Category Archives: Physical Security

Security Review: Hollywood Awards Presentations

Posted on March 13, 2009 by ericm6

Big Hollywood parties have big time guest lists, so it’s no wonder that many people want to be there.  These include both (mostly) benign fans and some people of the less benign variety.  Hence, security at these events is a … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Apartment Complex Rent Drop-boxes

Posted on March 13, 2009 by levya

Most people renting an apartment use a common drop-box to pay the rent. Most often this is located in an easily accessible common are like the mailboxes or near the manager’s office. The setup to be discussed here is a … Continue reading →

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Security Review: My Apartment

Posted on March 13, 2009 by tchan

The apartment complex I live in is comprised of a garage and multiple residential floors. The access points into the building are through the elevator, garage, and a street access door. All three use RFID keycards to restrict the access … Continue reading →

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Security Review – Mobile Banking in the Developing World

Posted on March 12, 2009 by cxlt

One of the interesting topics brought up by Microsoft Research India during their Change talk last week was that of mobile banking in the developing world. Managing and distributing money can be a tricky proposition in the developing world – … Continue reading →

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Security Review: In-Eye Video Camera

Posted on March 9, 2009 by jimmy

Rob Spence, a Canadian Filmmaker, is currently developing a prototype to equip his prosthetic eye with a built-in, wireless video camera.  The digital system, while not able to transmit information to his brain, will be able to route the signal … Continue reading →

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Security Review: HomeLink Universal Transceiver

Posted on February 13, 2009 by vincez

The HomeLink Universal Transceiver is a device that, like a universal remote, can record the output of a wide variety of garage door openers and home automation control systems and emulate the output for future use. When used as advertised, … Continue reading →

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Private information ***LIKE NEW***

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Frung

Ever considered ‘recycling’ your computer without thoroughly wiping your hard drive first? Don’t. A recent study suggests that up to 40% of hard drives that end up on eBay and aren’t explicitly marked as erased may contain easily recoverable data … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Poker Game

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Father_Of_1000000

A game of poker can be played for fun or money. The game itself uses low tech equipments, and the two main ones are a standard deck of cards and playing chips of different colors to represent different amounts of … Continue reading →

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USB power in airports

Posted on February 9, 2009 by dhalperi

I noticed that the Denver airport has upgraded its power stands to include USB ports that presumably give power to recharge devices like cell phones, iPhones, and iPods. What I wonder is how I know that’s all that’s going on. … Continue reading →

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Security Review: The Bike and its Lock

Posted on February 6, 2009 by oterod

EDIT: It appears that I goofed with the “more” tag when I first posted this, so I’ve included the rest of the article below. Since the days of waking up at 5am to watch the Tour de France live with … Continue reading →

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