Coding challenge, crowd-sourcing finding the answers
So, I mentioned the Blackhat coding challenge the other day. I still haven’t seen the answers out there pop up in the wild, wild, world of web, and it’s got me frustrated. So in the interests of figuring out if I’m right or not, I figure I’ll post my thoughts here and “crowd source” finding out if I’m right or not. Challenge #1 public: static...
Read MoreMusings on seniors and ID theft
Given the string of well-publicized ID theft schemes recently, it seemed HelpNet’s choice of putting out tips for seniors to avoid identity theft was a good idea. Of course, then it occurred to me that maybe HelpNet wasn’t in the top ten of sites that the elderly are likely to read with any frequency. So good effort, HelpNet… but your tips, though useful, are likely to go...
Read MoreFriday afternoon (security) humor
Came across this today (from here) and couldn’t resist passing it along. Please to enjoy the security humor.
Read MoreFun Friday Stuff
OK, so in the spirit of kicking back on the Friday, please to enjoy the picture of this self-proclaimed drone kicking up some rowdy festiveness on his banjolele. Or, if you prefer something that makes you think instead, check out this video of pure awesomeness courtesy of Liz Safran’s Through the Looking Glass blog. The blog is worth a subscribe, by the way, if you don’t follow it...
Read MoreBlame the Victim? Blame Human Nature…
Emergent Chaos, because they’re awesome, posted this discussion the other day responding to Ars Technica calling most users idiots. In case you don’t feel like reading the background material on this, a bunch of scientists over at the Psychology department of North Carolina State tested the response behavior of a number of subjects when presented with “fake” dialog boxes...
Read MoreIRS security sucks on ice. Why are people surprised by this?
So, the IRS got audited and it turns out that their security sucks. I mean, it really sucks. The part about them having 2000 or so servers with security weaknesses is pretty much par for the course, but what really freaks me out are the additional 2000 or so (alright, 1811 – but close enough) unapproved internal web servers. Wait. Unapproved? You mean like somebody just came in and...
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