Author Archives: dschen

Wireless Keyboards

Posted on March 9, 2008 by dschen

With everything going wireless now, many people are cutting the cord and getting wireless keyboards and mice. However, not many people stop and think what might happen if these wireless peripherals are compromised. If say someone could spoof the identity … Continue reading →

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The Newton Virus spreads joy… and hopefully nothing else

Posted on March 7, 2008 by dschen

The Newton Virus is a “harmless” virus that comes on a cute USB flash drive which copies itself onto the computer to which is attached (works for Mac only) and for only one time, it makes your desktop fall apart… … Continue reading →

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Toshiba’s New Random Number Generator

Posted on February 10, 2008 by dschen

Toshiba has recently unveiled a new IC which is capable of generating 2 megabits/second of random bits. The IC utilizes analog noise generated by electrons trapped on a silicon nitride (SiN) layer of a transistor. The electrons randomly are bound … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Smart pillboxes, maybe too smart?

Posted on February 10, 2008 by dschen

Recently an MIT research team has developed a smart pillbox to help combat the problem of patients failing to take their medication at prescribed intervals. This problem of over/underdosing of the drug by the patient accounts for ~10% of hospital … Continue reading →

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