Category Archives: Security Reviews
Wireless Keyboards
With everything going wireless now, many people are cutting the cord and getting wireless keyboards and mice. However, not many people stop and think what might happen if these wireless peripherals are compromised. If say someone could spoof the identity … Continue reading
Security Review: Apple iPhone 3rd party application support
On Thursday, Apple happily unveiled its plan for third party support of native iPhone applications. The plan involves an application development and distribution pipeline including an iPhone SDK, a suite of IDE tools, and a sales and distribution plan through … Continue reading
Security Review: Coin-Operated Laundromats
They’re out there…Some of us use them everyday…Especially college students living away from home…We can’t avoid them, unless we want to be stinky… Yes I’m talking about coin-operated laundries… Coin-operated washing facilities provide an interesting security problem, since the users … Continue reading
Security Review: Full disk encryption
Summary The past week has seen a renewed interest on the part of the security community in the reliability of hard disk encryption. With the recent revelation that data on encrypted drives is vulnerable to unauthorized access via memory manipulation, … Continue reading
Security Review: Blogging at the Olympic Games
Summary: The International Olympic Committee will be granting Olympic athletes the right to blog at this year’s summer games in China, and there will be a few interesting restrictions placed on what they can say. In addition to the standard … Continue reading
Security Review: ASIMO Robot
ASIMO is a robot that resembles a human that is created by Honda Motor Company. It was created at the Wako Fundamental Technical Research Center in Japan. The current version of this robot is version eleven. This robot, which is … Continue reading
Smart Pillbox Security Review
Summary “Smart pillbox could be a lifesaver” that is the title on the recent news in MIT in the world. It is design to be used by elderly people so they can properly take their medication. The purpose will be … Continue reading
Security Review: Online Banking
Online Banking – Many banks now provide an online application that will let the bank’s clients manage their funds. This includes both, viewing, as well as transferring funds to arbitrary third parties through a feature called ‘Online Bill Pay.’ Thus, … Continue reading
Security Review: Airport Security
Anyone who has travelled within the past 6 years has experienced the excruciating joy of going through modern airport security. For most domestic flights your checked bags go through one set of security procedures, and your person and carry on … Continue reading