Worth a look at C10k (challenge to build a server capable of 10k concurrent connections) : http://www.kegel.com/c10k.html
and a resulting server software that steps towards that (powers youtube etc..) lighttpd fly light : http://www.lighttpd.net/story
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Some people look at a graphics card in a whole new way. Specifically using it to hyper-crack passwords. Scary stuff considering so much money goes into heavy duty cards.
I think fixing the web is a solid idea and more people should take securing their important stuff seriously, school boy errors affect more than school boys.
The following all offer an insight into browser security – and damn good proof that we should all uninstall ie
http://sla.ckers.org/forum
http://www.0×000000.com
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com
Worth a look if your security *concious* Backtrack usb os’
http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack.html