[FSec] 2012: #yearinreview, Part 2

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Here's part 2 of our 2012: #yearinreview — July to September.

July 4, 2012

Thank you CERN. For creating the web. And also, for finding the boson. #science
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 4, 2012​

July 10, 2012

While you do that Google search, consider that Google's annual electricity bill is about $120,000,000. Yet you pay no money for the service.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 10, 2012​

July 12, 2012

I'm really surprised that Yahoo leaked 450,000 user passwords. I had no idea Yahoo still had that many users.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 12, 2012​

July 16, 2012

"Milware" [mil-we:r], noun. Malware written by militaries.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 16, 2012​

July 16, 2012

Fun fact of the day: Yahoo was an early investor in a startup called Google.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 16, 2012​

July 22, 2012

Linux has a lot of catching up to do. They just released version 3.5 and Windows is already at version 7.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 22, 2012​

July 26, 2012

Overheard at #Blackhat: "He's so boring that the hackers who stole his identity later returned it"
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 26, 2012​

July 30, 2012

Sufficiently advanced trolling is indistinguishable from thought leadership.- Cliff Moon
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 30, 2012​

July 29, 2012

Once, again they misspelled my name in the #Blackhat name badge... twitpic.com/ad84svHere's my badge from 2011: twitpic.com/6055l8
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 29, 2012​

July 31, 2012

Can objects printed with a 3D printer be tracked back to the printer that created it? Innocent question.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 31, 2012​

July 31, 2012

They are called 'Bullet Points' because Death by Powerpoint.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) July 31, 2012​

August 6, 2012

% ping curiosity.mars.jpl.nasa.govReply from 198.122.199.235: bytes=32 time=1680000ms TTL=58
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) August 6, 2012​

August 6, 2012

Mars Curiosity rover on-board computer specs: CPU: 200MHz,RAM: 256MB,SSD: 2GB -iPhone specs: CPU: 800MHz,RAM: 512MB,SSD: 64GB#MSL
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) August 6, 2012​

August 16, 2012

Turns out that if you are not on Facebook you are weird, and maybe a bit suspicious. Maybe a terrorist. Definitely have something to hide.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) August 16, 2012​

August 23, 2012

Tip of the day: You can paste URLs to Windows File Open dialogs. For example, start Paint, hit Ctrl-O and paste http://i․imgur․com/gdILk.jpg
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) August 23, 2012​

August 28, 2012

Linux distributions are really lacking in their support for some of the most common Windows software. For example, most malware won't work.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) August 28, 2012​

September 10, 2012

Leak of the year. pastebin.com/2qbRKh3R
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) September 10, 2012​

September 12, 2012

silver surfer(noun): an older, esp retired, person who uses the Internet -Collins English Dictionary © HarperCollins
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) September 12, 2012​

September 19, 2012

Tip: Insert unique fake users and customers into your production databases, then set up a Google Alert to notify you if they get leaked.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) September 19, 2012​

September 20, 2012

New rule: If your Twitter account gets hacked due to a weak password, you owe a beer to everybody who received spam from you.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) September 20, 2012​

September 21, 2012

JFK International Airport on iOS 6 Maps. twitpic.com/awzcoo
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) September 21, 2012​

September 28, 2012

There's no criminal investigation to find the authors of Stuxnet, Duqu and Flame. Apparently it's not a crime when the governments do it.
— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) September 28, 2012​

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