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Cyber Warfare and Security this Morning with WSG

Justin Cresswell — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:55:22 +0000

Tune in at 9AM today to hear me and Paul talk about cyber warfare and other lite topics. This isn’t a new topic, and it isn’t just the stuff of science fiction novels either. Have a listen to learn why it’s in the news this week.

Washington Post: Obama Set to Create A Cybersecurity Czar With Broad Mandate

Information Week: Anti-U.S. Hackers Infiltrate Army Servers

Information Week: Cybersecurity Review Finds U.S. Networks ‘Not Secure’

CNet: ‘Nimda’ worm strikes Net, e-mail (From September 18, 2001)

Updated – Domain Name Fun with WSG

Justin Cresswell — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:16:07 +0000

We all use domain names everyday -- every time you browse the web or use email. There are millions and millions of them, and anyone can buy one. Some of our great listeners surely own some. So what are they and what do they do? This morning we exploree this topic with Paul from his perch on the balcony at the Rensselaer Train Station.

Thank you to everyone who called in Send your questions to talk1300@wsg.net or call us again next week.

As promised, here is some more information on domain names:

Domain names in the news recently:

Newt Gingrich’s Lawyer Blames Tucows for Tweet
Politician Uses Generic Domain (and Wins)
Bank of America Gets Split Decision in Domain Name Dispute
Jay Leno Tries to Tackle Cybersquatting Problem

This video is a good overview of how domains work.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBi8GCxk7NQ

According to the Domain Name Journal, below is a list of the top 10 most expensive domain names.
1. Fund.com, $9.99 million
2. Porn.com, $9.5 million
3. Diamonds.com, $7.5 million
4. Toys.com, $5.1 million (I was wrong on the air when I said $10 or $14 million for this one.)
5. Vodka.com, $3 million
6. CreditCards.com, $2.75 million
7. Computers.com, $2.1 million
8. Seniors.com, $1.8 million
9. DataRecovery.com, $1.66 million
10. Cameras.com, $1.5 million
10. Tandberg.com, $1.5 million

According to iWhois, these are the 100 oldest registered .com domains
1. 15-Mar-1985, SYMBOLICS.COM
2. 24-Apr-1985, BBN.COM
3. 24-May-1985, THINK.COM
4. 11-Jul-1985, MCC.COM
5. 30-Sep-1985, DEC.COM
6. 07-Nov-1985, NORTHROP.COM
7. 09-Jan-1986, XEROX.COM
8. 17-Jan-1986, SRI.COM
9. 03-Mar-1986, HP.COM
10. 05-Mar-1986, BELLCORE.COM

Head over to DomainTools.com to see their updated count of how many domain names are in existence and how many have been deleted. Very interesting.

Links and Follow-Up from the WSG.net show this morning

Justin Cresswell — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:29:56 +0000

Hello everyone, and thanks for a great Monday show today. Lots of people calling in with real problems looking for real solutions. I want to encourage anyone with whom we spoke on the air to reach out to me if you want more detailed advise than we can dispense in the moment. Some of your concerns might require some follow up, so please know I am here to help.

Hopefully all of our callers got their addresses to the station so we can get your t-shirts to you. If not, please call me at 518-435-0682 or send me an email at justin @ wsg.net. Thanks goes to our friends at Barracuda Networks for giving me the t-shirts we offered up on the air today.

To clean unwanted items off your machine, including registry issues, you can download freeware Crap Cleaner.

Best to purchase a commercial product to manage your anti-virus and anti-malware and follow the recommendations. PC World magazine has a nice review of some leading products. Lavasoft has come free and paid products as well.

Vista issues, routers, backups, updates galore today. Check here for one known issue.

For Adam, who called in with issues on his uncle’s machine: take a peek at this link for possible help. Also feel free to reach out to me for further help.