Security

Beware “changlog” spam: It’s malware

If you receive any email with a subject line similar to "Re: Changlog 10.2011," or something similar, delete it immediately: it's malware. This isn't a new one, it just seems to be going through a resurgence at the moment. Sophos identified it and wrote about it in February...

Another way to create easy-to-remember complex passwords

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The Skyfall #sophospuzzle

As you probably know by now, I love the...

Serious Skype security flaw uncovered, then fixed

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Physical security fail II

After an incident the other day where a student attempted to break into our bookstore with a credit card, I decided I had better test my office (even though I have a sturdy combination lock on it). It took me about 5 seconds to open my locked door. So, we installed additional measures to prevent...

Secret splitting

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Final update on physical security failure

As you may recall, last month I had a physical security issue at one of my campuses. This post gave an update and on Wednesday of last week, I put in place...

Cryptography contest solution

So, if you haven't figured it out already, the code I posted last night is from Edgar Allen Poe's "The Gold Bug." From Wikipedia:

"The Gold-Bug" is a short story by

A cryptography contest

Huge...

Update on physical security failure

Hollering on the right channels seems to have gotten results. Here's the update on the physical security problem I mentioned in my last post. These are excerpts from emails. Us: We are experiencing another issue with our network cable in the Phone/Data Closet.  Our server was...