B4 NEWS Thursday, June 03, 2021 The Licking News/Licking, Mo. Memorial monument care TECH TALK OUTDOORS IN THE OZARKS “FBI White Hat Hacking” “The Woodpecker and the Walleye” Rain A very to act in the capacity of a crows came rare thing “white hat” hacker group. back to happened The court decision sent Lightning in April of a strong message to the Ridge last this year. cybersecurity industry week, and The feder- showing government com- now the al courts mitment to cybersecurity spring en- ruled in and establishing stron- Larry Dablemont semble of Scott Hamilton favor of ger partnerships between birds is the Feder- government and private complete. There are a lot Photo by Christy Porter al Bureau of industry. There is both of species to see now, and Investigation utilizing the good and bad to govern- an individual of one com- As we honored our mili- lon or plastic stiff brush. Photo submitted same back door vulner- ment involvement in cy- mon species, acts way out tary veterans, many chose A plastic ice scraper may ability used by Chinese bersecurity. The good, of of character. A red-bel- 18-inch fish. While usual- to also place flowers at the be used to clean natural hacking group Hafnium course, is that they can lied woodpecker has been ly you catch more crappie memorial monuments of lichen or fungus growth to hack into active Micro- force corporations to take drinking sugar water than any other species in their loved ones. from the stone. Anson rec- soft Exchange servers and cybersecurity seriously. from the oriole feeder and the spring, that one was Sarah Anson, owner and ommends using a clean- patch the open vulnera- Microsoft did not take seems to really love the the only one there. For manager of Phelps County er such as Mean Green bilities. I am not aware the exchange server vul- grape jelly we have out for an hour we watched him Monument Company in to clean the stone. Mixed of another instance of the nerability serious and did the colorful orioles. I think swim around below us and Rolla shared some useful with water in a spray government utilizing the not even release a patch, it is just one individual, he would come close to tips for care of the stones. bottle, it will clean and malware source code as instead they attempted and he has taken a liking three pounds, I think. Fi- Never place anything whiten without causing part of an effort to patch to move customers to the to sweet stuff. If you have nally Don hooked him and that could rust on the damage. While it does con- vulnerable systems. In cloud on Office365 and seen any woodpeckers do I thought we were going stone; this includes metal, tain some bleach, there is the late 1990s NASA uti- Microsoft Azure. The FBI the same thing, let me to see a big black crappie, such as coins, or wire sad- not enough to damage the lized the source code from not only developed the know. but he got loose. dles that do not have pro- stone. After cleaning the a virus to roll patches to mechanism for deploying Doves feed beneath the One of the stripers Don tective sleeves or coating. stone, rinse with plain wa- systems across their net- the patch but developed feeders in large numbers caught was about eight Do not plant live bushes ter. works, but never outside the patch themselves to and nest all around us. pounds. Some of his guests or flowers near the stone. Larry Anson, Owner, their own facilities, and secure U.S. based busi- Several species of color- have landed much bigger The roots can cause the Phelps County Monument I am sure the same has nesses. ful grosbeaks come and stripers from his dock, stone to become unleveled Company, has 41-years been done on many occa- The most well-known go. I believe that over a up to 20 pounds. He has or actually break loose experience as a master sions. recent “white hat” hack- thirty-year period I have owned the resort for ten and fall. carver and designer; the The action of using er event was around an witnessed about 40 spe- years and has some sto- When cleaning a stone Ansons service Phelps and known vulnerabilities internet of things hack cies of birds here. The rar- ries of strange things he never use a stiff wire surrounding counties. in computing systems to called Mirai, which “black est involve one sighting has seen happen there in brush; instead use a ny- access the system in any hat” teams were using of a road-runner and one the years of night fishing. way is considered hack- to hack into things like sighting of a rare “pygmy” I am telling those stories Annual photo ing, regardless of whether security cameras, smart brown-headed nuthatch in my summer outdoors you own the system or it TVs, cellular phones, that is not supposed to be magazine which will come contest open belongs to someone else, internet-connected ap- within 300 miles of here. out in June. There isn’t MoDNR •Natural Resources: but most of us assume pliances and wireless On my pond, a few hun- enough space here to tell Photographs of Missouri’s hacking involves breaking routers to use them in dred feet from my porch, it all. JEFFERSON CITY, air, landscapes and water- into someone else’s com- attacks against web serv- there have been a doz- This column I write goes Mo. The Missouri Depart- ways. puter. There are two basic er targets. Mirai was re- en species of waterfowl to many newspapers, in ment of Natural Resourc- •Unique Places: Photo- types of hackers out there. sponsible for taking down and water birds that you Arkansas, Missouri and es is accepting entries for graphs taken within one of “Black hat” hackers are several government and might expect to see around Kansas. Quite a few of its annual photo contest. Missouri’s state parks and usually parts of groups commercial websites sim- a pond, and a couple you them cannot print what Winning entries will be historic sites. For a list of like Hafnium that utilizes ply by flooding the servers would never expect to visit the Missouri Department featured on the depart- all parks and sites visit vulnerabilities to gather with more requests than it. of Conservation does not ment’s social media plat- mostateparks.com. access to information or they could handle, mak- My pond provides fish- want known. I can respect forms. The deadline to •People Enjoying Mis- destroy the information ing the sites inaccessible. ing right out my back that. Newspapers cannot submit photos is Oct. 1. souri’s Outdoors: Photo- on systems belonging to The Mirai attacks went door, but Don Lewallen print columns which cost Entries can include im- graphs of people enjoying others. “White hat” hack- on for a matter of weeks has the most phenomenal them advertising mon- ages from anywhere in and exploring Missouri’s ers perform attacks on before being devastated fishing I have ever seen ey. I am going to write Missouri, featuring beau- great outdoors. systems for a different by an anonymous hacker just a hundred yards from about what is happen- tiful natural resources, Judges will choose first, reason and usually do so with a simple message HIS back door. Don owns ing to wild turkeys in the unique state parks and second, third and honor- to protect the computing attached to his attack, the Three Oaks Resort, Midwest and tell you the historic sites, natural phe- able mention winners for system, either by notify- “just a white hat, securing which sits on a high ridge truth about what needs nomena, outdoor recre- each category. For more ing the vulnerable user of some systems.” The anon- overlooking Norfork Lake to be done, and the MDC ation, scenic landscapes, information or to submit the issues, or closing the ymous hacker created the just a little ways from the won’t approve of what I weather, wildlife and peo- photos, visit dnr.mo.gov/ backdoors on the systems Hajime virus that “infect- Arkansas-Missouri line. am going to say. So I will ple enjoying the outdoors. photocontest. Questions in question. ed” the vulnerable inter- His boat dock sits over 50 write it as an independent Contestants can submit about to the photo contest This is the first time net of things systems and feet of water, down a steep “letter to the editor” and entries in the following can be sent to socialme- the court has granted ap- closed the door behind it, mountainside. You go send it out, hoping news- categories: [email protected]. proval for the government effectively blocking Mirai down there and back via papers will use it with a and patching tens of thou- tram, a cart on a track. At disclaimer that will keep sands of systems. night underwater lights MDC people from knock- Handmaidens of the Lord Tea Party It’s just too bad that attract baitfish, primarily ing on their door. It will the FBI was so late to the threadfin shad. And with also be printed in the sum- game due to the legality those come crappie, bass, mer issue of my Lightnin’ of hacking into systems walleye, stripers, white Ridge Outdoor Magazine owned by other entities; bass, bluegill… you name and in my computer blog- by the time the FBI’s vi- it. spot which you can read at rus was released into the I paid him a visit the larrydablemontoutdoors. wild, it only patched a few other evening and fished blogspot.com… next week. hundred systems. Hafni- ‘til about midnight and Men like me, who spend um beat them to the oth- caught four nice walleye, more time outdoors than ers, leaving tens of thou- the biggest 21-inches long. in an office, will tell you sands of systems damaged He has seen some caught that in most of the Ozarks, in the wake. there about twice that size. wild gobblers are a third of Until next week, stay Down by the bright green what they were ten years safe and learn something LED light, which is about ago. What I am going to new. ten feet under the middle write has information Scott Hamilton is a Se- of the dock, we watched from a retired, old-time nior Expert in Emerging huge fish swim around wild turkey biologist, and Technologies at ATOS and looking for an easy meal. you will need to hear what can be reached with ques- Using the same small he says. I know a solution tions and comments via spoon, I caught walleye to bringing wild turkeys email to scott.hamilton@ and nothing else… while back, and it is not in line atos.net or through his Don caught four stripers with what state game Photo by Christy Porter and one crappie. He lost agencies want to do. Let The Handmaidens of the Lord were beautifully attired, complete with hats, gloves and website at http://www. pleasant smiles for the elegant Tea Party that was hosted at the Destiny Worship Center. techshepherd.org. the crappie at the surface, your newspaper know you and it was easily a 16- to would like to read it. By Meri Wrest also several take-home Saturday of each month at gifts. 9 a.m. at the Destiny Wor- CC The Handmaidens of Since we’ve all been ship Center, located at OPEN FOR TOURS! 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