Monthly Archives: March 2008

“How Do I?” Videos for Security

“How Do I?” Videos for Security - Here you’ll find Microsoft educational videos from series “How Do I”, that explore a variety of security questions for developers, including encryption, handling attacks, security best practices, and a lot more. New videos are … Continue reading

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WordPress 2.5

WordPress 2.5 has been released. From a security perspective, the new WordPress release 2.5 promises many improvements: secure cookie management, salted passwords, password strength meter and prepared SQL querying functions etc. It also supports Automatic Upgrade feature and WordPress Automatic … Continue reading

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Save the World, and Maybe a Whole Lot More

This article is… a funny: Asking a Judge to Save the World, and Maybe a Whole Lot More – New York Times. It says: The world’s physicists have spent 14 years and $8 billion building the Large Hadron Collider, in which … Continue reading

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Paper Enigma Machine

Go to Paper Enigma Machine, download this one-page PDF file; print it using heavy card stock (recommended).  You can then cut out the strips, and follow the directions on the page to build your own fully functional Enigma machine. Author … Continue reading

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ASUS Eee PC – New Toy

This is non security post on my security blog. :) I have bought an ASUS Eee PC recently. When I saw that subnotebook for the first time, I simply thought it was one of those stupid toys. But after I had … Continue reading

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The Privacy Toolbox

Interesting list on Virtual Hosting Blog » The Privacy Toolbox: 100 Guides and Resources for Keeping Your Personal Information Safe, categorized into: Articles Blogs Resources Applications Organizations Tips Guides Books This list might be of great help.

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London Tube Free

The secret cipher that secures Mifare Classic RFID tags used in access control systems, subway tickets, and various other security-related applications has recently been disclosed. The attack works against the Mifare Classic, a wireless card made by Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors. … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2008 Security Guide

Windows Server 2008 has been shipped and Security Guide for this server is here. In guide, Microsoft stated: Microsoft engineering teams, consultants, support engineers, partners, and customers have reviewed and approved this prescriptive guidance to make it: Proven. Based on … Continue reading

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Wireless Flu

The outbreak of a wireless computer worm that spreads among portable devices like a flu epidemic is a possibility, according to a new mathematical model developed by Imperial College London researcher Christopher Rhodes and BT researcher Maziar Nekovee. Their model … Continue reading

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