely registered a change in public attitude either. Barely four in 10 Americans questioned by CBS thought stricter gun laws could have done anything at all to prevent the shooting — see Norway, where an evil lunatic recently shot and killed some 70 kids despite some of the strictest gun control in the world, or Mexico, where despite a nearly total ban on guns, cartels often manage to outgun the U.S.-backed government. The public, meanwhile, overwhelmingly understands and supports the notion that firearm ownership is a right, with almost nine in 10 Americans supporting the legal use of deadly force with a firearm in self-defense, according to polls.
Of course, virtually none of the bogus articles claiming that there was a renewed "controversy" over Americans' God-given right to keep and bear arms examined the facts either: Almost all of the mass shootings have happened in so-called "gun-free zones," gun bans have historically preceded mass murder and, more recently, massive surges in gun crime in places like the United Kingdom and Australia. Research also shows that more guns lead to less crime.
Switzerland, awash in fully automatic rifles, has among the lowest homicide rates in the world. Similarly, U.S. states with looser gun control have far lower crime and murder rates than areas with stricter restrictions like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Connecticut, too, has among the most infringements on the right to keep and bear arms. And when the ban on selling "assault weapons" expired in 2004, murder rates went down, contrary to the hysterical claims of the anti-gun lobby.
When confronted with the data by GOA chief Pratt, however, CNN talking head Piers Morgan, a disgraced British "journalist" who is probably the "news" network's most hysterical anti-gun rights extremist, almost had a meltdown on air as he began hurling vicious personal insults. Pratt, though, remained calm throughout the interview, allowing Morgan to make a fool of himself on air in front of a rapidly diminishing audience.
"It's up to us to make our voices heard," Pratt said in a radio interview with host Alex Jones after the incident on CNN. "They may be hearing something on CNN and Piers Morgan, but if they hear something many times more coming from their grassroots, they're going to realize that the media is talking to itself. They better not go with the media, because the media is not going to protect them when we come to vote."
To be fair, a few establishment media outlets have offered a token nod to gun-rights activists, sometimes mentioning their perspective buried deep inside "articles." In all, though, analysts say the transparent propaganda is becoming increasingly obvious. The evidence: the lack of real demand for gun control among Americans despite the barrage of media attacks on gun rights, and the rapidly vanishing audiences and credibility of the mainstream press.
Friday, December 21, 2012
"In the real world, however, despite the false impression created by the establishment media, Americans were buying record numbers of guns, and the membership roles of gun-rights groups like the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Gun Owners of America (GOA) were ballooning at unprecedented rates. In a recent radio interview, GOA chief Larry Pratt pointed out that in reality, "the media is talking to itself" and voters will punish politicians who try to infringe on their rights."
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Grilled Cheese with Tomato
Tricia Curley puts a tasty Italian twist on a lunchtime tradition. The Joliet, Illinois cook's speedy skillet sandwich features mozzarella, tomato slices, oregano and basil.
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 10 min.
Makes1 serving
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 2 slices Italian bread
- 1/3 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 2 slices tomato
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Place one slice, butter side down, in a skillet; top with half of the cheese. Layer with tomato and remaining cheese; sprinkle with oregano and basil. Top with remaining bread, butter side up. Cook over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.
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This was good, but it didn't have quite as much flavor as I would have liked. The cheese was super melty, gooey, and delicious. The tomato was a little bland and maybe could have used a shake of salt to bring out the flavor. My basil is pretty old so I didn't taste that much (definitely not the recipe's fault!) but the oregano was nice. I might serve this with a side of marinara for dipping in the future.


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Egypt: 98.1% of voters approve constitution
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CAIRO — In the first poll since a summer coup ousted the country's first freely elected leader, voters approved Egypt's new constitution this week by an overwhelming majority of 98.1%, the country's elections commission announced Saturday.
The passing of the new constitution is a milestone in Egypt's rocky political transition, which began with the ouster of longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and took a turn when Islamist president Mohammed Morsi was pushed out of power last year.
Millions of Egyptians frustrated with his rule protested last summer against him, prompting Gen. Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to take control of the country. He suspended a contested constitution that was written during Morsi's presidency and announced a new political road map that included this week's referendum.
The charter, which was drafted by an appointed 50-member committee, will be adopted in the coming days. Fresh presidential and parliamentary elections are expected before the summer.
According to Egypt's High Elections Commission, 38.6% of registered voters hit the polls this week — a figure slightly higher than the 33% that voted on the 2012 charter.
Turnout was a hot-button political issue in the referendum, because many Egyptians boycotted the vote. The Muslim Brotherhood, which was Egypt's most powerful political force after the ouster of Mubarak and is now outlawed as a terrorist group, told would-be voters to stay at home, saying the vote was rigged.
Democracy International, a U.S.-based group that sent more than 80 international election observers across Egypt for the vote, expressed concern Friday about the political climate in which the referendum was conducted.
"A democratic transition should be characterized by an expansion of freedoms, but Egyptians have seen substantial restrictions on the exercise of their democratic rights," said Eric Bjornlund, Democracy International's president and head of the observation mission in Egypt, in a statement.
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Authorities tightened the crackdown on political opposition ahead of the poll, arresting some activists for campaigning against the proposed charter, Human Rights Watch said. Journalists have been thrown in jail, and posters supporting the new constitution were glued onto billboards and buildings across the capital. Signs contesting the charter were nearly non-existent.
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.10
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Several security issues were fixed in Sudo.
Software Description
- sudo - Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Sebastien Macke discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled blacklisted environment variables when the env_reset option was disabled. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly run unintended commands by using blacklisted environment variables. In a default Ubuntu installation, the env_reset option is enabled by default. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0106)
It was discovered that the Sudo init script set a date in the past on existing timestamp files instead of using epoch to invalidate them completely. A local attacker could possibly modify the system time to attempt to reuse timestamp files. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 13.10. (LP: #1223297)
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Novelist Peter Thomas Senese was extraordinarily busy with his career until he was unexpectedly forced to race into the unthinkable nightmare known as international parental child abduction. Inspired by the writer's experiences, the novel CHASING THE CYCLONE has been critically hailed as a fast-paced, educational mystery and legal thriller, and Peter Senese as a masterful storyteller. Since this time, the author has become an outspoken advocate of child abduction prevention, and has created an arsenal of tools that have helped at-risk parents.
(PRWEB) November 23, 2011
Mr. Senese will donate 100% of his royalties to the International Child Abduction Research and Education Foundation (I CARE), a non-profit organization he has previously provided significant financial aid to.
Added Peter Thomas Senese, "Chasing The Cyclone" is an entertaining book that puts the reader on a roller-coaster of emotions - which is most targeted parents of abduction experience. In fact, I have had more than one reviewer write to me and tell me that while in the midst of reading this novel, they actually physically threw the book due to pure frustration over the story's protagonist's unthinkable experiences while fighting to find and reunite with his son, only to immediately pick up the book and continue reading - only to want to throw the book again. But that's just it - for parents who are targets of abduction, many enter into an insane world. So, where the resource guide "The World Turned Upside Down" is a collection or important research reports and published studies, "Chasing The Cyclone" is a novel deeply inspired by and drawn from my own experiences."
Critics and readers have praised "Chasing The Cyclone".
... "Chasing The Cyclone" isn't just a powerful novel; it's a call to arms against a growing epidemic that is tearing lives apart behind the headlines . . . "Chasing The Cyclone" is much more than just a superb, can't-put-down novel, though; it is a book with a purpose . . . Peter Thomas Senese has become an outspoken advocate on this issue, and 'Chasing The Cyclone' makes for a clear and profoundly effective call to action. I would go so far as to encourage every loving parent to read this book, as the bond between this father and son is one to be emulated . . . (Renown book reviewer Daniel Jolley)
... "Chasing The Cyclone" will shake the audience, this exciting cautionary thriller grips readers from the onset ... (Renown book reviewer Harriet Klausner)
... Peter Thomas Senese now opens the windows on the magnitude of these tragedies in his excellent "Chasing The Cyclone" . . . As if the fast paced energy of this story weren't enough to satisfy the reader, Peter Thomas demonstrates his quality as a writer of distinction on many levels . . .this impossible to put down book . . . (Renown book reviewer Dr. Grady Harp)
. . . Chasing the Cyclone" is the second book I've read by Peter Thomas Senese, and like "The Den of the Assassin," it's a real page turner . . . This was a book I could not put down. Thomas has a gift in writing a compelling novel that not only keeps the reader engaged, but educates as well (Renown book reviewer Shelley Gammon)
Patricia Lee, a highly respected international family law attorney practicing international child abduction for nearly 20 years and a Director of the I CARE Foundation(International Parental Child Abduction Research and Education Foundation) stated, "I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Senese first, not as an acclaimed fiction writer, but as a dedicated child advocate helping victimized parents work through the morass of financial, legal and practical issues in their attempts to reunify with their children. I am humbled by his fierce dedication and continued financial support to the I CARE foundation, which, amongst many things, portends to be a milestone in the State Department's efforts to recruit and train lawyers in this area of the law in order to better serve targeted children and parents, while also educating an uneducated judiciary. Thank you, Peter for all of your impactful dedication."
Joel S. Walter, another Director of the I CARE Foundation and a lawyer who has practiced primarily in the federal courts for 35 years added, "Peter Thomas Senese's dedication to making a positive impact on the lives of children and parents is inspiring. His 'Chasing The Cyclone' is brilliant - and a book readers will not put down. But Peter Thomas Senese is much more than a highly gifted writer: he is a man who cares deeply about others and, for 15 years that I have known Peter, I have watched him act through his heart. The I CARE Foundation is very appreciative of Peter's previous financial contributions as well as his diverse and tireless effort to help other parents."
Mr. Senese commented on his activism. "For the vast majority of defenseless children and their parents who are targeted for international parental child abduction, they enter a horrific, little-understood world where law and order and justice are fleeting concepts, but typically not reality. Knowing this first-hand, and having successfully navigated this ordeal under the Hague Convention, it was important to me to try to make a difference and help other targeted children and parents. Having a voice as an established storyteller has allowed me to do some of that in both written word, and in creation of the educational documentary film 'Chasing Parents'. Yet there is a great deal of work to be done, and so initiatives continue."
Please visit the official website of "Chasing The Cyclone". To learn more about Peter Thomas Senese, please visit the author's official website.


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This brochure assignment follows another writing assignment, giving students the opportunity to see how shifting purposes and audiences creates changes in their strategies as writersin the stance they take, in the information they use or leave out, and in the processes they follow to complete the task. After exploring published brochures, students determine key questions about their previously-used topic by first generating their own questions and then asking others what they would want to know. They then research the topic to find answers to three key questions. Finally, they work through the writing process to create their own informative brochure which incorporates visual elements as part of the informative communication. During the process, they re-examine sample brochures, looking for the types of texts included and how the text is laid out on the page.
Brochure Inquiry: This handout guides students in considering questions related to their topic and then asking others to suggest important questions, as well.
Evaluative Reading: This handout gives students specific guidance in peer reviewing a classmate's brochure.
Printing Press: Students can use this online tool to create brochures, flyers, booklets, and newspapers.
In the book, Strategic Writing, Deborah Dean explains this brochure lesson as a way to help students understand that writing for differing purposes and audiences may require using different genres, different information, and different strategies. Developing a sense of audience and purpose in writing, in all communication, is an important part of growth as a writer. Shifting from one genre with its incumbent audience and purpose to another, builds sensitivity to these factors in students. Additionally, today's students are confronted by a variety of texts that integrate verbal and visual materials to create a unified message. Creating a text that combines verbal and visual elements can develop students' ability to navigate increasingly complex uses of text types in their world, especially their world online.
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Two Buffs in Jan. 29 Senior Bowl
Senior cornerback Jalil Brown and All-American offensive tackle Nate Solder will represent Colorado in the Senior Bowl, Jan. 29 in Mobile, Ala. That's the college all-star game preferred by NFL scouts and, in fact, it will be televised by NFL Network with a 2 p.m. kickoff.
CU cornerback Jimmy Smith declined an invitation to the Senior Bowl, presumably because he needs to heal injuries prior to the NFL Combine.
No CU players were selected for this Saturday's East-West Shrine Game from Orlando, Fla. (ESPN2, 2 p.m.).


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America's Double Trouble and The Reckoning, U.S. Debt Higher than GreeceEconomics / US Debt Nov 09, 2012 - 01:01 PM GMT
Now that the untold billions have been spent trying to convince America that our leaders actually know what they're doing, they're going to get put to an early test, and a critical one at that. Looming large are two big issues: the debt ceiling (again), and the 'fiscal cliff' automatic budget cuts. While they may seem like two separate issues, it all really ties together rather nicely into one big package that can be loosely labeled as yet another attempt to spend more than is brought in and at the same time justify it. The good news is that the players are the same so the egos are the same and we can use that as barometer based on how they 'handled' the situation in 2010. The bad news is the egos are the same and they did a pitiful job in 2010, opting to simply kick the can down the road as opposed to actually embarking on any meaningful reform pathway.
The 'American Superiority' Myth
We've all heard countless times from mainstream economists, policymakers, and their ilk that America is somehow immune from consequences. They always pin their argument on the dollar standard. 'Our' central bank issues the reserve currency of the globe and that alone immunizes us from any repercussions. The 25% unemployment of Spain and Greece? The 50% unemployment among the young people in Spain? Forget about it! Never going to happen here because our paper is better than everyone else's. Right? Sounds good, but only if you take them at their word and ignore the realities that lie just under the surface.
While it may be true that the reserve status can buy us some extra time, it is by no means a guarantee against hardship. In fact, it is quite the opposite in that it guarantees that our beating will be worse than everyone else's because we'll be the last to fall. Greece's problems started when debt/GDP crossed the 103% area. The rest of the PIIGS and all of Europe for that matter ran into problems in that same area, a few points here and there.
What would you say if I were to tell you that America's per capita share of the national debt currently outstanding was 35% higher than that of Greece's per capita share? You might do a double take. Now, what if I were to tell you that America's per capita share of the fiscal gap (net present value of future unfunded liabilities) was more than 18 times that of Greece? These little useful tidbits of information are precisely the kind of thing the syndicate that runs the global financial system would prefer you remain ignorant about. Because you might start to wonder how exactly are we to sustain our current path? The answer is we're not. However, the syndicate would prefer that you continue to load up on iPhones, big screen televisions, and all the modern day trappings of a neo-Roman society. There are even cracks in that façade, however. Sony Corporation was recently downgraded by Moody's to one step above junk due to its seventh consecutive quarterly loss and falling demand for its televisions, phones, and cameras.
Now I'm not going to put my reputation on the line and give a timeline for this great unraveling and period of reckoning. There are too many quality analysts who have already discredited themselves in the eyes of the general public as the boy who cried wolf by putting absolute dates on these events. And that is a shame because the rest of their message is, for the most part, spot on. All I'm willing to say is that this might very well go on a while longer than most people would think. It could also end next week. Look at Europe. It was going. Then it stopped.
While it is true that the USFed is backed into a corner, there are still some tricks they can pull. The same goes for the USGovt. Accounting is a lovely business, especially when you can change the rules to suit your whims (see FASB Rule 157 as a great example).
The Consumer's Millstone
Another problem facing America that is perhaps unique in the world is the level of personal indebtedness. I know I sound like a broken record, but I'll say it again. When you borrow money, you are essentially voting for your own economic enslavement – in more ways than one. First, your borrowing allows the banking system to create inflation, which lowers the purchasing power of your currency. So you end up having to borrow even more because your current borrowings don't buy as much. And it quickly becomes a cycle.
Secondly, the job market is downright pitiful. The 'good' jobs keep disappearing. For example, Lockheed Martin laid of 3,000 workers this week. And the jobs the economy is 'creating' are junk, paying below-subsistence wages. It is pretty sad when you can have a job and still qualify for all types of government assistance because the job doesn't pay a living wage. This is another consequence of the USFed's inflationary Keynesian rattletrap policies. Wages haven't kept up with prices. Borrowing has filled the gap. Enter a good dose of materialism and voila – instant serfdom to the banking system. In this type of environment, who in their right mind would want to further encumber themselves with debt?
Yet the latest report from the USFed shows that consumer credit outstanding hit a record high. Yes, an ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH. Ironically, the culprits were automobile and student loans. I've already written previously about the student loan crisis that is brewing. Aside from the bubble in USGovt debt, the student loans mess qualifies as the #2 bubble as far as I'm concerned. Of course the ignorant media spun this utterly awful report as a good thing, following in their good Keynesian bias that debt to spend is good and doesn't matter. Debt equals prosperity in fact. Very 1984ish. More on this later.
What the Reckoning Will Look Like
Austerity will be coming to America. Of course it will not be called austerity, because that is now another of the 'bad words' for which there is no place in American journalism outside describing Europe woes. We seem to be settling on the idea of using 'fiscal cliff' to describe our own set of woes.
Austerity will not be any prettier in America than it has been in Greece because we're of the same mindset by and large. The freeloaders in this country are not going to take well to the idea that they can no longer eat off the sweat of someone else's brow. They're no different than the freeloaders in Greece and the rest of Europe who are now rioting in the streets along with pretty much everyone else.
America has already defaulted on its debt and the rest of the world for the past several years has been playing along, leading people to the idiotic notion that the Chinese don't realize that they're being paid back in dollars of steadily decreasing value. Does anyone actually believe this nonsense? The Chinese (and the rest of the world) might be a lot of things, but ignorant isn't one of them, especially their policymakers. This default is one of the main reasons that China, Russia, and the OPECs have been cutting deals quietly to exclude the USDollar from their trade. And we're not talking about two-bit countries either. China and Russia have massive economies and massive economic power. They are making some very poor choices by the way, but they are still miles ahead of America. They are cutting us out.
Everyone on earth has been quietly and slowly stepping away from USDebt, particularly that of a longer-term nature. The USFed and other central banks have been sopping up that debt to keep the game going. The syndicate then dispatches its minions to monkey with the precious metals markets to keep the illusion that the dollar is still worth something. They bash gold in their banker-owned television networks, and then load up behind the scenes. Has anyone noticed that the Cash4Gold places won't sell you gold? They only buy. They're more than happy to give you paper for the family jewels.
However, there will soon come a major paradigm shift. Central banks will stop printing fiat money to buy bonds. They will continue printing like crazy, but instead of buying debt, they'll be buying gold. The big (and smart) money is moving towards metals. Soros, Paulson, Putin in Russia, and China have all been buying gold. Soros doubled his holdings in one day, albeit it through the gold ETF. Think he doesn't have physical gold? Think again. The syndicate knows gold is money and is preparing for a massive power shift. He that has the gold makes the rules.
The end of the USBond bubble will spell a certain end to the entitlement structure and America's welfare society. Much in the way the Greeks and Spaniards have been suffering so shall Americans who have not properly prepared. By prepared, I mean shunning new debt, paying down (preferably paying off) existing debt, and building up savings, a good portion of which are stored in precious metals. Too many people consider metals an investment. Gold and silver are cash. Pure and simple. Just another way of holding cash that happens to be a lot better at holding value than paper currency.
I and countless others have been beseeching people to accumulate metals since the beginning of this publication over six years and took untold flak for calling gold the opportunity of a lifetime back in 2008 before the crisis. This is not pat on the back time. Gold is still a marvelous opportunity, even though it has pretty much doubled from when that 2008 article was written. For those who can no longer afford gold, silver is an excellent (though more volatile) alternative. Bear in mind the syndicate actively manipulates the silver markets, so be prepared to exercise some serious patience.
Other austerity measures in the US will consist of steady increases in the retirement age to 'save' Social Security, increases in premiums and cuts in benefits to keep Medicare from blowing up. Be prepared to pay a lot more from healthcare, despite the massive reform that is forthcoming. That reform doesn't even come close to dealing with the real problems, but instead mandates that approximately 35 million Americans who don't have health insurance buy it from the insurance industry. Rather convenient, but should be no surprise considering the insurance industry crafted the reform bill.
Much of this austerity will fall under the labeling of 'shared sacrifice' and those who are against the theft of their Social Security contributions for example, will be deemed to be 'unpatriotic'. That is already happening and, regardless of your worldview, the facts are out there.
The K-winter, Generational Theory, and Death of Keynesianism
There are clear cycles in society and they come under a vast array of names. The Kondratieff winter and the Strauss-Howe Generational Theory are two of the more popular monikers given to the period in the progression of societies where decadence leads to complacency, which ultimately results in bondage. We're clearly either at the very end of the decadence/complacency stage or the beginning of the bondage stage, depending on how cynical you happen to be.
What cannot be denied is that the world is going through a massive paradigm shift. The dollar standard era, the age of consumerism, and the parabolic accumulation of debt are all slated for termination. As is Keynesianism. The great experiment that began with "A Treatise on Money" in 1931 that encouraged people to spend rather than save (among other things) is beginning its disastrous end as central banks and governments around the world engage in unlimited monetary stimulus as a means by which to 'fight' economic malaise. The patented answer and justification for additional stimulus was, is, and will continue to be 'well, the last one just wasn't big enough'. We've seen that with the USFed's failed policies over the past half dozen years. When the mere lowering of interest rates failed to achieve the desired ends, interest rates were lowered to zero. When that didn't work, they pledged to maintain ZIRP until 2015. That hasn't worked and we've seen two QE failures and a TWIST program that has done absolutely nothing. So now we're into QEunlimited.
The mainstream parrots the party line that unlimited QE is the way to prosperity. I reject that hypothesis out of hand because every last one of them already knows what the end result will be. The banksters will end up owning the title to your house, your car, and will enrich themselves infinitely with the spoils of your labor. It is quite obvious that the Keynesian experiment results in prosperity, but it is not that of the people as was asserted back in the 1930's, but rather it is that of the financial oligarchy. At the end of this cycle, Keynesianism will meet its well-deserved demise, but the American standard of living that has been enjoyed since the Depression will die along with it. In truth, that living standard has been compromised for quite some time now with its maintenance becoming more and more dependent on the accumulation of debt, but even that will no longer be enough.
In conclusion, our society has reached a point where we are so far disconnected from our last great lessons in economics and hardship that we are now doomed to experience the next round. All the ingredients are in the mixing bowl and the blender has been slowly picking up speed for the last half dozen years.
My parting question to you is which side are you on? Are you on the side that is willing to face these problems head on and impose some austerity on yourself so as not to be caught off guard or are you on the side that wishes to remain blissfully ignorant? If you're in the former group, you are to be commended. If, however, you find yourself in the latter group, I'll leave you with a prescient quote from Sam Adams:
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains set lightly upon you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen."
By Andy Sutton
Andy Sutton holds a MBA with Honors in Economics from Moravian College and is a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society in Economics. His firm, Sutton & Associates, LLC currently provides financial planning services to a growing book of clients using a conservative approach aimed at accumulating high quality, income producing assets while providing protection against a falling dollar. For more information visit www.suttonfinance.net
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Mike Furci has a new column up today on Bullz-Eye with workouts to help you build your back. Check it out the full article for some great back exercises.
I want to highlight one section of the article that focuses on four workout principles. These can apply to all your workouts, and developing habits around these principles will make your workouts more effective and help you avoid injury.
– Do not cheat while performing an exercise. Performing movements without strict form places excessive stress on the connective tissue. When a rep cannot be completed in a smooth fashion, end it. Using other muscle groups, like leaning back to finish a barbell curl, is not stimulating the biceps more. There is absolutely no place for this technique in any program no matter what the level or age of the lifter.
– Avoid using negative-only training. The theory behind using negatives is based on the fact that you can use a great deal more weight during the eccentric (negative) portion of a lift as opposed to the concentric (raising) portion. The theory states that by performing negatives with heavier weight than you can lift with traditional reps, it will elicit a greater adaptive response and further hasten your progress. As anyone who's performed negative-only training will tell you, it's extremely demanding and wearing on the body. The inroads to your recovery ability, and the wear and tear made by performing negatives, is very difficult to regulate. The ends do not justify the means.
– No forced reps. A forced rep is performed at the end of a set. As the lifter fails in an attempt to perform the concentric portion of the rep, a spotter helps move it to completion. The lifter then lowers the weight and attempts another rep; when the rep starts to fail, the spotter again helps complete the rep. Forcing a fatigued muscle to do extremely hard work is playing with fire. As with negatives, forced reps — because of the level of wear and tear — is a technique that should be avoided.
– Form over all. I cannot stress this enough. The form you use when performing an exercise is of the utmost importance especially for advanced lifters. This principle coincides with the above, "Do not cheat while performing an exercise." Once you can no longer move the weight in a smooth controlled manner, end the set.
The first three principles are major don'ts, the last is a major do. All four of the above principles are imperative in keeping from walking that tight rope between training with intensity and injury.
Check out Mike's columns on Bullz-Eye for great fitness and nutrition tips.
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In this guide, you'll be introduced to a strategy that requires students to challenge their understanding and solidify their knowledge while reading a text.
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At times, engaging all students with a text that they are reading can seem quite difficult. Question the Author (QtA) is a comprehension strategy that asks students to pose queries while reading a given text, helping to solidify their knowledge and challenge their understanding, rather than after reading. QtA, which is primarily used with nonfiction texts (but can be used with fiction, as well), engages students with the text to create deeper meaning by allowing students to critique the authors writing.
This strategy aims to engage all students through discussions and interactions within the classroom. According to Beck, McKeown, et al, the power of QtA is that the students do all of the interpretive work: they construct the meaning, wrestle with the ideas, and consider the ways information connects to construct meaning (33).
VanDeWeghe, Rick. "Research Matters: Authentic Literacy and Student Achievement." English Journal 97.6. (July 2008): 105-108.
Beck, I.L., & McKeown, M.G., Hamilton, R.L., & Kugan, L. (1997). Questioning the Author: An Approach for Enhancing Student Engagement with Text. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
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- Prior to introducing the strategy to students, the teacher should select a passage in the text that students will find interesting and that will create a good discussion.
- After selecting an appropriate passage, decide on stopping points where you think students need to stop, think, and gain a deeper understanding of the text.
- Create questions/queries that can be asked of the students at each stopping point to encourage Higher Order Thinking. Examples of appropriate queries are below.
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- Model for the students how one should read the passage and think through the queries (you may wish to use the "Think Aloud" strategy). Share some immediate thoughts or ideas about the passage and queries with students.
- Keep in mind that the role of the teacher during this strategy is to facilitate the discussion and keep it moving among the studentsnot to lead it by taking charge and "lecturing". If students ask questions that go unanswered, restate them and encourage students to continue to investigate and work to determine the answer.
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As a result of my research, I have immense respect for the wearable technologies potential to enhance both physical and cognitive function as well as the current limitations. Completing a PhD takes a toll on the body and mind. I consider myself lucky, as I have many of the tools available to me to monitor this impact and the recovery.
I was profoundly struck by the irony of what now feels like a near miss, just days prior to graduation. Had it not been for the passive capture of my heart rate on my AppleWatch, I would not have been able to share the data with my doctor electronically when things went sour. He was able to both diagnose and prescribe remotely without delay. The issue resolved, but I am now more aware of the benefit of tracking vital signs passively for prevention. I became my own research subject, yet again.
I have shifted my attention back to the wearables, apps and other innovative tech based interventions that complement our wellbeing goals. The book BE-ing@Work is still in the works. As I collect more stories, best practice and insight from the field, I will be ready to share it. In the meantime, I am sharing my research at a few upcoming events. I will be speaking at Virgin Pulse, Thrive Summit 2016, In Boston next week. I am also booked to speak at the Employer Health and Benefits Congress, in September. I hope to see you there and hear your stories about technology and wellbeing in the workplace.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
2010 Top Prospect List: #3 Mike Leake, rhp
Height 5-11, Weight 190, B/T: R/R, DOB: 11/12/1987
2009 Redlegs Baseball Prospect Ranking: NA
After a stellar career at Arizona State University, Mike Leake overcame the irrational scouting bias against short righthanded pitchers to be selected 8th overall in the 2009 draft.
Given his 5-11 stature, Leake probably provides more pitching skill-per-inch than any other prospect in the draft. He is so well-rounded that it is much quicker to talk about what he lacks, than what he does well. Essentially, the only thing Leake lacks is plus velocity. He possesses every other skill that you'd want to see in a pitching prospect and that makes him one of the strongest and most intriguing prospects in the system.
Leake throws everything but the kitchen sink. He works with an assortment of different pitches: a four-seam fastball, cutter, curveball, slider, and changeup. And, I'm sure that even as you read this he's tinkering with a new pitch or a new grip to create different movement and give him the advantage over professional hitters.
In 2009, Leake joined Stephen Strasburg as the most dominant pitchers at the collegiate level, leading his Arizona State squad to the College World Series in Omaha. In his first College World Series start against the University of Texas, Leake didn't have his best stuff, but he demonstrated the polished approach that defines his game. It was revealed later that Leake was possibly battling some tendinitis in his pitching arm, which could go a long way towards explaining his struggles. Leake tried to mix his pitches and speeds to attack the hitters, but he just couldn't execute. Simply put, he just didn't have his good command. He wasn't able to hit his spots, which is very uncharacteristic of him.
Leake was willing to throw any pitch in any count. In the first inning, he showed a good tailing fastball and a sharping biting curveball. But, his fastball command was spotty. Even so, he managed to get a strike out and wriggled out of trouble by inducing a double play ball.
In the second inning, Leake demonstrated his comfort with his secondary pitches, as he threw a breaking ball in both a 2-1 count and 0-0 count. He seems very comfortable throwing any pitch in any situation, but he still works off of the fastball. Even Jamie Moyer pitches off of the fastball, because it's what you have to do to set up all the other pitches.
After he was drafted, the Reds let Leake rest his arm for the remainder of the season and then sent him to the Arizona Fall League to get his feet wet at the professional level. Pitching for the Peoria Saguaros, Leake posted a stellar 1.37 ERA with a 1-2 record in 6 games. Not a bad way to start off a career, especially in a notoriously hitter friendly environment like the AFL.
Leake's fastball velocity can touch 94, but sits in the 88-92 range. While his velocity is a tick below what is expected in a top of the rotation starter, what's more impressive than a couple extra miles per hour on the fastball is that Leake already understands that he can succeed working at less than max effort. He understands what pitching is all about and knows that success involves more than just lighting up the radar gun. It's about adding and subtracting velocity, changing the eye level of the hitter, and hitting your spots. As the great Warren Spahn said, "hitting is timing and pitching is upsetting that timing." Possessing that knowledge is what separates the "pitchers" from the mere "throwers." Leake's understanding of pitching is very advanced and belies his experience, as he already resembles a savvy major league veteran on the mound.
As he stands on the mound and looks in for the sign, Leake holds his hands up at chin level and gets the proper grip on the ball for his pitch of choice. He then starts his windup with a small step towards first base with his glove side ("GS") leg to un-weight his pitching arm side ("PAS") leg, which enables him to rotate his body and shift his PAS foot down onto the rubber. As he takes his initial step towards first base, he also brings his hands all the way down below the belt. Next, he brings his hands up near his right ear and his PAS leg up into his leg kick. His leg kick more than exceeds parallel to the ground and involves hip rotation to coil up and create tension and potential energy. When he reaches the apex of his leg kick, he doesn't point his toe to the ground, but rather keeps his foot tense and maintains a 90-degree angle in relation to his shin. It's a minor issue, but one school of thought espouses the belief that little moves such as this gradually increase fatigue over the course of the game, as they require energy to execute pitch after pitch after pitch.
As he begins to unpack his leg kick, he uncoils and drives to the plate with a good push off the rubber to convert potential energy into kinetic energy. His good leg drive helps him "throw with his body" and reduce stress on his arm. Additionally, his ability to succeed while working at less than max effort should cut down on his injury risk. Leake's pitching style and mechanics are about staying within himself and remaining in control, rather than high velocity and effort. This strategy helps Leake stay in balance throughout his delivery, but also prevents him from generating maximum velocity. It's a trade off, but one that works well for Leake.
Leake's stride is appropriate in length and landing position, which enhances the efficiency of his delivery, as he effectively imparts stored energy directly to the baseball. His plant foot position doesn't close off his body in his delivery or hinder his momentum to the plate. In addition, when his plant foot lands his arm is up in the proper position and not lagging behind, which helps his upper body remains in-sync with his lower body throughout his delivery. Leake's combination of plus athleticism and body control gives him a great balance and tempo throughout his delivery.
As for his throwing motion, Leake works from a three-quarter arm slot with a loose arm action. His free-and-easy motion and ability to work at less than max effort should reduce his injury risk and when paired with his plus command should enable him to work deep into games. When you don't have to expend maximum effort on your pitches and are economical with the pitches that you do throw, then you should be able to throw a lot of innings and work deeper into games than max effort type pitchers. On the downside, the lower arm slot will prevent him from working on a downward plane. Overall, Leake is efficient in both his mechanics and pitches, which makes him a low risk, high floor type of pitching prospect.
After releasing the pitch, Leake's follow-through leaves him in good finishing position. His right leg comes around and lands square with his plant foot, which leaves him in strong fielding position. His good fielding position and plus athleticism should enable him to field his position well and when all is said and done could net him a Gold Glove or two.
Here are a couple of different looks at Leake in action:
In sum, Leake has some of the cleanest pitching mechanics in the entire system. His less than max effort delivery and plus athleticism enable him to maintain his body control and tempo and helps him to consistently repeat his delivery.
Leake possesses an interesting blend of athleticism and polish. He lacks plus velocity, which lowers his ceiling in the eyes of some, but makes up for it with efficiency and guile. While some of the riskier pitching prospects that were available in the draft were thought to have higher upside, Leake's polish and pitching IQ work to raise his ceiling.
Overall, Leake should be one of the fastest movers in the 2009 draft. His lower level of risk and substantial ceiling are sufficient to land him at #3 on the list.
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- smittyMarch 4, 2010 at 4:08 PM
my favorite prospect, number 2 on my list. im interested who you have in the 2 hole, frazier?ReplyDelete
lark you alright man?ReplyDelete
Doing ok, thanks. Got slammed and had to work on the weekend. Then, had some family stuff going on. And, to top it all off, my computer is freezing and crashing on me. So, been tough to work on the blog, but I'm finishing up #10.
As for Leake, he's intriguing. I go back and forth on the wisdom of drafting him. Part of me loves it, but part of me wonders if he's got the kind of upside that you should target with that high of a pick. It all depends on how his stuff plays. I suspect it'll play better than the scouts that peg him as a #3 starter, but time will tell. Still, there is a whole lot to like about Leake.
On an unrelated note, it's damn difficult not to get excited about what Chapman is doing thus far. Unreal. Spring training is a fun time. A good time to dream about what may come.
yea, its pretty awesome. I hope he makes the club because his stuff is unrealReplyDelete


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SEC542: Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
Thu, December 12 - Tue, December 17, 2013
As a web application developer, SEC542 gives me great insight into what I can do better and what to look for.
I am totally new to security and penetration testing, and SEC542 and the instructor are both a wealth of information.
Assess Your Web Apps in Depth
Web applications are a major point of vulnerability in organizations today. Web app holes have resulted in the theft of millions of credit cards, major financial and reputational damage for hundreds of enterprises, and even the compromise of thousands of browsing machines that visited Web sites altered by attackers. In this intermediate to advanced level class, you'll learn the art of exploiting Web applications so you can find flaws in your enterprise's Web apps before the bad guys do. Through detailed, hands-on exercises and training from a seasoned professional, you will be taught the four-step process for Web application penetration testing. You will inject SQL into back-end databases, learning how attackers exfiltrate sensitive data. You will utilize cross-site scripting attacks to dominate a target infrastructure in our unique hands-on laboratory environment. And you will explore various other Web app vulnerabilities in-depth with tried-and-true techniques for finding them using a structured testing regimen. You will learn the tools and methods of the attacker, so that you can be a powerful defender.
On day one, we will study the attacker's view of the Web as well as learn an attack methodology and how the pen-tester uses JavaScript within the test. On day two, we will study the art of reconnaissance, specifically targeted to Web applications. We will also examine the mapping phase as we interact with a real application to determine its internal structure. During day three we will continue our test by starting the discovery phase using the information we gathered on day two. We will focus on application/server-side discovery. On day four we will continue discovery, focusing on client-side portions of the application, such as Flash objects and Java applets. On day five, we will move into the final stage of exploitation. Students will use advanced exploitation methods to gain further access within the application. Day six will be a Capture the Flag event where the students will be able to use the methodology and techniques explored during class to find and exploit the vulnerabilities within an intranet site.
Throughout the class, you will learn the context behind the attacks so that you intuitively understand the real-life applications of our exploitation. In the end, you will be able to assess your own organization's Web applications to find some of the most common and damaging Web application vulnerabilities today.
By knowing your enemy, you can defeat your enemy. General security practitioners, as well as Web site designers, architects, and developers, will benefit from learning the practical art of Web application penetration testing in this class.
Course Syllabus
SEC542.1: Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking: The Attacker's View of the Web
Kevin Johnson
Thu Dec 12th, 2013
Understanding the attacker's perspective is key to successful Web application penetration testing. We will begin by thoroughly examining Web technology, including protocols, languages, clients, and server architectures, from the attacker's perspective. In this portion of the class we will also examine different authentication systems, including Basic, Digest, Forms, and Windows Integrated authentication, and discuss how servers use them and how attackers abuse them.
Following this, we will discuss the four steps that make up our process for conducting Web application penetration tests: reconnaissance, mapping, discovery and exploitation. During the next few days, we will delve into each of these steps more deeply. For the first day, we will review the fundamental principles of each phase and discuss how we will use them together as a cyclical attack process. Next, we will cover the types of penetration testing and what pieces need to be part of the report. As the final part of the day, we will explore and learn JavaScript from an attacker's perspective.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Overview of the Web from a penetration tester's perspective
- Exploring the various servers and clients
- Discussion of the various Web architectures
- Discover how session state works
- Discussion of the different types of vulnerabilities
- Define a Web application test scope and process
- Define types of penetration testing
SEC542.2: Web Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking: Reconnaissance and Mapping
Kevin Johnson
Fri Dec 13th, 2013
On the second day we will start the actual penetration testing process, beginning with the reconnaissance and mapping phases. Reconnaissance includes gathering publicly available information regarding the target application and organization, identifying the machines which support our target application, and building a profile of each server, including operating system, specific software, and configuration. Our discussion will be augmented by practical, hands-on exercises in which we conduct reconnaissance against an in-class target.
In the mapping phase, we will build a "map" or diagram of the application. In order to do this, we identify the components, analyze the relationship between them, and determine how the pieces work together. We will specifically consider how the session management system works within an application. This will help us identify potential vulnerabilities during the next sections.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Discover the infrastructure within the application
- Identify the machines and operating systems
- SSL configurations and weaknesses
- Explore virtual hosting and its impact on testing
- Learn methods to identify load balancers
- Software configuration discovery
- Explore external information sources
- Google hacking
- Learn tools to spider a Web site
- Scripting to automate Web requests and spidering
- Application flow charting
- Relationship analysis within an application
- JavaScript for the attacker
SEC542.3: Web Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking: Server-Side Discovery
Kevin Johnson
Sat Dec 14th, 2013
In this section, we will continue to explore our methodology with the discovery phase. We will build upon the information started yesterday, exploring methods to find and verify vulnerabilities within the application. The students will also begin to explore the interactions between the various vulnerabilities.
After we cover vulnerabilities, we will explore the different user interfaces that Web apps expose to clients. This will include an exploration of various automated and manual tools, such as w3af, Burp Suite, and the SamuraiWTF pen-testing environment.
Throughout the discovery phase, we will explore both manual and automated methods of discovering vulnerabilities within applications and discuss the circumstances under which each is appropriate.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Learn methods to discover various vulnerabilities
- Information leakage
- Username harvesting
- Command injection
- SQL injection
- Blind SQL injection
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Session issues
- Explore differences between different data back-ends
- Explore fuzzing and various fuzzing tools
- Discuss the different interfaces Web sites contain
- Understand methods for attacking Web services
SEC542.4: Web Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking: Client-Side Discovery
Kevin Johnson
Sun Dec 15th, 2013
On day four students will start exploring client side portions of the Web site. We will cover methods to discover vulnerabilities within client-side code, such as Java applets and Flash objects. We will learn how to use tools to decompile the objects and applets to find vulnerabilities. Tools such as Flare and JAD will be used during hands-on exercises. This will include a detailed discussion of Web Services and AJAX in which we will explore how AJAX and Web service technology enlarge the attack surface that penetration testers leverage. We will also explore the how AJAX and Web services are affected by the vulnerabilities already explored.
Students will also be able to understand the ways that these client-side components can be used to attack other portions of the network and Web application. Students will also be using various tools and methods to discover ways to interact with Web applications bypassing these client-side controls.
Students will also work through sections on both Python and PHP. These sections focus on the use of these languages during a penetration test and from the view of an attacker.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Learn methods to discover various vulnerabilities
- Information leakage
- Username harvesting
- Command injection
- SQL injection
- Blind SQL injection
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Learn methods to decompile client-side code
- Flash
- Java
- etc.
- Explore malicious applets and objects
- Discovery vulnerabilities in Web application through their client components
- Understand methods for attacking Web services
- Understand methods for testing Web 2.0 and AJAX based sites
- Learn how AJAX and Web services change penetration tests
- Learn the attacker's perspective on Python and PHP
- The use of these languages during our attack
- The ability to expand the tools we are using
SEC542.5: Web Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking: Exploitation
Kevin Johnson
Mon Dec 16th, 2013
On the fifth day we will launch actual exploits against real-world applications. In this component, we will build upon the previous three steps, expanding our foothold within the application and extending that to the network on which it resides. As penetration testers, we will specifically focus on ways that we can leverage previously discovered vulnerabilities to gain further access, highlighting the cyclical nature of our four-step attack methodology.
During our exploitation, we will use tools such as the Burp Suite and Paros Proxy to assist us in crafting exploits against real-world applications like Wordpress and AWStats. We will launch an SQL injection attack against Wordpress, intercepting real transactions and modifying them. We will use Cross-Site Scripting attacks against phpMyAdmin and phpBB to steal cookies and sessions from other users.
We are also going to explore the use of attack frameworks, such as AttackAPI and BeEF. We will discuss how the frameworks can assist us in our testing process, gaining access to browser history, port scanning internal networks, and searching for other vulnerable Web applications through zombie browsers.
We will also explore multiple exploit attacks. This is where the student will build complex attack series to gain much greater access within the Web applications. By fully uncovering vulnerabilities within applications using the same resources as attackers, we can provide organizations with the best assessment possible.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Explore methods to zombify browsers
- Discuss using zombies to port scan or attack internal networks
- Explore attack frameworks
- AttackAPI
- BeEF
- XSS-Proxy
- Walk through an entire attack scenario
- Exploit the various vulnerabilities discovered
- Leverage the attacks to gain access to the system
- Learn how to pivot our attacks through a Web application
- Understand methods of interacting with a server through SQL injection
- Exploit applications to steal cookies
- Execute commands through Web application vulnerabilities
SEC542.6: Web Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking: Capture the Flag
Kevin Johnson
Tue Dec 17th, 2013
During day six of the class students will be placed on a network and given the opportunity to complete an entire penetration test. The goal of this capture the flag event is for the students to explore the techniques, tools, and methodology they have learned over the last five days. They will be able to use these ideas and methods against a realistic intranet application. At the end of the day, they will provide a verbal report of the findings and methodology they followed to complete the test.
Students will be provided with a virtual machine that contains the SamuraiWTF Web penetration testing environment. They will be able to use this both in the class and after leaving and returning to their normal jobs.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Additional Information
Laptop Required
Security 542 requires a Windows, Linux or Macintosh computer with the following minimum hardware requirements:
- 1GHz processor
- 2GB RAM (More memory is highly recommended)
- 10 GB free hard disk space
- DVD ROM drive
Please install the following software on the computer:
- VMWare Player 3.x or VMWare Workstation 7.x or newer or VMWare Fusion (Server and ESX are not supported)
- Firefox browser
You must have the ability to disable the host firewall (Windows firewall or other third party firewall) and antivirus running on your desktop. This usually means you need to have administrative privilege on the machine.
DO NOT plan on just killing your antivirus service or processes, because most antivirus tools still function even when their associated services and processes have been terminated.
If you have additional questions about the laptop specifications, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
You Will Be Able To
- Apply a detailed, four-step methodology to your web application penetration tests, including Recon, Mapping, Discovery and Exploitation
- Analyze the results from automated web testing tools to remove false positives and validate findings
- Use python to create testing and exploitation scripts during a penetration test
- Create configurations and test payloads within other web attacks
- Use FuzzDB to generate attack traffic to find flaws such as Command Injection and File Include issues
- Assess the logic and transaction flaw within a target application to find logic flaws and business vulnerabilities
- Use the rerelease of Durzosploit to obfuscate XSS payloads to bypass WAFs and application filtering
- Analyze traffic between the client and the server application using tools such as Ratproxy and Zed Attack Proxy to find security issues within the client-side application code
- Use BeEF to hook victim browsers, attack the client software and network and evaluate the potential impact XSS flaws have within an application
- Perform a complete web penetration test during the Capture the Flag exercise to pull all of the tech- niques and tools together into a comprehensive test
Author Statement
"Testing the security of Web applications is not as simple as just knowing what SQL injection and cross-site scripting mean. Successful testers understand that methodical, thorough testing is the best means of finding the vulnerabilities within the applications. This requires a deep understanding of how Web applications work and what attack vectors are available. This course provides that understanding by examining the various parts of a Web application penetration. When teaching the class, I especially enjoy the use of real-world exercises and the in-depth exploration of Web penetration testing."
-Kevin Johnson


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Yes, this is another version of taco soup. I love taco soup so when I found this recipe I had to try it. I had my doubts, but it was delicious! Not too spicy and full of flavor. It makes a lot so we ate it for a few days and it just got better with time. I can't wait to make it again! Recipe is from Favorite Family Recipes.
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