Re: El Reg is not vulnerable....
"Cargo-cult security. There are no "best practices" in a vacuum. (blah, blah...)"
Seems to me that you are being a bit fast and loose with the word vacuum. To me, a vacuum is devoid of anything. If it has just an ickle something in it, then it ain't no vacuum. Maybe you define it otherwise.
But yeah, you are surely right. I am in a cult where daily life involves words and phrases such as tls, pfs, encryption, hashing, key stretching, timing attacks etc. Nasty little cult it is. Really pernicious stuff going on in this cult. The bastards just don't let up about security, privacy and respect for other peoples' data. The m***er fcukers. But hallelujah brother. We shall be saved by the Vacuum! All hail the Vacuum!
*Sigh* Oh, how I long to belong to the cult of the 90's again. Flat files, plaintext passwords, no security and no respect for others personal data (no matter how small)*.
* Oh, hang on... I'm talking shit again. Anyway, enjoy the 90s... They are like so last century ;)