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Archive for the ‘Security’ Category

April 30, 2007

Mail Yahoo! Briefly Hacked?

I was going to check my Yahoo! Mail and was faced with an unusual sight. This message: “The owners of the domain name yahoo.com are accepting offers from interested parties willing to obtain ownership rights over the domain name. You may learn more about how to place your offer by clicking HERE.” See full size [...]

April 18, 2007

Costly HD Security Camera…

Stumbled upon this new HD camera this morning. Iconix HD-RH1 is a 64-gram miniture camera with a 1080i/p resolution. However accoding to Create Digital Motion it will cost about $15,000. In light of its price, I don’t think its main use would be for security cameras. Though this camera could be a small step in the direction of the videocameras and Crime [...]

March 27, 2007

Giving Away Your Password

One Man’s Blog wrote a post on Monday titled: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords. This document gives an interesting insight on how we humans follow a number of patterns upon choosing passwords. I must admit some of my weaker passwords made me definitely feel vulnerable. Check out the post if you might be concerned [...]

March 20, 2007

Camera Shooting More Than Pictures

During the weekend there was some equipment stolen at vicinity all too close to home. In reaction to the crime there has been some discussion about improving security measures. Trailing the net today I read You Call That Security? featuring the below picture and couldn’t help smiling at the concept. A gun mounted upon a [...]

March 10, 2007

Stop The Big Brother State

Stop the Big Brother State is an interesting short animation by David Schart. Their intent is to portray that people are giving up their freedom in exchange for temporary security. Although I do not agree with all their statements, I do definitely see how our freedom will be diminishing. A large version of the animation [...]

February 8, 2007

Vista Security… Get A Mac

Not even a week after stumbling upon the UK ads this new security GetAMac ad from Apple takes yet another punch at Vista. From various opinions I have read on the net about this ad, even Mac fans are gaining concern of the attack of Microsoft especially in this ad. View the ad here (hi-quality) [...]