Archive for June, 2006
DOD toughens up wireless LAN security rules

The Defense Department has tightened policies on the use of wireless local-area networks (WLANs), in a memo released earlier this month, which requires beefed up encryption and security since the last DOD wireless policy memo was released in April 2004.

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Microsoft warns of exploit code for dial-up bug

Microsoft is warning users of malicious software that could be used to attack Windows systems that lack the company's latest security updates.

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Cheney Calls Tapping of Bank Records Essential

“A secret program that allowed U.S. officials to examine hundreds of thousands of private banking records from around the world in search of terrorist ties has been “absolutely essential” to protecting the country from further attacks, Vice President Cheney said yesterday.”

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Warantless Surveillance Program to Become Legal

The White House is nearing an agreement with Congress on legislation that would write President Bush's warrantless surveillance program into law.

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Digg will take over the world

When I was in high school, I read this book called Ender's Game, by a man named Orson Scott Card.  The book is about a strategic prodigy named Ender who is the only hope for saving humanity from an alien invasion.  It was a great book. 

In the bookd Ender's brother and sister, Peter and Valentine, are just as bright
as he. Peter convinces Valentine to collaborate in his grand scheme
of controlling the planet Earth.  They start by creating a huge following on the Internet.

I think that the comment system created by Kevin Rose and the Revision 3 team is going to be copied enough to make it an unofficial standard.  The one thing that is very powerful about digg is that it harnesses the power of the collective masses participating.  Some topics that are supercharged with emotion moving hundreds  of commenters on digg into action.  The site becomes like a loaded gun.

Perhaps it won't be digg that starts catapults the current online revolution but it will almost definitely be something very similar.

Too many passwords?

Hashapass automatically generates strong passwords from a master password and a parameter. Given the same master password and parameter, Hashapass will always give you the same result. That's so you don't have to store your generated passwords anywhere: just come back here with your master password and the parameter.

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Security Round Table #2

Episode 2 of the Security Roundtable is up and available. Michael Santarcangelo from the Security Catalyst, Alan Shimel from StillSecure, After All These Years and Martin McKeay discuss how the VA and the loss of 26.5 Million records.

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CISSP Prep Resources

Domain by Domain break down of good CISSP resources.

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Deputy Director of the NSA doesn't know what the 4th amendment says (Video)

MSNBC video of the NSA and the 4th amendment. (Click to play)

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Attacks Increasing on Web Services

“As more people turn to Web applications for everyday tasks like e-mail, friendship and payments, cyber criminals are following them in search of bank account details and other valuable data, security researchers said.”

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