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 … Continue reading
Category Archives: Security
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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MySpace Passwords Beat Corp. Passwords
Bruce Schneier at Wired analyzed 34,000 user names and passwords “spoils from a MySpace phishing attack” (This attack?). Schneier concludes that MySpace passwords aren’t so dumb. Less than four percent of the passwords were dictionary words, and the majority were … Continue reading