Category: Reviews

  • Book Review: @Large

    [The date of publication is not known.] @LargeThe Strange Case of The World’s Biggest Internet InvasionDavid H. Freedman and Charles C. MannISBN: 0-684-82464-7, Hardback: $24.00 From the inside cover: “At Large is the astonishing, never-before-revealed tale of perhaps the biggest and certainly the most disturbing computer attack to date, with ominous implications for the Internet, […]

  • Book Review: Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age

    [The date of publication is not known.] Ethical and Social Issues in the Information AgeUndergraduate Texts in Computer ScienceJoseph Migga Kizza0-387-98275-2, 172 Pages, Springer-Verlag Overview: “Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age” is an excellent foundation and resource for defining ethics and morals in a technological world. For any reader interested in exploring this […]

  • Book Review: Hack Attacks Denied

    [This was originally published on Enterprise Zone and mirrored on attrition.org.] Hack Attacks DeniedComplete Guide to Network LockDownJohn Chirillo0471416258, 512 pages, Wiley Common Security Practices in Uncommonly Tedious Text Despite more than 400 pages of source code and security defense examples, this book’s valuable content could easily be condensed into a single article sidebar. A […]

  • Book Review: Hack Attacks Revealed

    [This was originally published on Enterprise Zone and mirrored on attrition.org.] Hack Attacks RevealedA Complete Reference with Custom Security Hacking ToolkitJohn Chirillo047141624X, 960 Pages, Wiley Computer PublishingHack Attacks RevealedPartially Hack Attacks Revealed begins with a solid technical foundation but soon unravels without revealing true hacking. Hackers understand that the true art and spirit of hacking […]

  • Movie Review: Dogma

    [This was originally published on attrition.org.] Upon release of this movie, the Religious Right were once again pissed off. And yet again they proved beyond doubt they had no sense of humor. If you can’t laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at. Dogma is the story of Bartleby (Affleck) and Loki (Damon), two angels cast […]

  • April 2001 Reviews (The Yards, A Better Way to Die, Bedazzled)

    [This was originally published on attrition.org.] The Yards (2/5 rating) – Leo (Mark Walburg) is finally out of jail after serving 2 years for stealing a car. He just wants a straight life in order to take care of his family. Instead of a regular job, he falls back in with his best friend (Joaquin Phoenix) […]

  • April 2001 Reviews (The Crow 3, Red Planet, The 6th Day)

    [This was originally published on attrition.org.] The Crow – Salvation (2/5 rating) – The Crow is a movie that is hard to describe, one that words can barely do justice for. As with many movies, the desire to make a sequel and keep the ‘story’ alive is based more in monetary profit than love of the […]

  • Movie Review: The Replacements

    [This was originally published on attrition.org.] When this movie came out, I quickly dismissed it as a movie I could live without. You have a sports reject team put together (Major League turned football), and Keanu Reaves (Dude..). These two thrown together didn’t seem like a winner pick at the time. Months later and one […]

  • Movie Review: Mission to Mars

    [This was originally published on attrition.org.] Mars is one of the many recent space exploration movies, focused on the exploration/colonization of the planet Mars. The mystical red planet with the oh so famous ‘face‘ that lead people to wonder about ancient alien civilizations. Anyway, on to the movie… As with any movie remotely technical or […]

  • Music Review: Brigid Boden (Self-titled)

    [This was originally published on attrition.org.] What do you get when you cross a beautiful femme voice, with a twist of Irish influence and an occasional rap or hip hop beat? Brigid Boden. As weird as the combination may sound, she pulls it off quite nicely. Starting out with beats heavily tinted with Irish background, […]