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Unhackable System Claimed: Could It Be True?

Posted December 30, 2013 11:02 AM

From Discovery News:

A cloud firm has offered a $25K challenge to hackers to try and break into their system but cryptology expert says the contest is worthless.

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Tornado Guru Join Date: May 2009 Location: Richland, WA, USA Posts: 21017 Good Answers: 795	#1 Re: Unhackable System Claimed: Could It Be True? 12/30/2013 2:16 PM
	Not for long, probably. __________________ In vino veritas; in cervisia carmen; in aqua E. coli.
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Kilowatt0 Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth - I think. Posts: 2143 Good Answers: 165	#2 Re: Unhackable System Claimed: Could It Be True? 12/30/2013 3:20 PM
	And the Titanic was unsinkable. Glug Glug. __________________ TANSTAAFL (If you don't know what that means, Google it - yourself)
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redfred Guru Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15600 Good Answers: 981	#3 Re: Unhackable System Claimed: Could It Be True? 12/31/2013 10:19 AM
	I find it funny that the cryptology expert claims that the contest is worthless. The contest attracts attention. In today's ADD world, gaining attention is probably the most valuable commodity in business. Without the contest, nobody would interview a cryptologist. __________________ "Don't disturb my circles." translation of Archimedes last words
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kramarat Guru Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC USA Posts: 13529 Good Answers: 468	#4 Re: Unhackable System Claimed: Could It Be True? 01/02/2014 11:01 AM
	There's a problem with this concept. If this system is hacked by the NSA, nobody will ever know about it unless another Snowden emerges. Rest assured, the NSA won't be claiming the $25K prize. For all we know, this could be an NSA front company. The only secure storage, would be a system that is completely cut off from the internet. __________________ Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin
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