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09 Aug 2011Steve Jobs’ ridiculous iTunes interface
I just spent 6.5 minutes cracking a family member's laptop password in order to demonstrate the dangers of not having whole disk encryption. I then went on to spend 20 minutes+ of my life trying to sync some new music to an iPod Touch with the unbelievably difficult iTunes interface.... After investing a lot of time (that I'll never get back, mind you) I still didn't get the music synced. ...
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04 Aug 2011
Digital distractions take top priority
Be it texting while driving, browsing Facebook while in a meeting or checking emails while having lunch with a friend, it seems that there's always something better for us to be doing. It's so much easier being somewhere else rather than in the moment. That's the essence of this well-written piece on Gizmodo:The Epidemic of Digital DistractionYou see there's a human epidemic that not many people really care to acknowledge ...
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18 Jul 2011
If only “they” could understand us
You know how most people don't really understand the professions of others with whom they mingle or interact with? You know, retail clerks typically don't understand IT, doctors don't understand accountants, used car salesmen don't get landscaping and so on. Information security is arguably one of the cloudiest and least understood for those who aren't exposed to it on a daily basis.After reviewing the headlines of my emails today I ...
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04 Jul 2011
Cloud insecurities, when are they going to end?
This week's post is about cloud security - technically, lack thereof...Check out these new pieces I've written for Security Technology Executive and Acunetix:Dark Cloud Looming?What’s your take on cloud security?Enjoy!As always, be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for links to my 500+ articles, whitepapers, podcasts, webcasts, books and more....
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18 Jun 2011
When’s political correctness going to impact infosec?
Witnessing the Thought Police's handling of the Tracy Morgan debacle I can't help but wonder if political correctness is not the beginning of dictatorships, Communism, etc. where the population is not allowed to speak up or out against anything.Don't get me wrong. Being a libertarian, I'm pro-choice on everything...To each his own. As long as you're not affecting the life, liberty or property of someone else, then say what you ...
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17 Jun 2011
Hacking tools & malware creation illegal – what’s next?
With all the criminal behavior taking place on computers around the world, it appears that politicians are seeking some solutions. For instance, European Union Justice Ministers are proposing a ban on hacking tools. I suspect this law will work just as well as gun laws in the U.S. Simply criminalize the inanimate object (or code) and only the law-abiding citizens will comply. It creates the perfect storm for criminals to ...
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08 Jun 2011
Weiner fallout: “I got hacked” is the new scapegoat
I recently met up with some technology lawyer colleagues after work and we shared our thoughts on the Anthony Weiner "incident". We were talking about how early on in the saga no one but Weiner and the lucky recipients of his tweets really knew what the truth was. Predictably, as we're seeing and hearing more and more these days, Weiner came out and said "I was hacked. It happens to ...
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06 Jun 2011
InfraGard Atlanta hack highlights some lessons for us all
What started with an email from a colleague's compromised Gmail account Friday evening has ended up making international news - the InfraGard Atlanta website has been hacked. With user names, email addresses and passwords - including those associated with the FBI - available via a quick web search I knew that this was a pretty serious issue. Although I've been disconnected from InfraGard Atlanta for the past ~6 years, I ...
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31 May 2011
An unintended consequence of fast food “going green”
I was just pondering the negative side-effects and unintended consequences of many of the fast food restaurants who are "going green" (I use that term loosely because it's so overused in the name of marketing). The thing is so many restaurants like Panera and Moe's as well as countless others I've visited in my travels this year have these flimsy plastic Solo (and other brand) cups that aren't worth a ...
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25 May 2011
Texas Comptroller’s Office IT woes = security breach
Here's a Dallas Morning News story I was interviewed for - interesting IT woes in the Texas comptroller's office:Texas comptroller’s tech office had high turnover, employee complaints before breach Thanks go out to Kelly Shannon and my colleagues over at Focus.com for getting me involved....
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