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Making RFIDs Unique - Radio Frequency Certificates of Authenticity: A Certificate Of Authenticity COA is an inexpensive, digitally signed physical object that has a random unique structure with high cost of near-exact reproduction. An additional requirement is that the uniqueness of COA's random structure can be verified using an inexpensive device. This paper proposes a design for objects that...; Tags: Radio Frequency, Radio, Requirement, Authenticity, Certificate Of Authenticity, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers 2006-01-20

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The key barrier to health care reform: The key barrier to health care reformReducing residenciesHey, at least Georgia [b]has[/b] residencies. Arizona's University Hospital has, thanks to Andrew Weil, turned all of its general practice residencies into NCCAAM-funded "alternative health care" training programs.If you think it's bad now, wait until your insurance only covers "therapeutic touch" and...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, barrier, health care, residency, physician; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Apple ships (long overdue) iPhone security patches: Finally, after months of waiting, iPhone users finally get security fixes for a batch of known software vulnerabilities. The latest iPhone 2.0 and iPod Touch 2.0 update patches at least 13 documented vulnerabilities, including several code execution holes in the Safari mobile Web browser. The...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, JavaScript, Apple Inc., Web Site, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Memory Corruption, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-11
What was that about cutting music?: What was that about cutting music?Make sure your 'guiders' say the right wordsAlas, a formal education can propel anyone in the real world problem stage. And if a sound science approach no longer works you can rely on ancient models, even before we began to speak. For today...; Tags: education, music; Discussion threads 2008-07-10
Google's secret project turns out to be Second Life: Google's secret project turns out to be Second LifeIt it's Second Life but with so much moreAs you said, Google's Lively is pretty much a version of Second Life but it'll be 10x more successful. It won't be based on features, but on Brand power. "Google's brand in itself, represents...; Tags: Google Inc., Second Life, secret project; Discussion threads 2008-07-10

WISeForm (exe): Access your Web sites using one password, or digital certificate, easy form fillings, one click logon, and also run from a portable USB device. WISeForm is a password, Web single sign on and form filling application. Most Internet users struggle with password management, and as a consequence they often use...; Tags: Web, Password, WISeKey, WISeForm; Software downloads 2008-07-09
How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons: In a previous article I talked about some of the ways Microsoft might be able to learn from its mistakes with Windows Vista and deliver a winner with Windows 7. I also hit pretty close to home with a number of readers when I talked about the real world problems...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Alligator Data Guard (exe): Alligator Data Guard is a tool for protecting your confidential information, using AES algorithm with 256-bit key and Haval 256-bit Hash Message Authentication Code HMAC to simultaneously verify the data integrity and the authenticity for better security. You can encrypt all your data (file, folder, disk). It is also possible...; Tags: Password, Disk, Data, Dexterous Software; Software downloads 2008-07-02
Brosix Corporate Instant Messenger (exe): Brosix is a secure and easy to use instant messenger suitable for corporate use. A company can easily create its own Instant Messaging network and its own Instant Messenger. Why Brosix instead of free public IM? Ensure the authenticity of network users, use instant messaging for strict business purposes, create...; Tags: Instant Messenger, Network, IM, D-Bross, Brosix, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-07-02
HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks: What would the perfect phishing attack from a social engineering perspective? The one that compared to using typosquatted domains impersonating the bank's web application directory structure is in fact using the bank's legitimate domain names as redirectors due to XSS flaws within. It's even more interesting to measure the average...; Tags: Bank, Vulnerability, XSS, Flaw, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Financial Services, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-06-29
How Snow Leopard can save Mac OS X from malware attacks: Guest Editorial by Dino Dai Zovi As reported by Intego and Matasano Security, a new local privilege escalation vulnerability has been found that gives local root access on Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard. While Intego calls this a critical vulnerability, I'm mostly with...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vulnerability, Malware, Attack, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Desktops, Cyberthreats, Security, Operating Systems, Viruses And Worms, Software, Hardware, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-06-23
News to Know: Googlenomics; Windows Mobile 7 phones; Broadband hell: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Free Sourcefire tool pinpoints hostile MS Office files Apple security team finds code execution holes in Ruby Google using invalid security certificate Dancho Danchev: Phishers targeting Facebook users, fake logins...; Tags: Security, Google Inc., Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Information Technology, Broadband, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Virtualization, Telecom & Utilities, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, David Grober; Blog posts 2008-06-23
Google using invalid security certificate: Google using invalid security certificateNot particularly strangegmail.com is an alias for mail.google.comSo when the certificate is for mail.google.com, you should use that address instead.RE: Google using invalid security certificateit's actually true for IMAP clients trying to access Google Mail. I get the same notifictaion.give Google a break...isn't GMail still "beta"I...; Tags: gmail.com, Google Inc., invalid security certificate, security certificate, beta, security; Discussion threads 2008-06-20
Google using invalid security certificate: It appears that Google is using an invalid security certificate across many of its domains. If you type https://gmail.com or https://google.com/adsense into your favorite Web browser, here's what you see: Very strange. After last year's warnings around sidejacking, I made...; Tags: Google Inc., Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-06-20
HP MediaSmart Connect available for pre-order: HP is jump-starting sales of its MediaSmart Connect, which debuted at CES in January, by promoting pre-orders of the digital media receiver at several online retailers. The MediaSmart Connect is priced by HP at $349, but Amazon.com is...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., MediaSmart Connect, Digital Media, Media Center PCs, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-06-19
A security company wants you to DDoS its servers: A security company wants you to DDoS its serversWhat a JokeI totally agree - Anyone with the capacity to perform DDoS is not gonna give a crap about a $50 gift certificate to think geek.Legal ImplicationsFrom the perspective of US law, it sounds as though they might be solicting others...; Tags: security, server, distributed denial of service; Discussion threads 2008-06-19
A security company wants you to DDoS its servers: "There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary" - Brendan Behan. Ypigsfly, a company describing itself as a group of seasoned veterans of the Internet network infrastructure business, has just launched Killthisbox.com, a DDoS challenge enticing you to knock down the site for 15 minutes in...; Tags: Server, Distributed Denial Of Service, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-06-18
Lessons from Firefox 3: I just downloaded the Firefox 3 browser, and if there were problems with their servers before, there certainly are no problems today. The download clocked in under 5 seconds (I do have a fast connection, admittedly), and the install was done in less than a minute. Quite impressive for any...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers, Internet, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-06-18
Don't download Firefox 3 yet: Don't download Firefox 3 yetRE: Don't download Firefox 3 yetHaha, just one of those marketing gimmicks! Does Mozilla have sufficient bandwidth for the hordes or downloaders? ;)RE: Don't download Firefox 3 yetFirefox 3 is hosted by Google's servers. I think the goog can handle both the server...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Europe, Mozilla.com website, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
TekCERT (zip): TekCERT is a Self Signed Certificate (X.509) Generator for Windows. TekRADIUS tested on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2003 server and Windows Vista.TekCERT generates 1024, 2048, 3072 and 4096 bits certificates and generated certificates automatically installed in Windows Certificate Store with private key. All certificate parameters can be configured through TekCERT...; Tags: Certificate, Yasin KAPLAN, TekCERT, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-06-16