Why SSL isn’t fooolproof security
Over at Rabbit-Hole, a commenter posted that my low-tier VPN is unnecessary if you’re using SSL. He’s wrong. Perhaps I should have titled this “When SSL isn’t foolproof security,” but it’s too late...
View ArticleWe’re just about ready for an era of 64-bit browsers
Adobe released a new Flash player this week. As almost an afterthought, they mentioned there’s a 64-bit version included. That means Windows users can finally have mainstream 64-bit web browsers...
View ArticleGoogle guts.
Dan Bowman tossed a very interesting rant my direction. Basically, it’s an inside view on what Google is doing wrong and other companies do right. I admire Google for allowing what could be...
View ArticleEnd of the innocence for Mac security
Antivirus vendor Kapersky has identified a new trojan horse targetting Macintoshes. It spreads a botnet based somewhere in China via an infected Microsoft Word document, typically sent as an e-mail...
View ArticleWhy I won’t be using Google Drive
Google Drive, on its surface, looks useful. They give me a few gigs of storage that I can access from any computer with Internet access. I could use it like a virtual USB drive. Except I won’t. The...
View ArticleThings I wish everyone knew about home computer security
I’m a security professional by trade, with two certifications. I’m not responsible for defending your computer networks, but I want your networks to be secure. There’s a really simple reason for that....
View ArticleThere’s no need to apologize for having a Yahoo or Gmail account
I saw an assertion last week that Yahoo and Gmail accounts are less secure than an account that came straight from your ISP. Perhaps there was a time when this was true, but no longer. Today there are...
View ArticleThe men (boys) who spy on women through webcams
Ars Technica made a bit of a splash this week with this provocative headline. This is real. The article gives the usual advice, like not opening e-mail from strangers, not clicking attachments from...
View ArticleThe deal with Android memory usage
Continuing this discussion of Android, the next question that came up was what the deal is with Android memory usage. I wondered the same thing at first, so that seems like a good topic to explain....
View ArticleI have a new favorite Android ROM for the Nook Color: MROM
My Nook Color is my experimental Android rig. Since it’s aging fast, I don’t use it nearly as heavily as my other Android devices, so if I accidentally do something wrong, I can live without it much...
View ArticleGoogle’s migrating corporate apps to the cloud is less crazy than it sounds
Google is moving its corporate applications to the Internet. A year ago I would have said that’s the dumbest thing I ever heard. Today I’m not so sure. Sticking stuff in the cloud is the popular answer...
View ArticleEnd of the innocence for Mac security
Antivirus vendor Kapersky has identified a new trojan horse targetting Macintoshes. It spreads a botnet based somewhere in China via an infected Microsoft Word document, typically sent as an e-mail...
View ArticleWhy I won’t be using Google Drive
Google Drive, on its surface, looks useful. They give me a few gigs of storage that I can access from any computer with Internet access. I could use it like a virtual USB drive. Except I won’t. The...
View ArticleThings I wish everyone knew about home computer security
I’m a security professional by trade, with two certifications. I’m not responsible for defending your computer networks, but I want your networks to be secure. There’s a really simple reason for that....
View ArticleThere’s no need to apologize for having a Yahoo or Gmail account
I saw an assertion last week that Yahoo and Gmail accounts are less secure than an account that came straight from your ISP. Perhaps there was a time when this was true, but no longer. Today there are...
View ArticleThe men (boys) who spy on women through webcams
Ars Technica made a bit of a splash this week with this provocative headline. This is real. The article gives the usual advice, like not opening e-mail from strangers, not clicking attachments from...
View ArticleThe deal with Android memory usage
Continuing this discussion of Android, the next question that came up was what the deal is with Android memory usage. I wondered the same thing at first, so that seems like a good topic to explain....
View ArticleI have a new favorite Android ROM for the Nook Color: MROM
My Nook Color is my experimental Android rig. Since it’s aging fast, I don’t use it nearly as heavily as my other Android devices, so if I accidentally do something wrong, I can live without it much...
View ArticleGoogle’s migrating corporate apps to the cloud is less crazy than it sounds
Google is moving its corporate applications to the Internet. A year ago I would have said that’s the dumbest thing I ever heard. Today I’m not so sure. Sticking stuff in the cloud is the popular answer...
View ArticleHigh side vs low side
The other day I heard a reference to the “high side vs low side” of a computer system in a podcast, and the speaker didn’t stop to clarify. Worse yet is when you hear “on the low side” or “on The post...
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