February 9, 2010 • 10:30 pm 0
My prediction is that we are going to see more and more of these privacy commissioner orders as the guys in charge get more serious about not being sued.
Filed under: Cryptography, Encryption, InSecurity, Security, in the News , Encryption, in the News, InSecurity
January 27, 2010 • 6:27 am 0
Most people in Canada don’t trust them.
Maybe something I said.
Update:
On the other hand, it is a good tool to reach out to people you otherwise can’t talk to directly
Filed under: Misc., in the News, networks , in the News, InSecurity, Social Networking
January 16, 2010 • 12:37 am 0
A network glitch(?) that logs AT&T users into other people facebook accounts at random was reported today.
Who knows, in the future many kids could attribute their existence to a programming error. If so should we call it the Destiny_2.0 bug?
Filed under: Authentication, InSecurity, Misc., in the News, networks, wi-fi , Authentication, FaceBook, in the News, networks, wi-fi
December 31, 2009 • 9:34 pm 0
Although it has been known for a few years, the weakness of encryption schemes for GSM phones is in the spotlight again. This time thanks to a group of hackers that made the whole business of listening in, easy and cheap.
GSM has been known to be hackable for years, but the problem is not being fixed as proactively as it should.
Could be drawn with the situation of the Enigma machines being sold around the world after WWII?
Filed under: Cryptography, ENIGMA, Encryption, Hacking, InSecurity, in the News , Encryption, ENIGMA, GSM, Hacking, in the News, InSecurity
November 16, 2009 • 12:49 am 0
An “Authentication Gap” was discovered in the latest version of SSL/TLS protocol.This could potentially be a huge problem. The gap is not due to some erroneous implementation, it is a property of the protocol.
Here is a list of links to websites where the issue is being followed:
Filed under: Authentication, Encryption, Hacking, InSecurity, SSL, Security, Technology, e-commerce, networks , Authentication, e-commerce, Encryption, Hacking, InSecurity, networks, Security, SSL
November 2, 2009 • 6:40 am 0
I have a few new reviews of papers on cryptography in my updated page. For those interested in the security of NMAC and HMAC or affiliation hiding key exchanges, I recommend reading the reviews. They include links to relevant papers.
Filed under: AMS, Authentication, Cryptanalysis, Cryptography, Encryption, Information Theory, Security , Authentication, crypt, Cryptography, Mathematics, Security
October 22, 2009 • 8:53 pm 0
Two underused resources, “Dark Fiber” and “White Space” are to be taken advantage of to increase the power of the network.
One application seeks to use optic fiber that has being laid but not being used to enable the establishment of secure keys using quantum technology http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23317/page1/
The other is a wireless network in which the information is carried in the unused interstices of the TV spectrum. http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/23781/
Filed under: Key Generation, Quantum Cryptography, Technology, in the News, networks, wi-fi , communications, Information Theory, networks, Quantum Cryptography, Technology, wi-fi, wireless
October 6, 2009 • 5:32 pm 0
Again,
Hackers expose slew of Hotmail acount passwords
Social Engineering and phishing really work.
See what I wrote on Passwords
Filed under: in the News , Cryptanalysis, Hacking, in the News, InSecurity, passwords, Social Networking
September 17, 2009 • 3:44 pm 0
He deserved much better
National Post
14 Sep 2009
In the very distant future, the name of Alan Turing (1912-1954) will be among the very few for which the 20th century is remembered, long after most of the politicians, artists and celebrities have receded into confusion and oblivion. His stature is…read more…
Filed under: Cryptanalysis, Cryptography, ENIGMA, Encryption, Infomation Theory, in the News , Cryptanalysis, Cryptography, ENIGMA, in the News, Information Theory
August 22, 2009 • 6:01 am 0
An article stating the need to protect biometric data appeared in the IEEE spectrum magazine. Not a lot of new information, a good summary of the threats as biometrics are being used more and more as authenticators.
Filed under: Authentication, Encryption, Security, biometrics, in the News , Authentication, biometrics, Encryption, Security
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