Author Archives: robert

Ethics…?

Posted on March 17, 2008 by robert

This blog post on freedom-to-tinker came up in my feed reader today: http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1265 The post is an e-mail from a company that makes e-voting machines that is threatening legal action if their voting machine is analyzed and the results published. … Continue reading →

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Security Vulnerability in Mac OS X – LoginWindow.app

Posted on March 2, 2008 by robert

A security vulnerability in loginwindow.app on Mac OS X was reported to bugtraq this week. The vulnerability is that the user password is still resident in memory after the system authenticates the user.

Posted in Current Events, Privacy | 2 Comments

Security Review: iTunes Movie Rentals

Posted on February 3, 2008 by robert

Recently, Apple unveiled a new system that allows customers to browse the iTunes store and “rent” selected movies for a smaller fee than it would cost to purchase them. This fee also happens to be slightly more than one would … Continue reading →

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Hackers Extort Utility Companies

Posted on January 19, 2008 by robert

Tom Donahue, the CIA’s top security analyst, announced this week that attackers hacked into the computer systems of foreign utility companies and held power grids hostage until their demands were met. In one case, they also caused a power outage … Continue reading →

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Security Review – Parental Controls for TV

Posted on January 11, 2008 by robert

Summary Parental controls on television sets (or on the Internet, or mobile phones, etc.) allow parents to restrict the media to which their children have access to an age-appropriate level. Parental controls allow parents to restrict access to television based … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Physical Security, Security Reviews | 2 Comments