Author Archives: robertm2
Security Review: ‘taspo’ RFID cards for cigarette vending machines
Being a frequent visitor to Japan and thus knowing its people and culture fairly well, I thought it’d be appropriate for me to conduct a review on the new ‘taspo’ RFID cards which Yoshi also mentioned a while back. The ‘taspo’ … Continue reading
Number of Rogue DNS Servers Increasing
Researchers from Google and the Georgia Institute of Technology have published a paper indicating the increasing number of attacks from the use of rogue DNS servers (the paper estimates that there are currently about 68,000 of these servers).
Security Review: Access to our IMA Building
Summary:For this security review, I have chosen to evaluate our very own IMA (Intramural Activities) Building which I am a somewhat frequent visitor to. The security concepts for the IMA are rather simple: let only those who are authorized into … Continue reading
Vista SP1 with altered WGA Strategy, Nag instead of Disable
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has a new blog posting over at ZDNet reviewing the changes Microsoft made to its Vista WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage – its authenticity check for pirated software) with the SP1 update. In a nutshell, it appears Microsoft has decided to … Continue reading
Ink Tags: My Security Review from HW1
For my security review, I have chosen to cover the anti-theft devices that are commonly used at retail clothing stores, which I believe are called “ink tags”. I am basing this information from personal experience (I briefly worked for a … Continue reading