"The Dec. 26 earthquake that devastated parts of Asia was recorded by microphones at the island of Diego Garcia. The recording of the quake has been made available by scientists at Columbia University.

The scientists used the recording to follow the earthquake's path. They discovered that it occurred in two phases, moving south to north.

The scientists' methods may one day result in faster warnings as earthquakes occur. They also could help with relief. The noise studies could show exactly where ruptures have occurred, helping to pinpoint areas that have suffered damage."

Listen to the recording at:

http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news/2005/07_20_05.htm

The Sound of the Dec. 26 Earthquake - MP3

Wired has done a great interview with Mike. It should clear up a number of the questions people have had with recent events.

I would like to specifically point out one part of this interview:

WN: So ISS knew the seriousness of the bug.

Lynn: Yes, they did. In fact, at one point ... they apparently didn't get it, and they actually wanted to distribute the full working exploit very widely inside the company.... I was told ... "Give this to all the sales engineers and to all the pen testers."

WN: Why would they want you to do that?

Lynn: Well, because it bruises Cisco, remember? Mind you, this was something that Cisco hadn’t gone public with yet and that's not useful to pen testers because what do they advise their customers to do (to protect themselves if no information about the vulnerability has been released yet)?

I told them, "You do realize if you do that, it's going to leak?" And (one of the ISS guys) says, "That's Cisco's problem." And then (another ISS guy) turns to me and says that they need to understand this could be their Witty worm. I was like, Whoa, what meeting did I walk into?

(The Witty worm was a particularly aggressive and destructive code released by someone last year that targeted computer systems running a security program made by Internet Security Systems and even more specifically targeted military bases using the software. It infected more than 12,000 servers and computer systems in about an hour. Because of the worm's speed in spreading and its creators' apparent knowledge of who ISS' customers were, some security experts speculated that someone working for or connected to ISS might have been responsible for writing and releasing it.)

At that point, I told them all no, and they fought it and I resigned right there on the spot. And this was about a month ago.

I thought they were handling this in a non-ethical manner. Because it was just way too fast and loose with who can see this.... I mean, I don't even want people to see it now. (ISS talked him out of the resignation by agreeing to give him control over who could see or have the exploit.)

All I can say is WOW. A big "wow". Caps, bold, and feeling.

Anyone who says that Mike is not on the level needs to reference this. This says truly horrible things about ISS. This should cost them some serious reputation capitol.

One thing that Mike did a great job of in this interview is getting the idea out that in order to defeat the "bad guys", you must run faster then them. It is the only option.

Case in point, via the Wall Street Journal:

"The vulnerabilities are out there on the Net in full broadcast mode," said Gilman Louie, a tech-industry veteran who heads In-Q-Tel, a venture-capital firm backed by the Central Intelligence Agency. "The bad guys get to it faster than everybody else. I'd rather have disclosure and let everybody respond."

Disclosure is a great thing, but it must be done properly. I would argue that Mike did it properly. I would argue that he has displayed the best kind of ethics through this entire mess. Given the content of this Wired interview, I would argue that ISS has its head up its ass.

Router Flaw Is a Ticking Bomb | Mike Lynn Has Integrity^3

We have been blessed for the last several years with a small, sweet female cat that we called Miss. Puss Puss. She was the sweetest little cat I've ever known. She often sat on my monitor for hours, hoping to get a little bit of a neck rub now and then.

Tonight, I was baking cookies with my son in the kitchen. The dryer went off and I went to get the clothes out. A few of them still felt a bit damp as I pulled them out. About that time, my timer on the oven went off, and I went to the next room to get the cookies out. I returned, put the clothes that were laying out on the dryer door back in the dryer, and shut the door and started it.

My son said that something was bumping in the dryer, and I told him that daddy probably had put some shoes in it.

About 20 minutes later I returned to fold clothes and found my kitties little body in the dryer. It was truly horrifying.

My child and I just cried all night. He finally went to sleep, and I do what I always do - checked the Internet.

I see from reading that this is not that uncommon. It doesn't make me feel any less horrible though.

Watch your cats with dryers, guys. Our cat often slept on top of the dryer, but never IN it. All it takes is once.

It was probably a horrible death and our little kitty is gone.

If I had it to do over, I would put a sign on my dryer reminding all of us to check it before turning it on, to shoo the cat and maybe even swat her tail if she was ever caught near it, and to keep that darn door shut.

I've taken Mirapex for several months now and it has been like a miracle drug for me. I have severe restless leg syndrome.
Well I do know that since I went on the Mirapex it has been like a miracle drug for me. I am a lot more productive and my quality of ife has greatly increased dramatically. It is definitely the Mirapex. If I take it late or miss a dose I pay tremendously.

Anyway, I know that RLS can be disabling, and so can fibro. My sister has suffered for years with it. I wanted to post this just in case anyone out there might have either of these conditions.

Most doctors are totally in the dark about the severity that RLS can have, and I am an RN (in a past life) and I'd never even heard of it.

Mirapex is usually used for Parkinson's disease and some doctors don't know that it is being used for RLS and now Fibro. I have found that it even helps the nerve damage that I have. It has been a miracle drug for me.

Mirapex shows promise in Fibromyalgia

Burger Kings new PR campaign. It begs the question, is their advertising executive out of the loop, or do they just not care that their slogan is COCK ROCK!?

ANyway, a bit of humor in these troubled times....

Oh man - someone is SO stuck in the 80's.

Coq Roq

This is also mirrored on cryptome for now. They are sending out cease and desist letters it seems everywhere. I ran into several trying to find this.

Having been legally made to shut up myself this week about something, I guess this hit a nerve. I hate it when companies tell people that they have to shut up and sit down.

What the hell use if free speech if the corporations who have you at their mercy and can MAKE you shut up?

Mike Lynn's Presentation in PDF format

Lynn presentation leaks onto the net, as it should.

Lynn Presentation Leaks onto the Net

I think he's a hero. If people don't realize that, its because they are idiots.

Boing Boing: Security researcher quits job and blows whistle on Cisco's fatal flaws

Looks like they have reached a settlement, according to the AP.

Another company trying to shut someone up.

Settlement between Mike Lynn and Cisco

This is an annoyingly short article about how Mike is now getting probed by the FBI because of ISS.

Mike Lynn Is Being Investigated by the FBI