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I’ve heard that most people say 2005 was a bad year and they can’t wait for it to be over. We had all bunch of disasters and stuff that fill the plethora of “23 best” and “42 worst” lists that seem to be more abundant than previous years.

CNN says 2005 was a “record bad year for tech security.” Their motives for hyping this issue are obvious: sensationalism and a back-up topic for a disaster-free “lull time.” Schneier pointed out what logically makes sense: Identity theft is over-reported and most stolen identities are never used. If Adam, Chris and Arthur* ever produce statistics for his “breaches” category, that would be more believable and useful than anything from the mainstream media. On the other hand, that media-hype makes “security people” more employable so I’m not sure where is the balance, considering my situation.

Oh yeah, don’t forget to impress your friends with your geekiness superiority by pointing out the critical leap second delay before the countdown. You’ll be highly popular and the star of the party and would surly get a kiss this year.

Have a good one.

* Updated 5/1/2006 to reflect correct distribution of credit.

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