Author Archives: robert
Ethics…?
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
Security Vulnerability in Mac OS X – LoginWindow.app
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.
Security Review: iTunes Movie Rentals
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
Hackers Extort Utility Companies
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
Security Review – Parental Controls for TV
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