HD Moore has been quoted extensively in an article called “3 Inconvenient Truths About Big Data In Security Analysis“. I found it interesting although not quite on target. Here is a possible dose of reality for his three inconveniences. I’ve kept his paragraph headers the same for clarity: 1. “Big Data Isn’t Magic” HD tells … Continue reading 3 Realities of Big Data Security
The SF Chronicle has reported an interesting case of a teenager arrested by police for a string of bank robberies and an attempted homicide. Although the 17-year old suspect went to great lengths to jam electronic signals while in a stolen luxury car, he apparently did not take very much precaution against simple video surveillance. … Continue reading Police Solve Stolen Lamborghini and Related Cases
A company in Oregon is out to prove that wood helmets make more sense than the foam and plastic ones everyone loves to hate. Wood…can, with sufficient energy, be crushed and absorb significant energy, just as the EPS in most bicyle helmets is designed to do. Different species of wood have somewhat different properties of … Continue reading Wood Helmets
A former employee of Bill Gates says the Microsoft leader wanted all user interfaces always to be exactly the same, which led to an awkward exchange At one particularly frustrating moment, I offered the following: “Bill, a shower, a toilet, and a water fountain all have mechanisms to control water flow, places where the water … Continue reading Why Microsoft Never Made Bathtubs