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Security

Protect Your Privacy, Delete Internet Usage Tracks

February 2, 2007
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Here’s a question I received from a reader: Can you recommend a good hard drive sweeper? I need to clean up my PC at work… been surfing the net a little too much. Well yes. Yes I can…

Most Popular Banking Encryption Method Cracked

January 30, 2007
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According to the Epoch Times, in five years, the U.S. government will cease to use SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm) and convert to a new and more advanced “hash” algorithm, according to the article “Security Cracked!” from New Scientist. The reason for this change is that associate professor Wang Xiaoyun of Beijing’s Tsinghua University and Shandong [...]

10 Years in Jail for Chinese Blogger

January 21, 2007

Imagine a knock on the door after you have been on the Internet, blogging, and the next moment you are under arrest. Amnesty International launched a campaign in defence of Internet bloggers in many countries – including China, Tunisia and Iran who have been arrested for expressing views which have upset their governments. But how [...]

Smith Barney Forces Clients to Change Login Names

January 20, 2007

Smith Barney recently began forcing it’s clients to change their Web login in what is claimed to be a “security enhancement” maneuver. This applies to every client in the US that has a joint account (ie- married couples). They are forcing this change in conjunction with the requirement of adding challenge questions and answers to [...]

Computing System Security Tutorial

January 3, 2007

Peter Gutman, from the Univeristy of Auckland, put together the most comprehensive Introduction to Security overview I’ve seen on the Internet. I think it’s a fantastic starter for those who know nothing about security, and contains plenty of refresher or new information for security professionals. All in all the entire tutorial would be 400 pages [...]

BMW’s Laser Cut Key System Defeated… Easily

January 3, 2007

People who thought their BMW’s sophisticated laser cut key system would keep their cars… well theirs… need to think again. These brainiac German guys demonstrate quite clearly how to break into any modern BMW in a matter of seconds with a tool kit that costs about $1,200.

Phone Interview with CraigsNumber Founders

December 29, 2006

I spoke with two of the founders of craigsnumber via phone as a follow up to my previous review of the service. Here are the notes from our phone call. The gentlemen I spoke to preferred to remain anonymous so I will refer to them as CN. CN: From a legal standpoint we are currently [...]

My 51 Favorite Freeware Apps for Windows

December 29, 2006

People routinely ask about my favorite software so, I’ve decided to gather all my top picks in one place to make every one’s life a little easier. All of the software listed here is free for personal use, meaning: Any of this software can be installed and used at absolutely no charge, forever. There is [...]

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