There’s no easy segue into this: There are bad people on the internet. By being a public figure (and honestly, if you’ve written anything and been published anywhere, […]
security
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Make Your Online Life Secure – HOWTO with links
If you haven’t read it yet, you must read the story of the epic hack that happened to Wired reporter Mat Honan not long ago. And then you need […]
review / security / technology
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You should be using a VPN on public wifi: Here’s a recommendation
VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) have a bit of a bad rap among a lot of people I know. Their office or university might require it, and it turns […]
rant / security
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Islam is not out to get you.
First, let’s get one thing clearly out of the way: The terrorist actions in Mumbai are horrible. The terrorists should be captured (if necessary). Massive police work must […]
computers / security
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Spybots and Spambots and Viruse… no viruses?
October is Information Security Month, or Computer Security Month, or something like that. The point is, yesterday on the morning shows were two guys from Homeland Security (!) […]