Yearly Archives: 2009

Security Review: Lexus “Talking” GPS

Posted on January 27, 2009 by millsea0

With the increasing role that technology is playing in our lives, it was inevitable that we’d reach the point where we too could enjoy the luxury of a talking car, such as the infamous KITT from Knight Rider. The convenience … Continue reading →

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Verizon VoIP House Phone Hub

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lisa89

Nowadays, traditional phone service is not widely used. As stated in an article from http://www.technewsworld.com, “VoIP phones are growing in popularity — and 20 to 25 percent of customers are canceling home phone service.” In order to maintain Verizon’s customers … Continue reading →

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Data Breach at Heartland

Posted on January 26, 2009 by sunetrad

A New Jersey based payment card processing company- Heartland Payment System Inc. admitted last week to a data breach into their system. In what may result as one of the largest compromises in payment card information, Heartland disclosed that intruders … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Blackberry Security Review

Posted on January 23, 2009 by couvb

It looks like, after much debate, Obama will be allowed to continue to use a smart phone (From most articles I have read, it seems unclear whether the phone will still be the Blackberry he seemed to like so much, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Security Reviews | 9 Comments

iTrojan

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Frung

It turns out Macs can catch something. Apple’s most recent version of iWork, the counterpart of Microsoft Office, contains a Trojan. Well, almost. The pirated version that you can download from places such as The Pirate Bay is the one … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | 12 Comments

Security Review: Electronic Medical Records

Posted on January 22, 2009 by nhunt

Now that computers have reached the mainstream, demand for online services is increasing. Recently, this has come to include access to medical records over the Internet. The existence of products such as Microsoft’s HealthVault and Google’s Google Health demonstrates the … Continue reading →

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Current events: Sony Ericsson a victim of its own employee

Posted on January 16, 2009 by sal

Issues of stealing physical or intellectual property (physically or electronically) in the context of a malicious company insider are closely interrelated, as some common prevention mechanisms can be adopted for both. According to the recent article by Mikael Ricknas, cell … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Ethics, Physical Security, Privacy | 7 Comments

Absent student forfeits raffle

Posted on January 16, 2009 by stemcel

Here at the University of Washington CSE Department we often have events called Tech Talks, where guest companies come in and give a demonstration of their technologies and expertise. Last night we had a tech talk given by Palantir Technologies, a very promising-looking company that aims to transform the way people work with large data sets by making it easier to discover and visualizing trends and connections in the ever-accumulating mountains of data generated by our modern technological culture. And at the end of the evening they planned to raffle off an iPod touch. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Ethics, Integrity, Physical Security | 6 Comments

Current Event: Government plans massive internet backbone security upgrade

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Erik Turnquist

The U.S. Federal government is planning to spend millions of dollars upgrading the backbone of the internet’s routing system. Specifically the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to quadruple its budget for improvements (from $600,000 to $2.5 million per … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Implantable Drug Delivery Device

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Orion

Companies such as the Massachusetts-based biotech company, MicroCHIPS, are developing what they call “intelligent implanted devices” for long-term internal patient monitoring and treatment. Patients which would normally require frequent blood tests, monitoring, or drug injections can instead implant a device … Continue reading →

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