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Security

Lock Bumping Threatens Your Home Security

October 11, 2007

Folks, as you know by now whenever I come across security threats I like to share them. And this one is actually pretty pressing. With a specially modified blank key and a small hammer – or even stick, 90% of home locks can be picked in a matter of seconds. The technique is called Lock [...]

How To Bootleg Movies, Music and Software Online

September 3, 2007

I keep wondering two things, why does the RIAA continue to persecute people, and more importantly why do people do stupid enough things to keep getting prosecuted? That organization exists for the sole purpose of suing the pants off of people, but they can only do so when people leave plenty of evidence about their [...]

The Trojan: World’s First Body Armor Exoskeleton

May 17, 2007

A Canadian named Troy Hurtubise, invented a superhuman body suit specifically designed to be worn by troops and police officers which he claims is capable of stopping a range of weapons fire, blades and even shrapnel from IEDs. This isn’t Troy’s first dance either. He previously invented a suit which was intended to be able [...]

Why Combination Padlocks Are Totally Insecure

April 22, 2007

Here is a demonstration of how to open a padlock in 1 minute or less using nothing more than scissors and a coke can.

No, I Don’t Recommend Microsoft Vista

March 29, 2007

Being the resident tech geek, I have been asked by at least 10 people now if they should upgrade to the newest Microsoft Windows variant, Vista. Now, everyone is different so I can’t provide a blanket ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, but I will say that I don’t personally recommend it, I’m not using it, and I [...]

Hack Outlook Passwords in 10 Seconds Flat

March 28, 2007
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That’s right. I hate to tell you folks, but if you give me 10 seconds alone with your computer I’ll not only get your user name and passwords to every mail box you have set up in Outlook and Outlook Express, but I’ll also be able to see every single login you have saved in [...]

How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords

March 26, 2007
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If you invited me to try and crack your password, you know the one that you use over and over for like every web page you visit, how many guesses would it take before I got it? Let’s see… here is my top 10 list. I can obtain most of this information much easier than [...]

PayPal to Offer Password Key Fobs to Users

March 14, 2007
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In the recent past I’ve done a lot of harping on the security woes of financial institutions (see here, here, and here) so when I saw this announcement I was both extremely happy and a little disappointed at the same time. PayPal is about to issue SecureID cards to all business clients in order to [...]

Windows Update for FireFox and Opera Users

February 24, 2007
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There are a lot of people that have migrated to alternative Web browsers such as Firefox and Opera; the problem is, for most people, it’s been impossible to fully abandon IE because it’s the only option they have to get Windows Updates. But, if you really despise IE and wish you never had to open [...]

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