For reference: http://vigilantantis.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/paul-richard-butts-guilty-24000-child-porn-images/ http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0215abrk-childpornconvict0215.html http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/12/10/20081210childporn1210-on.html Urban legends like your resume I am sure.... I love everything I put on here gets attacked by princess know it all /rant -james On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Hi Bryan, > > On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Bryan O'Neal < > Bryan.ONeal@theonealandassociates.com> wrote: > >> My guess is he is no longer the head of security and they can afford >> more A talent then they could several years ago. >> > > Correct! Their entire security team came to one of my Hackfests. They > were not in any way "slow" or stupid; in fact, they were all excellent > (quickly answering advanced questions for tee shirts and becoming bored with > limited content presentations [SSLStrip]) far and above the caliber of most > the PLUG (including many quick to critique and the academics selling "formal > education and community college classes" or contractors and entrepreneurs)) > as most security passionate linux professionals are. > > I also use GoDaddy.com for some things and support a great number of > professional companies who have or currently use them. > > As for security, the GoDaddy Drupal and other point click CMS applications > are patched and provide for security updates (which outdoes the PLUG, > wouldn't you say)? Their ftp and mail is relatively secure (compared with > other hosting shops). But as for actual success as evidenced by Google and > MAC, management is EVERYTHING. I know people who worked at GoDaddy, and > while they can't deem to venture an opinion here, they agree management is > somewhat lacking at GoDaddy.com; let's hope this changes? > > But hey, sure! Let's all dog gossip about each other? This James > originated story about the Security Manager sounds like an urban GoDaddy > myth? A discussion about a personal issue of this level (which rightly > belongs in human resources, not a gosspy discussion in the PLUG) is > obscene. I heard a great one about myself recently? All PLUG gossip is > fairly useless and borne of one of the 7 Deadlies.... > >> >> On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 7:18 PM, James Finstrom >> wrote: >> > um smoke crack much.... >> > In the end Godaddy is the wal-mart of registrars. You don't go there >> because >> > they are the best at what they do, you go because they are the cheapest >> at >> > what they do. I am not aware of any other registrar that will sell you a >> $1 >> > domain name. If someone else does let me know and I will be happy to use >> em. >> > I don't use any of their up-sells but I usually buy my domains there >> because >> > they are dirt cheap. >> > As far as the old "antidote" When their head security cant secure his >> own >> > crap legal or not then I would suspect he can't secure others. If he is >> in >> > the driver seat of the team I would assume he is what they consider >> their >> > "smartest choice" >> > As we have seen lately script kiddies are taking down big >> > multinational corporations so all around I would say the state of >> security >> > over all is crap. >> > --James >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Lisa Kachold >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Steven, >> >> >> >> Everyone "projects" onto others what they feel themselves at first >> onion >> >> layer. Some of us can identify our feelings (jealousy, or another of >> the 7 >> >> deadlies) and extract gossip from fact to understanding of process and >> >> duties in technical professions and shops. >> >> >> >> At GoDaddy.com ticket hockey is a large part of most of the jobs, >> >> requiring a specific type of conformist. >> >> >> >> Their top linux people and developers are deeply involved; they allow >> >> little creative thought or engineering direction from the mass of >> employees. >> >> >> >> It's their culture. Unfortunately GoDaddy.com has dropped in the >> hosting >> >> rankings over the last few years, perhaps due to inability to innovate, >> poor >> >> support for common users, and management shakeups. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Steven Stremciuc > > >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> James, that's a strange conclusion to draw from one (years old) >> anecdote. >> >>> >> >>> On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 9:28 AM, James Finstrom >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Years ago one of their head security guys got busted for kiddy porn. >> >>>> This told me their security folks aren't that bright >> >>>> >> >>>> On Jul 3, 2011 6:18 AM, "Lisa Kachold" >> wrote: >> >>>> > Ed, >> >>>> > >> >>>> > On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Ed wrote: >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> GoDaddy sold for $2.25B to KKR etc >> >>>> >> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Hopefully, this might give them some new management. It's like a >> >>>> > Chinese >> >>>> > firedrill every six months over there? >> >>>> > >> >>>> > The ONLY department that is well managed is their Security Services >> >>>> > team. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > http://mashable.com/2011/07/02/godaddy-sold/ >> >>>> > >> >>>> > -- >> >>>> > (602) 791-8002 Android >> >>>> > (623) 239-3392 Skype >> >>>> > (623) 688-3392 Google Voice >> >>>> > ** >> >>>> > HomeSmartInternational.com >> >>>> >> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >> >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> (602) 791-8002 Android >> >> (623) 239-3392 Skype >> >> (623) 688-3392 Google Voice >> >> >> >> HomeSmartInternational.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > (602) 791-8002 Android > (623) 239-3392 Skype > (623) 688-3392 Google Voice > ** > HomeSmartInternational.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >