>get a ThinkPad X200
>flash libreboot
>install a distro from gnu.org
You can add to the list to buy a libre router, oh and don't forget to ditch your smartphone
Keep this in mind, though: libreboot.org
this is as free as you'll get
/cyb/ + /sec/ - CYBERPUNK/CYBERSECURITY GENERAL
Henry Kelly
Brody Jones
=== /cyb/ News:
Cyber fashion is always a topic and illustratyions suggest garish colours in neon lit rain. Neon is dead, LED is here. And now neon lives on ... in clothing:
bbc.com
>Fluorescent clothes and accessories were popular on a number of designer catwalks this year - think Gucci, Versace, Prada - and, unsurprisingly, it's a trend that headed straight for the high street.
Will high street also embrace Cyberpunk?
Jaxson Turner
Farmingdale.edu/academics/curriculum/bs-computer-security-technology
Rate my current Uni program.
What electives should I take? I need one 100-200 level and 2x level 300-400. (Bottom of page)
I'm particularly interested in "CRJ217 - Computer Forensics II" for the Level 100-200. Either that, or perhaps the "Intro to AI and Robotics" class.
For the higher level, I'm interested in "CPS461 - Penetration Testing" and "CPS463 - Distributed Systems and Security".
Jason Evans
At last some news on military cyberpunk tech:
=== /cyb/ News:
>Upgrade Your Memory With A Surgically Implanted Brain Chip (bnnbloomberg.ca)
science.slashdot.org
>Bloomberg reports on a five-year, $77 million project by America's Department of Defense to create an implantable brain device that restores memory-generation capacity for people with traumatic brain injuries.
>In two separate studies, researchers found the prototype consistently boosted memory 15 per cent to 18 per cent. The second group performing human testing, a team from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., aided by colleagues at the University of Southern California, has a more finely tuned method. In a study published last year, their patients showed memory retention improvement of as much as 37 per cent. "We're looking at questions like, 'Where are my keys? Where did I park the car? Have I taken my pills?'â" says Robert Hampson, lead author of the 2018 study...
Blake Bailey
Pulse seen on news:alt.cyberpunk, after 6 months inactivity. I guess Jow Forums is where /cyb/ is at these days.
Julian Morgan
OK; so what are the chances? From Slashdot headlines:
>America Planted Malware In Russia's Power Grid, Says NYT (cnet.com)
and
>Massive Electrical Failure Cuts Power To Nearly All Of Argentina On Election Day -- and Uruguay (bbc.com)
Zachary Allen
Well, ftp://collectivecomputers.org:21212/Books/Cyberpunk/ is down, anyone got a good server to put to use?
Luis Jenkins
Why is linux recommended for pentesting? I get it's more secure overall compared to Windows.
But what particularly makes it better? I imagine there are more tools written in Linux and since a lot of servers are Linux based, that has something to do with it. But ultimately, since most computers in general run Windows (outside of backend stuff), wouldn't it make sense to use Windows?
Also with writing malware, I'm guessing the majority of it is aimed at Windows. Which raises another question: it's written in Linux and tested with a VM of Windows?
Ian Sanchez
and what about FreeBSD? What does G/L have that FreeBSD doesn't, bc I'm currently sold on FreeBSD with poudriere and the way it manages applications.
Josiah Morris
With source available you can be more certain about what is going on in the system. Windows gives you less control.