Congratulations to Microsoft. They just announced their one-year birthday for security. Yes, you read that right. One year of security. I will try to refrain from any snarky commentary and just join in the celebration. Ok, just one nit: Windows was released in 1985, twenty-five years ago. That sounds like 24 years without security. Even … Continue reading Microsoft Security Birthday Party →

The SF Chronicle has been reporting on full body scanners lately. They say 28 airports in the US are scheduled to get them by the end of the year: The agency is accelerating use of the scanners after the U.S. said Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight on approach … Continue reading Abuse of the Body Scanners →

Computerworld in New Zealand tries to make sense of the Privacy (Cross-Border Information) Amendment Act and gaps in privacy law as they relate to data and cloud computing issues: Section 10 of the Privacy Act in its present form covers some of the situations. For example, where a company in New Zealand sends data to … Continue reading Kiwi Privacy Laws Get Cloudy →

A US jet charter company had an expensive and dangerous crash in 2005. This led investigators to discover Platinum Jet Management LLC was operating a high risk and illegal airline. NJ.com says one of the pilots has now pleaded guilty to several serious charges Vieira told assistant U.S. Attorney Scott B. McBride that he falsified … Continue reading US Airline Shutdown for Regulation Violations →