Daily Archives: January 16, 2009

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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Security Review: UW Bookstore

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Frung

Everyone knows the bookstore sells books only after a tremendous markup. But does that really mean they can afford to employ lax security? Consider the situation of the books department: all of the textbooks for every class in the university … Continue reading →

Posted in Physical Security, Security Reviews | Tagged | 7 Comments

Security Review: Edible Chips

Posted on January 16, 2009 by cuijunwu

The California based company Proteus has created an edible computer chip designed to mark a new way of monitoring patient drug intake. The process involves two pieces of technology: a small chip containing sensors and a small patch worn by … Continue reading →

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Taxpayer Data at IRS Remains Vulnerable

Posted on January 16, 2009 by yonderin

The Government Accountability Office (GOA) realeased a report last week stating vulnerabilities in the security system used by the IRS to protect taxpayer data. The report showed the IRS has number of security issues in the way that it protect … Continue reading →

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US Passports now all have RFID tags

Posted on January 16, 2009 by qwerty

The security review on the EU passports reminded me of this one:  As of October 2006, all US passports will contain RFID chips in them, which, when read reveal all the information that is printed on the passport itself, as … Continue reading →

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South Korean Woman Tricks Fingerprint Scanner in Japan

Posted on January 16, 2009 by lidor7

Back in April 2008, a South Korean woman who was banned from entering Japan for 5 years slipped through security at airports using a fake password and some special tape.  The immigration control system in Japan features a state-of-the-art biometrics … Continue reading →

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Security Review | SIDA Badges and Airport Access Control

Posted on January 16, 2009 by lee

The Technology SIDA (Secure Identification Display Area) badges are identification devices issued to airport personnel, which establish which areas of the airport an employee is authorised to access. Each airport has its own SIDA badge classification system and issuing authority. … Continue reading →

Posted in Physical Security, Security Reviews | 2 Comments