A published report came out a bit ago about a hacker who basically destroyed the entire trust relationship scheme on the internet. I’m talking about digital certificates, those little pieces of computer code that verify the identity of a web site, or are used to secure a web connection between a server and a user. So why is this important? Continue reading Secure web connection snooping?→
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ARRRRGH!! (Yes, that was the sound I made when I read this.. )
Today there are reports from several news wires that someone hacked into a twitter feed of a major news corporation and sent several false tweets about potential terror attacks. Continue reading Fake Tweets!?→
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We talk a lot about external threats. In our minds we see them; in a dark warehouse, the air filled with blue smoke from their cigarettes, thick foreign accents punctuate the frenzied clicking of keyboards as streams of highly secret data are lifted from your business. Now we flash stateside, an office building, inside there is panic as computers crash and network lights flash frantically calling for help as the President of the company collapses to the floor sobbing into his hands. Okay so maybe it’s not quite that dramatic, but we all know that fear – it’s why we spend millions of dollars each year on anti-virus, anti-malware, firewalls and security audits.. to keep THEM out of OUR networks, and to keep OUR data secure.
Researching ways to improve scientist’s access to data. Programming software to solve humanity’s problems. Disseminating emergency preparedness knowledge. Sharing knowledge about science. Practicing amateur radio. Serving humanity through volunteer efforts. Drives a robot to work.
