Archive for July, 2006

The Scent of Hardware EULAs Backfiring

July 13, 2006 by Jeff Nathan

In our shrill world of paranoia where vendors clench their general counsel’s arm tight enough to powder walnuts, it’s not surprising that End User Licensing Agreements (EULAs) continue to grow in absurdity. With the continued prevalence of free OS’, hardware vendors are undoubtedly under increased pressure to either disclose sufficient information for drivers to be [...]

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“What Do You Guys ‘Actually’ Do?”

July 11, 2006 by Jose Nazario

A question we’re asked by many an interested party. I’ll give you my perspective on what it’s like to be a part of the Arbor Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT). It’s Microsoft patch Tuesday, and that just adds to the workload. We’re busy here in Ann Arbor, people getting ready for our annual poker [...]

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Say NO to RFPs!

July 10, 2006 by Carlos Morales

I don’t know who dislikes RFPs more: vendors who have to answer them or customers who have to create them and then read all the responses. There aren’t too many things that waste more time than RFPs. I understand the original premise of these: they were a way for a customer to define their needs [...]

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