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I was just reading an article about how easy a reporter could enter some large buildings in downtown Orlando. While this particular article is a bit “fluffy”, it does raise an important issue in that security usually fails at the human level, not the technical level. For example, most major “hacks” are the result of [ READ MORE ]
How private are your text messages? Looks like the Supreme Court is going to decide… http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/14/scotus.messaging/index.html [ READ MORE ]
Just goes to show that even the best biometric data can be fooled. Woman alters fingerprints to fool scanners [ READ MORE ]
Very hilarious, and (unfortunately) not too far from the truth! New product release from Sony [ READ MORE ]
Today is International Data Privacy Day. There’s a website at Intel which tells you all about it (Including the Top 5 Teen Privacy Tips) so definitely check it out. Of course, being in the Computer Forensics business I know all about the digital traces you leave behind, so in order to keep my job I [ READ MORE ]
25 years ago today, the Macintosh was introduced…. wow, can you believe it has been twenty-five years?!? I remember where I was when I saw the intro – I was at a computer store in Goleta, CA (I was a student at UC Santa Barbara) and thought it was just the coolest thing ever. My [ READ MORE ]
Hello. This is my first blog post ever. Thought I’d start a blog just to comment about my techie findings and blatherings as I see ‘em. Okay, I realize that the world can see these postings so I won’t be gushing my private thoughts or releasing my social security number, but if I see something [ READ MORE ]