Archive for the 'Security and Fraud' Category

A Day Without A Computer Administrator

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Following up on my previous post about the Bush administration using child pornography as a reason to force ISPs to store records regarding all of your web access, a post over at Identity Woman got me thinking . . .
Maybe we should have a “day without a computer admin”; we could all shut down our [...]

If you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em

Monday, April 24th, 2006

Proving that the combination of pen and checkbook is mightier than the sword, RSA Security announced the acquisition of PassMark Security for approximately $45 million dollars (far less than RSA’s acquisition price for Cyota).
The acquisition will bring together the top two multi-factor and risk-based authentication vendors serving the financial services space. While both RSA/Cyota [...]

Free Personal Email Certificates

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

At last, one of the Certificate Authorities has come to the conclusion that the average Internet user is not going to spend anywhere from $50 to $100 per year to prove their identity online or sign and encrypt their email. Thawte, one of the more forward thinking CA’s, is now offering a free Personal [...]

Tough Time for Military Recruiters

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

3 Free songs from iTunes if you agree to be contacted by an Army National Guard Recruiter.
This ad has been seen making the rounds on the Internet.

A full size – readable screen shot is also available.
Not only is this ad in bad taste . . . the ad is asking potential recruits to enter their [...]

Look to the Europeans for Inspiration

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

Every time I think the US Government and large companies are trying to take another miles worth of personal freedoms and privacy, the Europeans remind me just how good we still have it:
According to this Yahoo News Article, the Dutch are assembling a database to open “Electronic Files” on all citizens upon birth “as a [...]

An Entertaining and Thought Provoking Read . . .

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

on election irregularities in the 2004 Presidential Race. While I neither support nor refute the claims contained in this document, it does provoke some interesting questions regarding how much you should trust the electoral system in the US. It really begs the question once again, why do we continue the outdated system that [...]


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