cal 9 1752

Try type the command "cal 9 1752" on any UNIX/Linux OS. Do you get this?
Notice 11 days missing? This isn't a bug. It is a bug if you don't get something similar to the above output.

In case you can't get the answer from your man(ual) page (try "man cal"), here's why:

The Gregorian reformation was adopted by the Kingdom of Great Britain, including its possessions in North America (later to become eastern USA), in September 1752. As a result the September 1752 cal shows the adjusted days missing. This month was the official (British) adoption of the Gregorian calendar from the previously used Julian calendar. This has been documented in the man pages for Sun Solaris as follows. "An unusual calendar is printed for September 1752. That is the month 11 days were skipped to make up for lack of leap year adjustments." The Plan 9 from Bell Labs manual states: "Try cal sep 1752."

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_(Unix)

Bypassing Google Pack

Google forces you to install Google Pack. It isn't a bad idea to install it if the Google Updater works behind a company proxy which ask for password.

If you're having trouble installing software through the Updater, you should be able to install most Pack software using standalone installers from Google support page at:

• http://www.google.com/support/pack/bin/answer.py?answer=33587&topic=12699

Download Firefox 3 NOW

The official date for the launch of Firefox 3 is June 17, 2008. Although the Firefox homepage at Mozilla site still show the current stable download version as 2.0.0.14, you can actually start download the version 3 using the link below (Windows version):

http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.0&os=win&lang=en-US

You can also help to set a Guinness World Record by simply goto http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/

ISO 27000 Standards

The ISO/IEC 27000-series numbering has been reserved for a family of information security management standards (ISMS). It is derived from a successful British Standard called BS 7799.

The following ISO27000 standards are either already published or still works in progress:

• ISO/IEC 27000 - To provide an overview/introduction to the ISO27k standards.
• ISO/IEC 27001:2005 - This is the Information Security Management System (ISMS) requirements standard/specification.
• ISO/IEC 27002:2005 (formerly known as ISO/IEC 17799) - This is the code of practice for information security management describing a comprehensive set of information security control objectives and a set of generally accepted good practice controls.
• ISO/IEC 27003 - To provide implementation guidance for ISO/IEC 27001.
• ISO/IEC 27004 - This is an information security management measurement standard to help improve the effectiveness of ISMS.
• ISO/IEC 27005 - This is an information security risk management standard to ISO27k standards.
• ISO/IEC 27006:2007 - This is a guide to the certification or registration process for accredited ISMS certification or registration bodies.
• ISO/IEC 27007 - This is a guideline for auditing Information Security Management Systems.
• ISO/IEC 27008 - To provide guidance on auditing information security controls.
• ISO/IEC 27010 - To provide guidance on sector-to-sector interworking and communications for industry and government, supporting a series of sector-specific ISMS implementation guidelines starting with ISO/IEC 27011.
• ISO/IEC 27011 - This is an information security management guidelines for telecommunications (also known as X.1051).
• ISO/IEC 27031 - This is an ICT-focused standard on business continuity.
• ISO/IEC 27032 - This is the guidelines for cybersecurity.
• ISO/IEC 27033 - To replace the ISO/IEC 18028 standard on IT network security.
• ISO/IEC 27034 - To provide guidelines for application security.

Why Harddisk Encryption is so Important?

If you haven't encrypted your hard drive (running Vista), think again. Here's how a Windows Vista got hacked with physical access to the machine.

First, reboot the Windows Vista machine with Backtrack 3 CD. Then move utilman.exe to utilman.old, and copy cmd.exe to utilman.exe.

Boot into Windows Vista after it is done. And when it comes to the login screen, hit Win-U (or Ctrl-U) to invoke the utility manager. (Verify with the command whoami).

Done.

(This is from Offensive-Security.com)