Comments for Mike Gagnon http://mikegagnon.com Security researcher turned Twitter software engineer Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on The only brain teaser I use in interviews by Jeremy http://mikegagnon.com/2012/01/08/the-only-brain-teaser-i-use-in-interviews/#comment-588 Jeremy Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:08:02 +0000 http://mikegagnon.com/?p=369#comment-588 Re: ivb Because proposing any crazy element other than a clever answer is always a bad idea in an interview. Re: ivb

Because proposing any crazy element other than a clever answer is always a bad idea in an interview.

]]> Comment on HellaSec joins DARPA’s Cyber Fast Track program by Chuck http://mikegagnon.com/2012/03/26/hellasec-joins-darpas-cyber-fast-track-program/#comment-587 Chuck Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:58:29 +0000 http://mikegagnon.com/?p=502#comment-587 Congratulations to HellaSec! DARPA not doubt has reviewed lots of solid proposals to choose from. You're obviously on the right track with the recent funding DARPA awarded. Good on you and your colleagues at HellaSec Mike. Congratulations to HellaSec! DARPA not doubt has reviewed lots of solid proposals to choose from. You’re obviously on the right track with the recent funding DARPA awarded. Good on you and your colleagues at HellaSec Mike.

]]> Comment on The only brain teaser I use in interviews by ivb http://mikegagnon.com/2012/01/08/the-only-brain-teaser-i-use-in-interviews/#comment-161 ivb Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:42:56 +0000 http://mikegagnon.com/?p=369#comment-161 So if a person tries various ascending patterns and then says the right answer, you fail them? Also, how am I supposed to know if I should stop at ascending numbers? Maybe your rule is some crazy series that happened to be ascending integers on some interval. So if a person tries various ascending patterns and then says the right answer, you fail them?

Also, how am I supposed to know if I should stop at ascending numbers? Maybe your rule is some crazy series that happened to be ascending integers on some interval.

]]> Comment on How to defend against algorithmic-complexity attacks by Gerry Eisenhaur http://mikegagnon.com/2012/01/01/how-to-defend-against-algorithmic-complexity-attacks/#comment-38 Gerry Eisenhaur Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:53:54 +0000 http://mikegagnon.com/?p=351#comment-38 Another recent example is <a href="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3414 CVE-2011-3414" rel="nofollow">http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3414 CVE-2011-3414</a>, aka "Collisions in HashTable May Cause DoS Vulnerability." More details, and snort signatures can be had at <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/12/27/more-information-about-the-december-2011-asp-net-vulnerability.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/12/27/more-information-about-the-december-2011-asp-net-vulnerability.aspx</a> Another recent example is http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3414 CVE-2011-3414, aka “Collisions in HashTable May Cause DoS Vulnerability.”

More details, and snort signatures can be had at http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/12/27/more-information-about-the-december-2011-asp-net-vulnerability.aspx

]]> Comment on Hashing IMEI numbers does not protect privacy by Protect privacy | Grmetromanagement http://mikegagnon.com/2011/07/26/hashing-imei-numbers-does-not-protect-privacy/#comment-37 Protect privacy | Grmetromanagement Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:34:09 +0000 http://mikegagnon.com/?p=95#comment-37 [...] Hashing IMEI numbers does not protect privacy | Mike Gagnon [...] [...] Hashing IMEI numbers does not protect privacy | Mike Gagnon [...]

]]> Comment on Spontaneous radial symmetry by Marcia Chaplin http://mikegagnon.com/2011/12/10/spontaneous-radial-symmetry/#comment-5 Marcia Chaplin Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:49:59 +0000 http://mikegagnon.com/?p=104#comment-5 Mike, Nothing you do could scare me...afterall, you married Whitney! You two are the "funnest" couple I know on facebook! By the way, we will be in San Francisco in the middle of January.... Love to see you two. Loved the picture. When is it going to print? Mike,
Nothing you do could scare me…afterall, you married Whitney! You two are the “funnest” couple I know on facebook!
By the way, we will be in San Francisco in the middle of January….
Love to see you two.
Loved the picture. When is it going to print?

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