There is a bit of a debate in some circles about using xargs vs. the -exec {} option that’s built into find itself. To me, however, it’s not much of a debate; -exec isn’t nearly as good as xargs for what I use find for. I tend to use it to perform tasks involving many files. “Move all…
Archives for October 2006
6 Steps To Becoming An Information Security Guru
A recent poster in an information security forum asked what it takes to succeed in the information security field. Having met with moderate success in the field myself, I decided to offer a few of my own thoughts on the matter: Be Passionate About It You can’t get to the top if you don’t truly love what you…
BioPassword: Two-Factor Authentication The Easy Way
For anyone those who hasn’t heard about it, there’s a really cool new product out by the name of BioPassword. The product does two-factor authentication in a very unique way. Rather than rely on a token or smart card (something that you need to authenticate and can be lost or broken), the system takes its second factor the…