Archive for September 21st, 2005
Google to offer secure WiFi VPN
September 21st, 2005

I could access the page, then it went away…Google Secure Access is a downloadable client application that allows users to establish a more secure WiFi connection. By using Google Secure Access, your internet traffic will be encrypted, preventing others from viewing the information you transmit.

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Hotel Access Cards Contain Credit Card Information
September 21st, 2005

What's scary is how easy it is for even a novice to steal this information. He says he bought a $39 card reader at a local retail store and plugged it into his laptop's USB port. Now when he scans a card, the device inputs the data directly into an open Excel or Word document.

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Hardening Windows XP
September 21st, 2005

A short, but good, tutorial on Hardening Windows XP Professional.

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