The RSS Solution
Eric posted a link last week to BlogLines, an online RSS reader. I've been using the site ever since Eric posted it, and I must admit I am very impressed. If you read RSS feeds, and are looking for a solution that works from any location using…
Microsoft in Human Rights Row
Technology sold by Microsoft to the Chinese government has been used by Beijing to censor the internet, and resulted in the jailing of its political opponents. An Amnesty International report has cited Microsoft among a clutch of leading computer…
More Mac Fun
"Never ask a person what computer they use. If it's a Mac, they'll tell you. If it's not, why embarrass them?" -- Tom Clancy
The Dean Scream
Here is an interesting take on the Dean scream that was played by the media over 700 times the next day. It turns out that the footage we've been seeing on TV had his voice isolated, so the viewer hears the scream out of context. Turns out, had…
The Shoe Bomber Can't Fill His Own Shoes
Doc first brought this statement by the Judge in the Richard Reid case to my attention: "There is all too much war talk here. And I say that to everyone with the utmost respect. Here in this court, where we deal with individuals as individuals, and…
Cyberwarning System
While communication with Internet users about security is a great idea, it still does nothing to hold corporations and other organizations accountable for security negligence. I am not a big fan of the HS Threat Alert level, so I am not very likely…
Attempts to launch cyberwar on the rise
From Government Computer News - > "Cyberwarfare—a sustained digital attack on critical infrastructures—isn’t easy to wage, but there are indications that some groups might be preparing to try. “We really haven’t seen an act of cyberterror,” Matthew…
Government Technology Interview
The interesting thing is I don't even remember doing this interview! Enjoy... Matthew G. Devost: Ready the Defense States should be working with private organizations and companies to ensure critical infrastructure and information technology are…
FBI Comments on Macs
From athis Security Focus Article. "Dave had some surprises up his sleeve as well. You'll remember that I said he was using a ThinkPad (running Windows!). I asked him about that, and he told us that many of the computer security folks back at FBI HQ…