IT Security Industry Has a New Adversary
My coverage of the NSA’s massive data gathering and attacks on fundamental security technology has been focused on the expected impact on the IT security industry. I was one of…
DetailsGetting Real About Network Access Control (NAC)
The two biggest concerns organizations have when considering the use of cloud based services are the safety of personal data and complying with data protection laws (see complimentary Quocirca report,…
DetailsAfter the Breach – A Legal Target (Volume Il: The Losers)
In Volume l, I discussed the liability that Target may have to its customers as a result of the data breach. But that is only the beginning of Target’s potential legal…
DetailsAfter the Breach – A Legal Target (Volume I)
In the wake of the massive Target data breach, consumers and others may be inclined to go to their lawyers and ask the stupidest question you can ever ask a…
DetailsSamsung Galaxy S4 Allegedly Vulnerable to Attack
Organizations and government agencies that use Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone are at risk of having their confidential data including emails, file transfers and browser activity breached, according to cyber…
Details2014 Year In Review – Privacy and Security
Wow, what a year 2014 was. Most people write a “year in review” at the end of the year. I decided to beat the rush and write my 2014 privacy and security…
Details2014 Year In Review – Privacy and Security
Wow, what a year 2014 was. Most people write a “year in review” at the end of the year. I decided to beat the rush and write my 2014 privacy and security…
DetailsUpdate – Nefarious Pseudo Random Number Generator Never Actually Used in SSL
(Updates with RSA denial) There has been a lot of furor over the Random Number Generator that the NSA, with a rather heavy hand, apparently forced NIST to accept into its…
DetailsConsent: The Part of ‘Yes’ that We Don’t Necessarily Understand
(This is the fourth installment in an on-going examination of the first principles of data privacy and security. The first installment can be read here. The second installment can be read here. The…
DetailsThermal Imaging Attacks; Research Heats Up!
We’ve all had or seen server room doors protected by combination locks. Most safes these days are protected by electronic keypads, like the ones used to safeguard on-site backup tapes. Using…
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