Category Archives: Security Reviews
Security Review: UW Parking Enforcement
The parking at the University of Washington has always been a deadly game of cat and mouse between driver and parking enforcement. There are limited parking resources on campus, and parking enforcement wants to make sure that they are maximizing … Continue reading
Security Review – Google Voice
Product Page: http://www.google.com/voice/about Recently, Google has rolled out another product designed to change the way people use existing technologies. This time, it’s called Google Voice, a replacement/advancement of an existing technology called GrandCentral. Google Voice aims to centralize phone calls … Continue reading
Security Review – BitTorrent
Summary BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer communications protocol that has risen in popularity very rapidly. It is a file-distribution protocol that facilitates transferring large files between peers. In order to download a certain set of files, a user would typically find … Continue reading
Security Review: Electronic Voting
Summary The rise of electronic voting machines in recent years has led to some heated debates as to how secure these machines actually are. Voting is a fundamental right of a democratic society, so ensuring that each citizen’s vote is … Continue reading
Security Review – Mobile Banking in the Developing World
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
Security Review: CV2 codes
A CV2 code is a three-digit number that is known to the issuing bank and printed on a credit to verify physical possession of the card. Online merchants often require customers to enter the CV2 code along with the rest … Continue reading
Security Review: Virtual Reality Helmet
As technology advances to the point of interacting with and in some cases replacing our bodies’ biological functions, security on these technologies must also advance to ensure the safety of users. The virtual reality helmet being designed by researchers at … Continue reading
Security Review: In-Eye Video Camera
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
Dementia patients may benefit from new technology – or will they?
New technology arising from the UK is focusing on helping the elderly through technology. In particular, they are creating devices which can help dementia patients be able to live on their own for longer. Typically, when people start suffering from … Continue reading
Security Review: Portable Computing
Portable computing continues to increase in diversity and use. While a few years ago the number of average people that carried a laptop around with them were relatively few, increases in the capabilities of cell phones as well as the … Continue reading