Netbooks May Offer Hackers Private Data Gateway
This is the title of an article from wired.com, which happens to be my favorite magazine. But this particular article is trash for me. Mainly it’s about how netbooks (like Asus EEE PC) are vulnerable...
View ArticleUpdate your WordPress!
Just a quick note. If you are, like me, using WordPress for your blog then you should update it to version 2.8.4 asap. Read more here.
View ArticleMy bank is learning from Schneier, but isn’t good student
Bruce Schneier is the person well known to everybody interested in IT security. Recently he published blog post about why two-factor authentication is not solving all security problems. For those who...
View ArticleEverything is dangerous
Looks like really every program can be harm to your computer these days. I’m reading US CERT reports regularly and yesterday I’ve read this one. Long story short software included with the Energizer...
View ArticleDeep hide:)
Today I’ve read article on Polish security portal Niebezpiecznik.pl about a guy who was searching for information about his debtor and accidentally found a file with list of over 1000 debtors of PKO BP...
View ArticleNightmare of helpdesk
Today I’ve read article by Bruce Schneier about conception of Internet Quarantines. Scott Charney from Microsoft gave an idea that computers in Internet should be quarantined if they’re infected by...
View ArticleSecurity breach at GoGrid?
On Monday I’ve received a call from my bank with information that my credit card details were stolen by third party, so they’ve blocked it and new one would be issued within a week. I was quite...
View ArticleSecurity failures – flashback
I’ve read very interesting text about 3D movie projectors used by cinemas and how bad security design led to worse end-user (viewer) experience. You can find full text here. But I want to write about...
View ArticleWhy Google’s 2-step verification sucks
Recently I have started using Chrome as primary browser (and I’m happy so far). Because of that I’ve needed to log into my Google account to be able to use Reader and other Google apps. I’ve typed my...
View ArticleOh master, why you… are boring (Liars and Outliers)
I value Bruce Schneier as security expert. I love his blog. I like that he’s not fast to make opinion and analyzes everything thoroughly. I’ve enjoyed his book Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a...
View ArticleWanna privacy then be alone
Taking into account recent revelations with Edward Snowden and government surveillance programs I’ve started to thinking that maybe I should ditch my email provider and host it on my own server. It’s...
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