privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: Pro-SOPA Comcast just implemented SOPA-incompatible DNSSEC
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privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-100 - Critical
This bulletin fixes the "Hash Collision Attack Vulnerability" that came into the spotlight on Thursday: http://www.securityweek.com/hash-table-collision-attacks-cou...
privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: Multiple programming languages vulnerable to DoS via hash algorithm collision
Emergency out-of-cycle Patch being issued today by Microsoft:
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issue-emergency-fix-ad...
privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: An MIT Trick: Computing On Encrypted Databases Without Ever Decrypting Them
Yeah, not very new. The idea of "homomorphic encryption" has been around for a while.
http://www.securityweek.com/making-use-sensitive-data-cloud-...
privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: FBI admits to using Carrier IQ data
No, the FBI did NOT admit to using Carrier IQ data.
http://www.securityweek.com/fbi-carrier-iq-foia-denial-not-p...
privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: Hacked NASDAQ Servers were running on unpatched Windows 2003
One thing that Reuters failed to disclose while it continued to cover the NASDAQ breach, is that it offers a competing product. They finally added the disclosure after being called out and asked to by NASDAQ:
http://www.securityweek.com/reuters-accused-omitting-disclos...
privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: Details on the German government malware's applications
The German government reportedly paid €2M to have the spying malware developed:
http://www.securityweek.com/german-government-paid-€2m-r2d2-...
privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: Ask HN: HIPAA compliance?
Justin, dealing with HIPAA can be daunting, especially when it's not your primary function in terms of dealing with security and compliance issues that are constantly changing. There are a few companies that can help ensure your app is HIPAA compliant. There are also hosting providers like Firehost that offer HIPAA compliance ready hosting that may help as well. http://www.firehost.com/secure-hosting/hipaa
privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: Whitman Expected to Get HP CEO Nod After Markets Close
I have much respect for Meg Whitman, but she is not an ideal pick for HP. Her experience is with consumer companies -- eBay, P&G, Disney...Especially if HP spins off its PC business, that leaves the company as essentially a pure enterprise hardware/software play. Don't do it HP.
privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: Paper: The Akamai Network - 61,000 Servers, 1,000 Networks, 70 Countries
This paper is old. The media went running with numbers that are way outdated - The platform now has over 95,000 servers in 1,900 networks across 71 countries.
privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: Intel Launches $300 Million Ultrabook Fund
Tablets are starting to hold and access the same (and often sensitive) data that PCs do -- essentially putting it at the same threat level as typical PCs that have access to corporate and government networks.
privacyguru | 14 years ago | on: Mac OS X Lion Login Passwords Extracted With Ease
With proper precautions, systems can be secured properly and with quite good security. Anytime a computer doesn't have encrypted data it's insecure, assuming an attacked has physical access. Installing a new operating system while keeping old data is cake. If a laptop is stolen or attempted to access data that is encrypted with proper security measures, it's pretty tough to break. Nothing is ever 100% secure but with proper security measures and encryption (either full disk or of sensitive data) it's pretty tough.
privacyguru | 15 years ago | on: Largest Email Marketing Firm, Epsilon Hacked. Big Name Customers Exposed.
Just added Walgreens to the list. Getting Interesting.
privacyguru | 15 years ago | on: Mozy discontinues unlimited backup plan - big price increases for some users
I'd check out (www.carbonite.com) -- $54.95 Per Computer per year for unlimited backup.
privacyguru | 15 years ago | on: Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back
Would someone really trust Yahoo/Flickr to all their images and not have backups? Hopefully they didn't really care much about the images, else they should have copies elsewhere.
privacyguru | 15 years ago | on: No Ad NY: An Effort to Remove All Visual Advertising From Times Square
(The concept the crowd sourced effort is cool, but the idea of wanting to remove all the ads from times square and make it a reality isn't)
privacyguru | 15 years ago | on: No Ad NY: An Effort to Remove All Visual Advertising From Times Square
That's just stupid. It's like asking the casinos in Vegas to stop with flashing lights and sounds. I'll agree that we're a population that is over marketed and flooded with advertising but part of the excitement of times square is all about the signs and advertisements. Take all that away and it would be a pretty boring spot.
privacyguru | 15 years ago | on: We need help with the disappearance of Security Researcher Dancho Danchev
I would think that a bugging device would be much more discreet. :) That was a pretty ugly job. Must be something more to it.
privacyguru | 15 years ago | on: We need help with the disappearance of Security Researcher Dancho Danchev
It was a Dupe -- Somehow someone used a different URL so it didn't just upvote it. When I submitted it I didn't catch it on there yet. In this case, having it twice I guess doesn't hurt so we can get some awareness.
privacyguru | 15 years ago | on: We need help with the disappearance of Security Researcher Dancho Danchev
Yeah, it's real.
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