Bruce’s blog on November 2 linked to an essay by Dan Geer called “Cybersecurity and National Policy” and he called it “Worth reading”. This was my response: It is so well written I am tempted to believe some of what he says; unfortunately the gaping philosophical errors pain me to do so. Take, for example, … Continue reading Dan Geer on “Cybersecurity and National Policy” →

The High Tech Crime Team in Holland have taken over the 143 command and control servers that manage a 30 million node botnet based on the Bredolab malware. …Bredolab was capable of infecting 3 million computers a month. At the end of 2009 it was estimated that 3.6 billion emails, each containing the files needed … Continue reading Police Take Over Bredolab Malware →

An article called ” Microsoft’s consumer brand is dying” by CNN points out that the software giant’s execution is no longer winning the market. They cite a blog from Ray Ozzie who says fit and function has been surpassed. This sounds right to me. Consumers often say they like the feel of Apple and Google … Continue reading Microsoft Takes a Beating →