I’ve been writing too many comments again on Schneier’s blog lately, so I thought I’d post a few interesting things here instead. This article from the History News Network caught my attention with some interesting insights into the risks from various Presidents and how they stack up from a historian’s point-of-view: The George W. Bush … Continue reading Historians rate the US presidents
F-secure has an excellent write-up on their blog that details an impending Sober attack, scheduled for January 06, 2006: Sober.Y was the biggest email outbreak of the year. It still is responsbile for around 40% of all the infections we see. This variant is programmed to activate on January 6th, 2006. After this date all … Continue reading Sober Day, 2006
ID Analytics has released a report that suggests ID theft from credit cards needs to be re-evaluated in terms of actual risk to consumers. Reuters picked up the report in today’s news and suggests that the report shows “where thieves access social security numbers and other sensitive information on consumers they have deliberately targeted — … Continue reading ID breach risk debated
RawStory posted an “exclusive interview” yesterday. There are some harsh allegations that altogether appear to be a stern warning to stay away from Diebold systems until an independent and open validation is available: Previous revelations from the whistleblower have included evidence that Diebold’s upper management and top government officials knew of backdoor software in Diebold’s … Continue reading Diebold insider issues warnings