Author Archives: chrislim

Security Review: The Human Heart

Posted on March 16, 2008 by chrislim

As our professor has continually emphasized throughout the quarter, one of the primary aims of our course has been to go beyond technical details of current computer security in order to learn the security mindset. This new way of thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Integrity, Miscellaneous, Security Reviews | 6 Comments

Valentine’s Day Malware

Posted on February 14, 2008 by chrislim

Human beings are often considered one of the weakest links in a security system, and this vulnerability is typified (and exploited) by the proliferation of Valentine’s Day malware (and their associated delivery mechanisms). The first article referenced below describes two … Continue reading →

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Security Review: CyberLocks

Posted on February 10, 2008 by chrislim

At its essence CyberLocks are like mechanical locks++, enabling you to bring intelligent electronic access control to even the padlock level. CyberLock cylinders, which cannot be picked and maintain an audit trail of usage, can replace virtually any traditional lock … Continue reading →

Posted in Physical Security, Security Reviews | 2 Comments

$7.1 billion loss at major European Bank due to fraud

Posted on January 24, 2008 by chrislim

I haven’t been able to thoroughly analyze this situation, but it seemed like something particularly germane to this blog (so I decided to post it with brief commentary). Basically, the French bank Société Générale (SocGen) recently revealed that single rogue … Continue reading →

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Mac ‘scareware’ in the wild

Posted on January 15, 2008 by chrislim

Security software vendor F-Secure has recently reported the first known “scareware” scam targeting Mac users. The software known as MacSweeper (www.macsweeper.com) poses as legitimate security software that “discovers” numerous fake problems and threats, which can only be solved by purchasing … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Ethics, Policy, Privacy | 3 Comments

(un)-Safe Deposit Box Security Review

Posted on January 11, 2008 by chrislim

My review was on safety deposit boxes based on my experience using them. I was surprised at how stunningly insecure they are (although there may be additional controls I did not know about that banks implement), and am further surprised … Continue reading →

Posted in Physical Security, Security Reviews | 7 Comments