Microsoft AutoRun Fix
Microsoft has finally addressed the problem I described here and and released an official update to let you really disable AutoRun. (via The Register.)
Category: Security
Plugging the Windows AutoRun Hole
Back in the early 1990s, when Microsoft was raring to conquer the world, and still thought that security was something that could be dealt with as an afterthought, they added… Read more »
Airport Photo ID Checks Useless
In the Risks Digest Bruce Schneier discusses the flaws in the TSA’s system for checking photo IDs at airports, flaws that would allow any reasonably competent terrorist to walk onto… Read more »
Freedom in China vs the US
Elliotte Rusty Harold has just returned from China and posts this disturbing comment: Reflecting back on my recent trip to Beijing…one of the most striking things was the contrast between… Read more »
The FBI Wants to Monitor Your Web Browsing
Declan McCullagh has a detailed analysis of FBI Director Robert Mueller’s recent Congressional testimony in which he asked for greatly expanded surveillance powers. Currently the FBI has the technical ability… Read more »
Bruce Schneier’s Twisted Mind
SmartWater is a liquid with a unique identifier linked to a particular owner. “The idea is for me to paint this stuff on my valuables as proof of ownership,” I… Read more »
E-voting vendor blocks security audit with legal threats
Problem: the voting machines report numbers that don’t add up. Attempted solution: local authorites commision an independent audit of the machines to determine the source of the problem. Checkmate: the… Read more »
GoDaddy Silences Police-Watchdog Site
GoDaddy’s continued willingness to shut down any site that draws complaints makes one thing clear: you should never register a domain with GoDaddy unless you are certain that your site… Read more »
Perils of New Technology
Michael Nygard provides an unexpected reason why you should probably avoid buying the latest and greatest technology: Steve Jobs made me miss my flight.
US government forces military secrets on Brit webmaster
Article from The Register. I thought of making a list of all the basic security practices being violated here, but I gave up. It just boggles the mind.