Daily Archives: January 8, 2009

Current Events – Undocumented Chip in Wii

Posted on January 8, 2009 by liaowt

“Update.  This entry was updated on <January 9, 2009> to reflect a <re-interpretation of the original article>. After several years that Wii have been launch, hackers found flaws in Wii’s security aspect. According to an article from Nintendo World Report, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Physical Security, Privacy | 3 Comments

Security Review: Security and Privacy Code of Ethics

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Kevin Wallace

The Security and Privacy Code of Ethics is a contract that every CSE484 student is required to sign, on penalty of a zero grade in the course. It places restrictions on the manner in which students may use knowledge gained … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Policy, Security Reviews | 2 Comments

Current Event: 3 London Hospitals Infected

Posted on January 8, 2009 by ando

According to articles from BBC and TheRegister back in November of 2008, three London hospitals fell victim to the Mytob Worm.  Originating from early 2005, this worm spreads itself through email and prevents removal by disabling any attempts to retrieve … Continue reading →

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Data Breaches Booming

Posted on January 8, 2009 by nhunt

InformationWeek recently published an article based on data from the Identity Theft Resource Center (a non-profit organization which aims to understand and prevent identity theft), that shows an increase of 47% in the number of reported data breaches in 2008. … Continue reading →

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Current Event: Lexus to begin sending messages directly to drivers

Posted on January 8, 2009 by seraphim

According to a recent article in USA Today, Lexus will begin including new technology to allow the company to send audio messages to the computers present in their cars. It appears to be similar to an e-mail system, where the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Miscellaneous, Policy | 5 Comments

Current event: Apple’s iPhone 3G Unlocked

Posted on January 8, 2009 by cuijunwu

Recently, an article on The Wall Street Journal describes how Apple Inc.’s iPhone 3G was unlocked by a group of independent programmers called iPhone Dev Team. Apple has partnerships with wireless networks around the world that allows iPhones to work … Continue reading →

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