I've been wondering for a long time about the security of computer-based voting machines. Very few systems today are hacker-proof and one could argue that it's only a matter of time before they are compromised. Considering that the hacker community is a like a ginormous distributed processing system, the sheer numbers attacking any given system [...]
China's Golden Shield
Aug 2, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Forbes is reporting an interesting take on China's censorship efforts, which may also be used defensively during a "cyber war": China's Golden Cyber-Shield. "China has powerful controls over content going out and coming in at every gateway," says Jody Westby, chief executive of security consultancy Global Cyber Risk. She argues that the tight relationship between [...]
Spies Among Us
Jul 26, 2007 By Leave a Comment
This is an interesting story about organized crime infiltrating financial institutions: Organized crime infiltrates financial IT. What strikes me about this is that it is a surprise to so many; savvy criminals go where the money is. There are weaknesses in corporate security practices and they are being exploited. Security experts for years have been [...]
Google Earth for Terrorists
Oct 22, 2005 By Leave a Comment
I don't think it's any surprise to anybody in the security industry that Google Earth Worries Governments. At a meeting of top police officials in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, Kalam said he worried that "developing countries, which are already in danger of terrorist attacks, have been singularly chosen" for providing high resolution images [...]
Stupid Rules
Jun 29, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Bad Design = Insecure
Feb 2, 2005 By Leave a Comment
In case you missed it, ZDNews ran a great article a couple of weeks ago on wireless network security: Worried about Wi-Fi security? As Wi-Fi networks become popular in American homes, more people are exposed to dangers such as spyware, and the need to secure systems against those threats becomes more urgent. But for many [...]
All Hackers Are Not Equal
Jul 13, 2004 By Leave a Comment
I'm torn between an empathy for the hacking culture and the reality of business. You see, hackers are generally harmless unless you are the subject of their "jokes" (see Steve Wozniak's comment below). On one hand, if it wasn't for hackers and their curiosity, we wouldn't have of the cool crap we do today. On [...]
Long Way From Home by The Heavy