August 2008
Sciencedebate 2008 →
What is McCain Thinking? One Alaskan’s... →
Does this give you warm, fuzzy feelings about the possible agenda for security? Remember, this is about someone who has a non-zero chance of becoming president in the next 4 years.
““Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere,...”
– quotationoftheday@rogers.com
The State of Information Security Education →
ReAssure 1.10 Released →
This new release of our testbed software provides users with full control of experimental PCs instead of being limited to running VMware images:
Experimental PCs can be rebooted at will
There…
Public, private sectors at odds over cyber... →
As far as I can tell, neither candidate has a thorough understanding or plan in his platform about how to deal with these problems.
Survey: IT staff would steal secrets if laid off |... →
McCain: Obama Lacks Experience Running... →
Text of Barack Obama's speech →
Reading it does not do justice to the eloquence and passion with which these words were delivered.
He does inspire hope.
The TSA's useless photo ID rules →
“That’s the TSA: Not doing the right things. Not even doing right the things it does.”
Processor Editorial Article - Mixed Messages →
Bell Labs Kills Fundamental Physics Research |... →
Internet researcher warns innovation lagging →
Attackers Targeting Linux Infrastructures with... →
The last few years, Linux has had more vulnerabilities reported than Windows. It may get worse.
The ability to look at code and apply patches does not equate to security — something that people without adequate background in real security do not seem to understand.
US data breaches booming in '08 | The Register →
Virus Infects Space Station Laptops (Again) |... →
Call out a phisher, get attacked by malware →
Ex-White House security adviser Howard Schmidt... →
Agencies must implement new DNS Security extension... →
It will be interesting to see if CNCI resources are applied to do this — it will not be easy nor will it be cheap.
Online dirty tricks may mar U.S. elections -... →
In Platform, Democrats Promise More Money for... →
Public, private sectors at odds over cyber... →
Some of us have been talking about this for decades, to little impact.
About a decade ago, I talked about this as “we’re being pecked to death by ducks. No single duck is a problem, and we can deal with a single duck, but the flock is unmanageable — and deadly.” Now there are simply more ducks.
The CNCI is actually an attempt to address parts of the problem, but not...
Can You Spot the Chinese Nuclear Sub?
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More on TSA's negligent "testing" →
Revealed 8 Million Victims In The Worlds Biggest... →
As cybersecurity gains in importance, global... →
Do I detect a whiff of irony? →
Hacker makes more than 400 overseas calls from... →
DHS, keeping things under control. Not.
Ohio Voting Machines Contained Programming Error... →
Name on government watch list threatens pilot's... →
US Travel Tips for New Facultyâ¦and for... →
I have over 3000 entries in my online address book and card collection, and I no longer remember who half of them are, where I met them, or why….a note would have helped me in trimming the…
ITunes: iTunes Blocked in China Over Free Tibet... →
Army cyber ops faces forensic backlog →
G4 - The Feed - Anti-Terrorism Cloaking... →
Commuter Flights Grounded Thanks To Bumbling TSA... →
How long must we put up with the excesses of TSA?
Watch-Listed Fliers Can Sue, Appeals Court Rules |... →
Battle for South Ossetia fought in cyberspace -... →
Re: MobileMe Webmail Security — There Is None —... →
Especially sad because Apple Mail has supported X.509 certificates for some time….but they don’t work on the iPhone or thru the MobileMe browser interface.
Invisible airborne laser also 'deniable' →
I saw the design of the 747 ADL about 14 years ago in a briefing and noted the similarities to an A-10. Basically, a big weapon with a plane around it. In that regard, the ATL is to the ADL as the M61 Vulcan is to the GAU-8 Avenger, approximately. Except no one ever claimed the Avenger was deniable. :-)
I suppose if a terrorism suspect and his car suddenly vaporize in the midst of a crowd we...
U.S. at risk of cyberattacks, experts say -... →
James Lewis gets it right — which isn’t surprising.
CNN doesn’t get it right despite good input — not surprising.
Sigh.
Privacy Survey →
I am an advisor to ThePrivacyPlace. They do great work on privacy issues, and this annual survey is valuable—but only with a lot of responses. So, please respond and share the link with others.
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xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and... →
This perfectly captures some of the issues with e-voting.
Typosquatting as Corporate Espionage | ITworld →
Air Force Suspends 'Cyber Command' Program -- Data... →
Experts Accuse Bush Administration of... →
San Francisco Case Shows Vulnerability Of Data... →