July 5, 2008 2:43 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Embedded systems,
Encryption,
Firmware security,
Networking,
Opinion,
Security,
Security management,
Storage,
VulnerabilitiesSANS recently reported that a Ponemon Institute survey, commissioned by Dell,...
June 30, 2008 3:55 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Cryptography,
DataManagement,
Encryption,
Opinion,
Portable computing,
SecurityA bank safe deposit box, securely stored in a vault behind several feet of concrete on five sides with a virtually impenetrable combination-and-time-lock-protected door on the sixth side, is about as safe a storage place as you can get for your cash, gold, jewels, important documents, and other...
June 20, 2008 1:31 AM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Development,
Embedded systems,
Firmware security,
Opinion,
Remote management,
Security,
Security management,
VulnerabilitiesMy May 29th post, "Phlashing Attack Can Damage Systems Beyond Repair," generated some...
June 14, 2008 1:57 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Anti-malware,
Malware,
Opinion,
Rootkit,
Security,
Security maximYou've seen them: PCs with serious malware infections that seem to defy any and all attempts to clean them up. You persevere and eventually get rid of the files that regenerate upon deletion, clean up the autorun registry entries that keep the malware going, and kill all the malicious processes...
May 29, 2008 8:14 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Cyber warfare,
Opinion,
Remote Code Execution,
Security,
Security management,
VulnerabilitiesIt has long been an "everybody knows" that viruses and other malware cannot physically damage hardware. We've all seen those alarming emails that say, "...the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently destroying the hard disk," a statement we know is rubbish; at worst, the disk is rendered...
May 29, 2008 5:14 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Browsers,
Email security,
Opinion,
Phishing,
Security,
spamSome spammers, phishers, and other Internet criminals have resorted to (mis)using the convenient service of tinyurl.com in order to disguise their web site addresses and entice you into clicking. Tinyurl.com takes those weird, long URLs and...
May 18, 2008 6:39 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Browsers,
Firewalls,
NAT,
Opinion,
Routers,
SecurityAside from those unenlightened, naive souls who invite every hacker, phisher and Nigerian scammer on the planet into their computers how many people actually fall victim to hackers? I'm talking about people who take reasonable precautions, like installing a NAT router, running a personal firewall...
May 11, 2008 1:13 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Browsers,
Cryptography,
Microsoft Windows,
Networking,
Opinion,
SecurityThe long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 3 became available as an Express Update May 6, 2008 on Windows Update, and offers enhanced reliability and security through a few new features: Network...
April 4, 2008 8:13 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Networking,
Opinion,
Security,
Security managementWe security wonks always seem to be put into a position of having to say "no." That makes us unpopular with the I'm-not-hurting-anything crowd who insist on checking their webmail, IMing their friends, and running assorted and sundry downloaded and web-based applications (but only on their time, of...
