Author Archives: joyleung

Security Review: Car GPS Navigation Systems

Posted on March 16, 2008 by joyleung

Summary Car GPS navigation systems are handy tool for finding one’s way on the road. With features like local points of interest, address book and SD card backup it would not be surprising if becomes a common everyday item soon. … Continue reading →

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Now that we are being listened to

Posted on February 24, 2008 by joyleung

The government has decided to continue wiretapping phones with assistance from phone companies. These companies are also pushing a bill for immunity from lawsuits for participating in the tapping. What is the line at which informational surveillance pushes too far … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Quiet Care

Posted on February 10, 2008 by joyleung

Home monitoring systems like Quiet Care exist to allow independent living for elderly people. The system works by monitoring the person’s daily movements with wireless activity sensors in each room. The information collected from these sensors is gathered at a … Continue reading →

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DoS attacks and International Tension

Posted on January 25, 2008 by joyleung

Last May during a protested movement of a World War II soviet statue, Estonian governmental and political sites were flooded in a series of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. These attacks consisted of hammering the sites servers with requests till … Continue reading →

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