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  • WPA can be cracked in under 15 minutes

    For some time, most people have been aware that WEP encryption can be easily and speedily cracked, but now it appears that WPA can be cracked almost as easily. According to an article at PC World , security researchers Erik Tews and Martin Beck have discovered...
    Published by Brett Callow (4,676 pts ) on Nov 12, 2008 to
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  • Don't disable that SSID!

    Giant albino alligators inhabit the sewers of New York. Drinking too much Coke can cause carbon dioxide poisoning. Hummingbirds piggyback other birds when migrating. Bill Gates will send you a buck for each email you forward. Disabling SSID broadcasting...
    Published by Brett Callow (4,676 pts ) on Oct 14, 2008 to
    Computer Security Blog

  • Whitelisting -vs- blacklisting

    The blacklisting -vs- whitelisting debate rages on. Blacklisting solutions, such as antivirus products, block stuff that is known to be bad. Whilelisting solutions, such as Bit9's Parity , block everything except stuff that's known to be good...
    Published by Brett Callow (4,676 pts ) on Aug 12, 2008 to
    Computer Security Blog

  • Thin clients

    "The use of thin clients (for server-based computing) is the way of the future: the not-so-distant future." So Jake Shores bodly proclaims in his excellent series of articles about thin client computing in the small business environment (part...
    Published by Brett Callow (4,676 pts ) on Jul 13, 2008 to
    Computer Security Blog

  • When admins go bad

    Upset by an adverse performance evaluation, BOFH Jon Paul Oson resigned from his job with the Council of Community Clinics (CCC) in San Diego, a non-profit that provides medical services to the poor, uninsured and under-insured. But simply resigning did...
    Published by Brett Callow (4,676 pts ) on Jul 11, 2008 to
    Computer Security Blog

  • Bank clerk used colleagues passwords in $142 million fraud

    The BBC have reported that former HSBC clerk, Jagmeet Channa, has been jailed for his part in a fraud in which he used colleagues' passwords to plunder $142 million from other accounts. While it isn't clear how Channa obtained the passwords, the...
    Published by Brett Callow (4,676 pts ) on Jul 10, 2008 to
    Computer Security Blog

  • Up to 12,000 laptops lost in US airports each week

    According to a recently released study by Dell and the Ponemon Institute, 12,000 laptops are lost or stolen in US airports every week and, while 53% of business travelers' laptops hold sensitive company information, only 35% of business travelers...
    Published by Brett Callow (4,676 pts ) on Jul 8, 2008 to
    Computer Security Blog

  • Information Security Primer

    Tom Olzak has published an excellent information security primer based on updated content from his book, "Just Enough Security: Information security for business managers." Part 1 of the series can be read here .
    Published by Brett Callow (4,676 pts ) on Jun 27, 2008 to
    Computer Security Blog

  • Could your coffee maker be a security risk?

    A security alert concerning the Jura Impressa F90 internet-connected coffee maker was recently reported on BugTraq. Craig Wright discovered a vulnerability in the F90 which renders the high-tech coffee maker subject to exploitation in a couple of ways...
    Published by Brett Callow (4,676 pts ) on Jun 26, 2008 to
    Computer Security Blog

  • Greener pastures for Cisco in 2008

    Cisco Systems' Live 2008 convention in Orlando, Florida has been full of exciting learning opportunities, solution demonstrations and keynote speeches. Here are the highlights from my experiences this week. Chambers discusses the future of Cisco Cisco's...
    Published by Greg Robinson (890 pts ) on Jun 25, 2008 to
    Computer Security Blog
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