Category Archives: Security
New York Stock Exchange Security Zone Eyeball
New York Stock Exchange Security Zone Eyeball 18 August 2007 Seven security barriers create a security zone for the New York Stock Exchange. In addition to the barriers and full-time police there are dozens of surveillance cameras. As with most … Continue reading
Exclusive: Fark founder accuses Fox newsman of hacking – Valleywag
Exclusive: Fark founder accuses Fox newsman of hacking – Valleywag Curtis believes that Phillips, or someone working with Phillips, sent him and several other Fark employees deceptive emails in an attempt to get them to download a trojan, a form … Continue reading
How Credit-Card Data Went Out Wireless Door – WSJ.com
How Credit-Card Data Went Out Wireless Door – WSJ.com The TJX hackers did leave some electronic footprints that show most of their break-ins were done during peak sales periods to capture lots of data, according to investigators. They first tapped … Continue reading
* Sigh* – Security strikes again
For the second time in a week, the network security guys at the place where I work have put in a block to drop any traffic coming from my ip address. No statement why, but I think it might be … Continue reading
Reporter attempts to sneak a camera into DEFCON, gets owned.
DefCon security on Friday warned attendees at the annual hacker conference that Dateline NBC may have sent a mole with a hidden camera to the event to capture hackers admitting to crimes. DefCon says it was tipped off by their … Continue reading
President of the Airline Pilot’s Security Alliance on Airport security
” Almost six years after 9/11, it is inexcusable that — in an environment where TSA misses more than 90% of weapons, RON aircraft are not secured, and ground employees are not screened — fewer than 2% of our airliners … Continue reading
Easy ways to ‘improve’ security.
I used to hear about HVAC contractors that would install fake thermostats to make people feel more comfortable. And all that stuff about how most office thermostats are fake. Seems like the same way AOL’s security works. ————- “A reader … Continue reading
Dugg Deep
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White House Plagued by “Systemic Neglect” of Security Procedures
” After an Oversight Committee hearing last month in which James Knodell, the chief security officer at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., testified that the White House Security Office had done nothing to investigate the source of the Valerie Plame leak, “multiple” … Continue reading
OpenID
OpenID is an important new technology that has the potential to both increase security and reduce the problem of lost or forgotten password. Here is a video on how to use it.