Author Archives: justine
Security Review: iTunes DAAP Authentication
I am, at the moment of writing this, sitting in Cafe Solstice on the Ave. There are probably about a dozen computers in here, and judging from my neighbor’s screen, 4 of them are running iTunes with the “sharing” feature … Continue reading
Current Event: Speculation about Upcoming Pwn2Own Hacking Contest
A recent article from Ars Technica, modded to high popularity on Digg, reports that last year’s Pwn2Own winner is predicting that Safari will be the first browser to crash in this months”s contest. Pwn2Own, in Vancouver BC, is part of … Continue reading
Security Review: My Linksys Router
This morning, my power for some reason switched off, crashing something in my router and killing my laptop battery. For the rest of the day, wireless was down at my house and my roommate and I were physically plugging in … Continue reading
Current Event: OMG, The Real World Is Actually Like the Spy Movies
Today’s Seattle Times reports of an Oregon ex-CIA agent who had been selling the identities of other CIA agents to the Russians – from his jail cell. Not only am I surprised that he had already been convicted (in 1996) … Continue reading