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Another new version of Flash, another set of security changes
"There are quite a few security changes in the upcoming Flash Player 10, some of which may require changes to content or policy files to ensure that content continues to work." Shocking, I know.
flash  webdev  security  annoying 
august 2008 by jimray
Switzerland Network Testing Tool | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Check to see if your ISP is throttling your connection
isp  netneutrality  privacy  security  internet  bittorrent 
august 2008 by jimray
Dan Benjamin has some great advice for securely deleting files and drives on OS X
For the paranoid and those of you who should be
mac  security  tumbl 
may 2008 by jimray
Massive Attack: Half A Million Microsoft-Powered Sites Hit With SQL Injection | Compiler from Wired.com
Saving this for the next time one of our "technology team professionals" tells me that anything but Microsoft SQL server isn't good enough.
security  microsoft  databases 
april 2008 by jimray
Princeton research Ed Felten freezes computer chips, reads the 1's and 0's
The implication being that one could retrieve encryption keys, which are normally stored in RAM and then wiped when the computer is powered down. Obviously, requires physical access to the machine.
security  encryption  tumbl 
february 2008 by jimray
Smart card drivers for OS X
Now I can work at home!! Wait. Crap.
work  mac  hardware  software  security 
february 2008 by jimray
Skype brought down by Windows Update causing lots and lots of computers to reboot
"Normally Skype’s peer-to-peer network has an inbuilt ability to self-heal, however, this event revealed a previously unseen software bug within the network resource allocation algorithm which prevented the self-healing function from working quickly."
skype  p2p  security  tumbl 
august 2007 by jimray
A great high level overview of how SSL works
With a quick primer on public key cryptography for the kids!
cryptography  networking  webdev  via:daringfireball  security 
june 2007 by jimray
Roughly Drafted pretty definitely tears down the "iPhones are insecure" myths
I suspect that when CEO's start seeing their kids with these things, they'll start leaning on IT departments to turn on Exchange's IMAP service
iphone  security  tumbl 
june 2007 by jimray
QuickTime 7.1.6 update fixes $10,000 security hole
Holy cats, that was quick
apple  software  security  tumbl 
may 2007 by jimray
Porn swap sparks Japan leak furor
"Three Japanese naval officers who swapped pornography on their computers triggered a scandal over a possible leak of sensitive data linked to Japan's missile defense system"
funny  japan  porn  security  military  tumbl 
april 2007 by jimray
MySQL Proxy
I'm sure I'll find a reason to make use of this some day
webdev  mysql  security 
march 2007 by jimray
Secure your computer the NSA way
Security config guides from the NSA for OS X, Windows and Solairs. Your tax dollars at work, people!
security  nsa  government  operatingsystems  tumbl 
march 2007 by jimray
Craigsnumber
Phone number that forwards to your actual phone, expires after a set time, keeps you anonymous
craigslist  mobile  security  phone  privacy 
december 2006 by jimray
Theater of the Absurd at the T.S.A.
First mainstream press look at how the utter inanity of T.S.A. I've seen. Obligatory nod to Bruce Schneier as well
media  security  government  terrorism  via:revgeorge 
december 2006 by jimray
Wired News: MySpace Passwords Aren't So Dumb
Bruce Schneier looks at MySpace passwords and finds that folks generally do a better job picking those than picking the password for the beige box sitting under their desk
security  funny  myspace  work 
december 2006 by jimray
Mozilla Firefox JavaScript Handler Race Condition Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Hey, look, Firefox 2.0 has security problems as well. I personally believe that FF2 was rushed to compete with IE7, which sort of defeats the point, really.
firefox  security  browsers  dumb 
october 2006 by jimray
First IE7 vulnerability discovered
Checks watch... not quite 24 hours after being released!
ie  microsoft  browsers  security 
october 2006 by jimray
How to travel with expensive gear
Put a starter pistol in your lockbox, TSA will take extra special care of it. This is probably the one thing I have to thank the NRA for.
photography  hardware  privacy  security  travel 
september 2006 by jimray
Gonzales wants ISPs to save user data
You know, for the children
privacy  government  dumb  security 
september 2006 by jimray
Armitage says he was source in CIA leak
If it was "inadvertent" then why did it take 3 yeas to come out?
politics  security  iraq 
september 2006 by jimray
Quickest Patch Ever
Microsoft patches DRM faster than it patches security holes. A bit misleading, IMO, given that it's probably a great deal easier to fix this one bug than the myriad holes scattershout throughout Windows XP, but an interesting point nonetheless.
via:waxy  security  drm  microsoft 
september 2006 by jimray
An Open Challenge to David Maynor and Jon Ellch
John Gruber is putting up the cost of a new Macbook as a bet that the Mac WiFi exploit is a sham. Should be interesting to see if this plays out.
mac  security  wifi  bloggers 
september 2006 by jimray
Air passenger told to hide Arabic T-shirt
“Going to an airport with a T-shirt in Arabic script is like going to a bank and wearing a T-shirt that says, ‘I’m a robber”’ Yeah, because anyone who speaks Arabic wants to blow up an airplane!
terrorism  security  dumb 
august 2006 by jimray
Crazy Apple Rumors on the whole MacBooks security flaw thing
"Listen, Mac punks, if a respected security professional wants to stick a lit cigarette in your eye, you just ask him which one! GOT IT?!"
mac  security  wifi  hardware  funny 
august 2006 by jimray
The Curious Case of the Supposed MacBook Wi-Fi Hack
Gruber gives the definitive word on all this tomfoolery
mac  security  wifi 
august 2006 by jimray
Bruce Schneier Facts
"Bruce Schneier once found three distinct natural number divisors of a prime number." The fact that I find this funny is evidence of why I don't have a girlfriend
funny  cryptography  geek  parody  security 
august 2006 by jimray
Bruce Schneier on last week's terrorism arrests
"None of the airplane security measures implemented because of 9/11 ... had anything to do with last week's arrests. Instead, the arrests are a victory for old-fashioned intelligence and investigation."
security  politics  privacy  technology  terrorism  travel  war 
august 2006 by jimray
ReallyReady.org: A Project of the Federation of American Scientists
A response to the brokenness of ready.gov
via:zefrank  community  design  government  health  science  security  usability 
august 2006 by jimray
Daring Fireball dishes on the supposed Macbook wireless attack
"...the exploit apparently requires the MacBook to be using a third-party wireless card. Given that all MacBooks come with built-in AirPort support, how many MacBook users are actually susceptible to this? Any?"
mac  hardware  security  media  dumb 
august 2006 by jimray
Watch Flash Player 9 penetration soar thanks to MySpace! at Aral Balkan
If there's anything that could make it happen, this is it
via:colin  flash  webdev  myspace  security 
july 2006 by jimray
Google Account Authentication
Apparently, this is *not* Google passport. We'll see.
google  webdev  authentication  apis  security  identity 
july 2006 by jimray
Salt and Pepper encrypter
PHP encryption/decryption hashes for better password storage
php  webdev  security  encryption  cryptography 
june 2006 by jimray
NPR : Home for Seniors Trades Privacy for Security
health  healthcare  privacy  security  for_dad 
june 2006 by jimray
Submit a Privacy Act Request
How to (politely) ask the NSA to give you your phone records. Every j-school student in the country should be required to do this before graduating.
nsa  government  spying  privacy  security 
may 2006 by jimray
The people who work for Diebold are idiots
"For there to be a problem here, you're basically assuming a premise where you have some evil and nefarious election officials who would sneak in and introduce a piece of software," he said. "I don't believe these evil elections people exist."
evil  diebold  election  government  politics  security  voting 
may 2006 by jimray
The Torn-Up Credit Card Application
"You should probably buy a shredder today."
security  money 
march 2006 by jimray
Mac OS X Security Challenge
Debunking some ZDNet inanity
dumb  security  mac  via:daringfireball 
march 2006 by jimray
About Security Update 2006-001
Latest Mac security update addresses Safari and iChat trojan horse issues (there was no virus) but I'd still prefer to see the "Open safe files" option nuked
mac  browsers  security 
march 2006 by jimray
Apple Safari Browser Automatically Executes Shell Scripts
This is a huge security flaw and one that Apple should have remedied a long time ago - at the very least, the "Open safe files" option should be off by default, ideally should be disabled completely
security  mac  software  browsers  dumb  via:daringfireball 
february 2006 by jimray
SSL Digital SSL Certificates From LiteSSL Certificate Authority
Cheap SSL certs
security  webdev 
february 2006 by jimray
TorPark
Tor on a USB keychain
supermodified  portable  security  privacy 
january 2006 by jimray
Schneier on Security: Internet Explorer Sucks
"MSIE was 98% unsafe. There were only 7 days in 2004 without an unpatched publicly disclosed security hole."
ie  browsers  security 
december 2005 by jimray
Bruce Schneier: Unchecked presidential power
"In the weeks after 9/11, while America and the world were grieving, President Bush built a legal rationale for a dictatorship. Then he started using it to avoid the law."
politics  security  terrorism  war  bush  september11  law 
december 2005 by jimray
Top 7 PHP Security Blunders
For those of us still using PHP...
php  security  webdev  2read 
december 2005 by jimray
Google Safe Browsing for Firefox
This is a great idea, I just can't help but think that your typical IE user would be better served by such a thing, though
firefox  extensions  google  security  privacy 
december 2005 by jimray
Objection - FireFox Extension for Local Shared Objection Removal
Remove Flash cookies, helpful for debugging and degunking alilke
browsers  firefox  security  flash  webdev 
december 2005 by jimray
ZigBee "Panic Button" Calls For Help
zigbee  homeautomation  security  for_dad 
november 2005 by jimray
Home Heartbeat
homeautomation  security  zigbee  for_dad 
november 2005 by jimray
Wired News: Real Story of the Rogue Rootkit
Wired's online content has really suffered of late, but this is truly great analysis from one of the best in the industry
drm  evil  music  sony  security  windows 
november 2005 by jimray
CryptoKids™ America's Future Codemakers & Codebreakers -- Site Start Page
No. Way.
via:bruceschneier  cryptography  education  government  dumb  wontsomebodythinkofthechildren  security 
november 2005 by jimray
Microsoft to remove Sony malware from PCs
I'm still not buying an X-box, but good for Microsoft
microsoft  sony  drm  dumb  privacy  security 
november 2005 by jimray
Sony DRM rootkit not just for Windows, Mac users get to share the love
At what point does Sony realize that becoming a media company was the biggest mistake they could have ever made?
dumb  drm  privacy  security 
november 2005 by jimray
Secure iChat with .Mac
Finally, a reason to renew my subscription. I predict someone will come up with a way to replicate this without .Mac, though
mac  encryption  privacy  security  chat  via:daringfireball 
november 2005 by jimray
Hide My Ass! Free Online Web Proxy.
Pretty sweet name
privacy  proxy  security  funny 
october 2005 by jimray
Sign Language
"Don't let the CAT out of the bag!" No wonder we can't fucking find Osama.
dumb  government  security  via:bruceschneier 
october 2005 by jimray
Colleges Protest Call to Upgrade Online Systems
The government wants you to pay to make it easier for them to snoop on you
dumb  surveillance  privacy  security 
october 2005 by jimray
The Airline Screening Playset: Hours of Fun!
I'm waiting for the Tom Ridge LEGO set...
funnyifitwerentsogoddamntrue  homelandsecurity  politics  security  via:bruceschneier 
october 2005 by jimray
ModelSecurity
Security plug-in for RoR apps, written by none other than Bruce Perens
rubyonrails  webdev  security  programming 
october 2005 by jimray
MAC Spoofing on the Mac
When you need to get on that WiFi network that requires MAC address authentication...
mac  hardware  security 
october 2005 by jimray
Wikipedia bans Tor IP addresses
"I completely fail to comprehend why Tor server operators consistently refuse to take responsibility for their crazed users." Probably because Tor doesn't allow you to know what your "users" are doing. This seems like a weakness in both Tor and Wikipedia.
privacy  security  wikipedia 
september 2005 by jimray
Just1Key - Home
Store all your passwords in one place, encrypted with a 2,048 bit key
cryptography  encryption  privacy  passwords  security  via:wired  webdev 
september 2005 by jimray
TinyPEAP
Add a radius server to your Linksys router - cool
hardware  networking  security  wifi 
august 2005 by jimray
Schneier thumps Peggy Noonan for fear mongering
Right on. Also, Peggy Noonan is an asshat. An articulate asshat, but an asshat none-the-less.
republicans  security  military  politics 
august 2005 by jimray
jlaine.net - Using Rails AJAX helpers to create safe state-changing links
webdev  rubyonrails  security 
august 2005 by jimray
PWNtcha - captcha decoder
Defeating captchas, which are pretty lame anyway
security  spam  design  via:joshua  webdev 
august 2005 by jimray
ClamXav - The FREE Virus Scanner for Mac OS X
Based on the open source Clamav virus scanner
mac  viruses  software  opensource  security 
august 2005 by jimray
Daring Fireball: Trusted
Gruber's reply to Cory Doctorow's "Palladium in your Mac" rant - I'm glad someone pointed out that TPM support exists in the Linux kernel
hardware  mac  trustedcomputing  security  cryptography 
august 2005 by jimray
Hollywood Foots Bill for Spy Cams
Orwell had it almost right -- it won't be fascist governments putting their boot on the throat of humanity, but their corporate overlords. Also, this is some rather good reporting from Xeni Jardin, color me surprised.
burnhollywoodburn  media  security  surveillance 
june 2005 by jimray
Strongspace
Secure file storage and transfer from the folks who brought you TextDrive
security  storage  textdrive 
june 2005 by jimray
How to fake fingerprints?
Or, just chop the poor guy's thumb off...
security  biometrics 
may 2005 by jimray
Should Terrorism be Reported in the News?
Schneir on why it makes sense to report on terrorist attacks, but not for the reasons you think
terrorism  security  media 
may 2005 by jimray
Attack of the malicious widgets
If you're running Tiger, you should disable "open safe files after downloading" in Safari immediately. Even if you're not running Tiger...
mac  security  dashboard 
may 2005 by jimray
The Feds can own your WLAN too : TomsNetworking :
How the FBI cracks WEP keys - the bastards gotta find me first!
security  wifi  government 
april 2005 by jimray
Symantec claims Mac viruses on the rise
"Hey, people are buying Macs - you should buy our virus protections software!"
security  mac  dumb 
march 2005 by jimray
Apple - Support - Downloads - Common Criteria Tools 1.0
Apple releases tool to make sure your Mac is up to snuff, security wise
mac  security  software 
february 2005 by jimray
An Illustrated Guide to Cryptographic Hashes
Or, md5 for dummies
cryptography  encryption  programming  security 
february 2005 by jimray
Secure wireless email on Mac OS X
The joy of port forwarding, without ever touching the Terminal (clearly, not l33t)
security  wifi  ssh 
february 2005 by jimray
Creating (and remembering) crazy hard passwords
"So the combination is one, two, three, four, five? That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard! That's the kind of combination an idiot would put on his luggage!"
passwords  security  privacy 
february 2005 by jimray
Interview with a link spammer
This is one of those rare times when I wish journalists could legally chop off an interviewee's hands
spam  weblogs  security 
february 2005 by jimray
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