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Facebook Search Code Leaked

More security problems for Facebook. Add it to this previous post and roundup – it almost seems a pattern is emerging. First you open up, and everyone raves. Then you start putting out fires....

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Black Hats on OpenID

Just a couple of points on OpenID security – may be redundant to those who have already thought through this stuff.

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Why Bruce Schneier Having An Open Wi-Fi Network Is No Good Reason For You To

Bruce Schneier, cryptography king, keeps his home network open. And despite what Tim Lee wrote in support of the idea, please don’t listen. The justification is that the risk of someone using your...

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Who’s got the spam: MySpace or Facebook?

And what about the app providers themselves Kristen Nicole asked: “When Did Facebook Get More Spammy than MySpace?” It’s all the buzz since the BBC reported that a widget third-party application can be...

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Running a secure web server on your Leopard-powered Mac

This is not something most of you would want to do, but I’m in the midst of a project that requires SSL for testing purposes. My MacBook Pro serves as a primary communications center, research tool,...

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Stuff YOU might have missed if YOU have been fly fishing too much – 07/13/09

Technology RSA’s Coviello: Cloud Computing Not Secure Enough [PC World] – Web 2.0 and widgets led to the cloud computing craze, so it’s no wonder security wasn’t part of the deal. Nonetheless, while...

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Practice diligence to avoid fear of the web

Eduardo Porter of the New York Times: A few months ago, I nervously created my first Facebook page with the minimum necessary information to view pictures posted by old friends. I returned to the page...

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(Re)introducing Brian Krebs

I’ve been following the Washington Post’s Security Fix blog since the Spamroll days. Its author, Brian Krebs, was one of the most insightful internet security journalists around. He still is, only he...

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Apple’s services security goof

Apple‘s OS X operating system is, in this user’s opinion, a bastion of security. It all boils down to its UNIX roots, and it’s that fact, not the famed usability, that won me over. Considering that,...

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A month without Adobe Flash

Tired of distractions zipping around on the screen, as well as the persistent zero-day security warnings (and related “emergency” updates), I removed Adobe Flash from my laptop one month ago today....

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Facebook Search Code Leaked

More security problems for Facebook. Add it to this previous post and roundup – it almost seems a pattern is emerging. First you open up, and everyone raves. Then you start putting out fires....

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Black Hats on OpenID

Just a couple of points on OpenID security – may be redundant to those who have already thought through this stuff.

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Why Bruce Schneier Having An Open Wi-Fi Network Is No Good Reason For You To

Bruce Schneier, cryptography king, keeps his home network open. And despite what Tim Lee wrote in support of the idea, please don’t listen. The justification is that the risk of someone using your...

View Article


Who’s got the spam: MySpace or Facebook?

And what about the app providers themselves Kristen Nicole asked: “When Did Facebook Get More Spammy than MySpace?” It’s all the buzz since the BBC reported that a widget third-party application can be...

View Article

Running a secure web server on your Leopard-powered Mac

This is not something most of you would want to do, but I’m in the midst of a project that requires SSL for testing purposes. My MacBook Pro serves as a primary communications center, research tool,...

View Article


Stuff YOU might have missed if YOU have been fly fishing too much – 07/13/09

Technology RSA’s Coviello: Cloud Computing Not Secure Enough [PC World] – Web 2.0 and widgets led to the cloud computing craze, so it’s no wonder security wasn’t part of the deal. Nonetheless, while...

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Practice diligence to avoid fear of the web

Eduardo Porter of the New York Times: A few months ago, I nervously created my first Facebook page with the minimum necessary information to view pictures posted by old friends. I returned to the page...

View Article


(Re)introducing Brian Krebs

I’ve been following the Washington Post’s Security Fix blog since the Spamroll days. Its author, Brian Krebs, was one of the most insightful internet security journalists around. He still is, only he...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Apple’s services security goof

Apple‘s OS X operating system is, in this user’s opinion, a bastion of security. It all boils down to its UNIX roots, and it’s that fact, not the famed usability, that won me over. Considering that,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A month without Adobe Flash

Tired of distractions zipping around on the screen, as well as the persistent zero-day security warnings (and related “emergency” updates), I removed Adobe Flash from my laptop one month ago today....

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