Month: December 2009

  • Cyber Attacks, Threats Very Dangerous After Nuclear

    Cyber attack was already regarded as a serious threat. Even placed one position below the level of nuclear war and weapons of mass destruction capable of burning hundreds of thousands of lives in one attack.

    Technology progress infinite background worry these experts. They also warned of impending ‘cybergeddon‘. That is a condition in which all critical facilities and infrastructure that take advantage of computer equipment were randomized by random-cracker.

    Excerpted from the Examiner, Deputy Secretary for Public Safety of New York described, the service became easy targets for cyber attacks is a financial institution until the institution of safe water supply systems.

    Computer hacking was originally better known in the underground world of cyberspace ‘only’ as a fun activity. It is usually used as a performance arena as the ability to break down a computer system or the site of an organization / company.

    But over time, the action ‘meddling’ that continues to grow and even misused for the purpose of seeking more than just fun, but is crippled computer networks opponent.

    As did the original virtual Ghost Russian-Damage devastating Internet network in Estonia and Georgia last year. Then there is the action of Palestinian sympathizers held a sympathetic action by attacking some Israeli sites.

    these movements had feared would develop into a mass cyber attack actions. Where in each hacker attack another country.

    Spokesperson for the Global Terror Alert also highlights the problem of movements that use terrorist networks social networking sites to recruit new members and disseminating radical ideas.

    “One place you destroy, then there will be more that will appear in other places.” spokesman said the Global Terror Alert, highlighting sites agile radicals.

  • Donors Close to Paying Off Prita’s Fine

    Support for Prita Mulyasari is continuing to pour in from across the country.

    Barely a week after news emerged that the Banten High Court had upheld a lower court’s ruling in the civil defamation suit filed against Prita by Omni International Hospital and ordered her to pay Rp 204 million ($21,400) in damages, the 32-year-old mother of two has now been pledged more than 80 percent of the amount.

    The “Help Prita” movement, an effort initiated by bloggers to collect coins to help pay Prita’s fine, has so far raised Rp 17 million, according to organizers.

    Wicaksono, a prominent blogger under the pen name Ndoro Kakung who helped organize the effort, said that in one cafe alone — Wetiga in South Jakarta — more than Rp 5,280,000 in coins had been collected as of Monday afternoon.

    “And this is only in Wetiga,” he said.

    Wicaksono said that people outside Jakarta could now donate as well, with donation centers set up in Bandung and Yogyakarta.

    “We are in the process of setting up an account for donors abroad,” he added.

    Ade Novita, the initiator of the Help Prita movement, said some people had even made donations in foreign currencies.

    “There’s a foreign citizen who gave us a yen. We will exchange it for rupiah,” Ade told Metro TV.

    Even a young boy donated his savings to Prita.

    “A 3-year-old boy came and handed me his small piggy bank. It was very moving,” Ade said.

    Prita is extremely touched by the support, according to her lawyer Slamet Yuwono, a partner with OC Kaligis law firm.

    “Ibu Prita said that only God can repay the kindness people have shown her,” Slamet said, adding that the major donations pledged so far would be channeled through private fund-raising groups.

    Former Industry Minister Fahmi Idris has offered to pay half the fine, or Rp 102 million, while members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) raised Rp 50 million.

    Slamet added that Prita would only accept the money if she lost her appeal with the Supreme Court.

    Support for Prita, whose case became a cause celebre after she was jailed for three weeks in relation to the defamation charges, also came through song.

    Singer and songwriter Tere, who is currently serving as a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, said she was inspired to write a song about the plight of the Tangerang mother, who was jailed and fined for sending an e-mail to some friends complaining about her treatment at Omni Hospital.

    The song, titled “Nol Besar” (“Big Zero”), will be included on an indie album and the profits donated to women’s organizations, according to Tere.

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  • combined Microsoft-Yahoo 'Kill' Google?

    Google realized well ahead in the realm of search engine, Microsoft is trying hard to compete. Recently they get a ‘weapon’ powerful, namely an agreement with Yahoo. While waiting for regulatory approval, the implementation of the new agreement would probably occur in mid-2010.

    In this cooperation, Microsoft’s search engine Bing with her, mastering Yahoo search engine technology for the next 10 years, both assets and employees. Yahoo will use Bing in the search on their site, so the position is getting stronger Bing.

    This makes Microsoft and Yahoo potentially be a deadly duo, there was even considered the possibility of ‘kill’ Google. The combination of Bing and Yahoo means that 27.9 percent market share in search engines, far more powerful than if they stood alone.

    “Bing will be driving searches on Yahoo, so a player who is far more important in the search business,” said Mike Moran, internet marketing consultant who launched Internet Evolution.

    But in the realm of the might of Google’s search engine is still difficult and need appropriate strategy for the duet Microsoft and Yahoo. “Google had ideas bigger than the new competitors, because they have won the competition in the realm of search engines,” added Moran.

    Moran rate, if Bing could provide more data, they might beat Google. In this case, Microsoft has agreed with Twitter to access all the content, or business deal with media magnate Rupert Murdoch for exclusive news content.

    In addition, Bing also able to present search results more relevant than Google, although in this case they need to do something very innovative. For although some search engines such as Ask is known more relevant results, Google still is still the dominant position until now

  • Real Work is OK and work in the virtual world also OK

    I think the advantage of working in both worlds is if the returns from the virtual world reduced or no bitterness at all, then the income from the real world as the breadwinner.

    Ketika baru tiba di kantor dan menyalakan komputer dan langsung buka cosaaranda.com ternyata ada artikel yang sangat baik untuk di renungkan. Kerja Atau ‘Kerja’, Ya?.

    membaca beberapa komentar di antaranya :

    Safetyshoes says:
    kerja di dunia nyata dan maya lebih mengasikan… :)
    Cosa Aranda says:
    hebat bos kalo bisa dua2nya. aku sendiri gak yakin bisa :)
    Cosa Aranda says:
    wah, beneran niat mo ngerangkap kerja offline juga mbak ntar? kalo aku sih males :p kecuali kalo yg usaha sendiri, masih ok lah :) tapi kalo suruh kerja ikut orang, i’m sorry goodbye deh :)

    Mas cosa gak yakin dengan dua-duanya bisa jalan…, dan suruh kerja ikut orang, i’m sorry goodbye deh :).. mungkin ada benarnya.

    ada sedikit cerita

    Saya bekerja di sebuah perusahaan Shoe industry and safety equipment yang memproduksi Safety Shoes Merk Kent (ceritanya) sebagai  seorang IT. Kebetulan memiliki seorang teman di bagian produksi yang gajinya harian (mungkin penghasilannya hanya 35.000/hari). Tapi beliau mempunyai sebuah keahlian memperbaiki alat elektronik seperti tv, radio, kulkas, dll dech… saking jagonya memperbaiki TV, biasanya hanya dalam tempo kurang dari 2 jam beliau berhasil memperbaiki TV dan mendapatkan penghasilan atas jasanya sebesar Rp. 50.000,- (coba kalo sehari ada 5 service TV, hitung berapa? dan coba di pikirkan jika tidak ada yang service saa sekali, bagaimana?)

    Anggap kerja di pabrik adalah kerja nyata dan kerja dirumah sebagai tukang service adalah kerja maya. di pabrik masuk jam 1/2 8 sampe jam 1/2 5 sore. ba’da magrib sampai jam 10 malam (kurang lebih 3 jam) service di rumah.

    Mungkin kita akan berfikirkan mendingan buka service full day donk, 2 jam bisa dapet Rp. 50.000,- daripada kerja 8 jam di pabrik.

    Jawaban di atas ada benarnya. tapi perlu pemikiran lebih dalam lagi, bagaimana jika keadaan service lagi sepi? kecuali memang yakin dengan pemasukan dari service semakin hari semakin matang dan berkelanjutan dan tentu menjanjikan dan membutuhkan waktu lebih banyak karena barang yang di service pun tambah banyak.

    Demikian juga dengan Kerja di dunia maya yang sepintas seperti pengangguran, badan ga keurus, penampilan apa adanya, celana pendek pake kaos. bangun tidur terus tidur lagi.. tetapi penghasilan mengalir terus. mungkin kalo yang ga ngarti bisa di bilang “MUJA” / “Ngepet” pake dukun kalee…

    Kalau paid review lagi lancar dan cek dari adsense bisa datang tiap bulan. kalo lagi sepi gimana ? kalo kerja Nyata insya Allah pasti akan mendapatkan penghasilan.

    Kecuali kita bisa menjaga agar trafik terus meningkat dan Page Rank tidak terlempar dari PR3, dan penghasilan bisa di terima tiap bulan yang bisa melebihi gaji di dunia nyata. kenapa tidak kita Full Time bekerja di dunia Maya.

    saya sendiri setelah bekerja di pabrik sebagai kuli benerin kalo ada komputer rusak yang gajinya ga seberapa, di rumah ba’da magrib menyempatkan waktu main Facebook sambil update Web-web punya saya (baru ada 6 domain berbayar), menjaga trafik, mencari backlink, berusaha meningkatkan trafik, mengerjakan tugas paidreview.

    Ba’da subuh, menulis beberapa artikel dan di simpan di flashdisk yang nanti akan di upload via internet di kantor yang unlimited. sampai di kantor sebelum beraktifitas upload artikel dan menulis kekuarangan-kekurangan untuk domain yang lain.

    Menurut saya Keuntungan dari kerja di dua dunia adalah Jika pemasukan dari dunia maya berkurang atau pahitnya tidak ada sama sekali, maka penghasilan dari dunia nyata sebagai penyambung hidup.

    Bagaimana Dengan Anda ?