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Aacs Crack Overview
Excellent high-level description of what went into the AACS crack. This arms race is even funnier now that the replacement key has been [cracked \_before\_ it has been …
Cryptomaxims For Crypto Applications
This is a great idea. A member of the cryptography mailing list started a wiki to develop a list of Maxims for Cryptography. I often see security practitioners criticize others for not knowing about …
Dnssec Explained And Criticized
Ouch. Matasano Chargen » A Case Against DNSSEC, Count 2: Too Complicated To Deploy dnssec is the worst design-by-committee effort i’ve ever seen, both in terms of how late it is, how fuzzy the goals …
Antivirus Bakeoff Public Results
This site does comparitive testing of a host of leading Antivirus software and publishes the results online. AVG did fairly poorly in the latest polymorphic tests from Feb 2007 compared to others and …
7 Habits Of Highly Effective It People
His original intent was specifically to discuss program management skills (at Microsoft), but I think this general framework is a good one for any effective IT person. I employ several of these in my …
Notable Security Quote On The Advice Of Experts
If you’re sick and you go to a doctor, do you tell the doctor “you’d better come up with some very clear arguments if you want me to follow your advice”? Do you tell your …
More Notable Security Quotes
Great list of quotes on another security blog to add to the periodic quotes I come across. Musings on Information Security :: Quotable security quotes
Right Wing Quot Judicial Activism Quot-
I’m sure the “liberal media” is not going to cry foul that the high court is engaging in “judicial activism”. Justice Ginsburg pretty much calls them on it though: People …
Cheney Proves He Can Be Even More Shortsighted And Evil
Crooks and Liars » Cheney Criticizes Geneva Convention in Commencement Address I’d say that’s perfectly emblematic of this administration: In the context of moral and ethical …
Gonzales Grilled By Fellow Classmates In Wapo Open Letter
Ouch. Several of the signatories are from Seattle. Cheers for saying what needs to be said. Alberto’s Harvard Class (’82) Places Ad in Washington Post. As lawyers, and as a matter of principle, we can …