Security

• E Voting Banter Between Scientists

  20 Mar 2003 • 2 min read • security politics post

  There was voluminous and heated discussion on the cryptography mailing list about the dangers of the paper audit trail for e-voting that is being pushed by the e-voting academic experts. The …

• New Ieee Security And Privacy Magazine

  13 Mar 2003 • 1 min read • security post

  I will have to check this out. Although, I have several piles of other publications to whittle down first. “The IEEE Computer Society has created a new magazine called “Security and …

• Risks Of Public Internet Access Terminals

  13 Mar 2003 • 4 min read • security post

  This story about 16M Yen (~$136,000) stolen from someone’s CityBank online banking service after the user’s password was compromised at an Internet cafe highlights the tremendous risk of …

• Krispy Kreme Grossly Overcharges 28 Customers

  13 Mar 2003 • 2 min read • security post

  From RISKS 22.61. “A Krispy Kreme doughnut shop in Albuquerque seemingly greased its coffers while figuratively deep-frying over two dozen customers. Irrespective of what they ordered, each of …

• VoteHere whistleblower lawsuit and other e Voting madness

  13 Mar 2003 • 1 min read • freedom security technology post

  BlackBox Voting is reporting on a whistleblower lawsuit filed here in Washington state by a software engineer against his former employer VoteHere. He alleges that he was wrongfully terminated to …

• Aol Customers Buyer Beware

  4 Mar 2003 • 1 min read • security post

  Many of the attacks described are social engineering attacks and not computer security holes. I can’t believe the mumbling attacks–hilarious! Social engineering attacks are very hard to …

• SSL under patent dispute

  4 Mar 2003 • 1 min read • security post

  The March 3 Security Wire Digest and Reuters are reporting that: “Leon Stambler, who has won financial settlements from companies such as National Cash Register, First Data and Openwave Systems, …

• Wireless hackers invade!

  4 Mar 2003 • 1 min read • security post

  “Two Alberta men with a passion for locating and mapping wireless computer networks have come under the scrutiny of Canada’s spy agency.” “The press release, which also …

• Debate On Copyright Vs Innovation At Stanford

  3 Mar 2003 • 1 min read • security politics technology Civil Liberties post

  [IP] Pondering Value of Copyright vs. Innovation “Technology scholars, business leaders and policy makers gathered at California conferences this weekend to argue whether a mismatch between two …

• Outlawing Encryption Under Patriot Ii

  3 Mar 2003 • 1 min read • freedom security politics Civil Liberties post

  ot-ii Among other nasty things, the US government is trying to make the use of encryption while committing a crime over a computer a new crime that would add 5 years onto your sentence, if convicted. …