The Internet is a nuisance. Really, it is. It never ceases to amaze me how much "trouble" the Internet causes. Now I will be the first to say that it is possibly the best innovation in human history. But at the same time, it has also caused more problems, headaches, and heartaches than almost any […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s another law (trying to get passed in New York) to try to stop sex offenders from getting on social networking sites, and in particular those sites where they might contact minors. I haven’t seen the bill yet, but from what I am reading, it is essentially useless. Just like all of these laws, it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Man, am I getting hammered for my latest post over at Computerworld about the DDoS launched on the Church of Scientology! I really can’t engage in a lot of back and forth over there since it is not my personal site, so I will do it over here. For all you people slapping me around […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I just wrote a post over at Computerworld entitled The Security of Web 2.0 – an Oxymoron. Then I find this story about Senators McCain and Schumer proposing legislation that will require sex offenders to register their IM names and email addresses. I need to read more about this bill. Like typical security legislation passed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ll be the first one that says TV shows and movies are hardly based on reality. But when they screw up something that is near and dear to me, I get very upset. For instance, I was in the Army and Army National Guard for over 7 years. Though I was never a career soldier, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Watch the video below. I have heard and read some stuff about this, but this video really tells the tale. It seems professionally done. The people all seem very genuine and not actors, or they are very good actors. Just a few of my thoughts on the issue: This is from a foreign country, so […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Martin McKeay posted a few days back about keylogging software on client’s of HSBC Bank. Bruce Schneier pointed out this article this morning about the same issue. Both came to roughly the same conclusion: this is ridiculous. Yes, there are things the bank can do to help with this, but come one, where is the personal responsibility for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
…because you can read about it in the news, because it generally happens for the same reason (stupidity, mainly), and I get tired or writing about it. And the same would be the case on this new VA stolen desktop (also read here), except that this is twice for the VA, and I think this one […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have to make some comments on this post I found on a law blog I peruse. I know this is not directly related to Information Security, but it related to security in general, so I have to make some comments. Basically, the author of this post (Dan Filler) is making the argument that the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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