Author Archives: couvb

Security Review: Online Taxes

Posted on March 13, 2009 by couvb

For the last couple of years, I have done my taxes online.  Compared to doing them by hand on paper, the online method takes far less time to fill out.  However, it also brings with it the host of security … Continue reading →

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Current Event: Facial Recognition in Schools

Posted on March 6, 2009 by couvb

Some community colleges in the UK are starting to use facial recognition software to check students into school (article at http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/displayarticle.asp?id=396794).  The article focuses on the positive benefits of the new system.  The key benefit is in the time savings … Continue reading →

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Current Event: Spike in Online Game hacking

Posted on February 6, 2009 by couvb

According to an article on Gamasutra online game hacking spiked in 2008.  It was noted that it usually wasn’t the games themselves being directly attacked, rather attackers would use social engineering or other techniques to install malware, such as keyloggers, … 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 →

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