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SANS Institute paints gloomy security picture

SANS Institute paints gloomy security pictureMy suggestion - shut down the internetIs there anyone willing to do that ? Well, I didin't think so. So stop whining, and take care of your turf. Accept that we're not at a point where we have a world police, but we are at...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Spyware, adware & malware, Deodorant, gloomy security, security picture, Internet, rich content, SANS Institute, security, village, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

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Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!

If you read my blog postings semi-often, you know that I'm very, very critical of problems with airport security.  Nicole Wong of the Boston Globe reported that Boston's Logan International Airport will become the next airport to implement full-body scanners (thanks for the link from the LiquidMatrix guys!) that can see...

Tags: Imaging, Airport Security, Privacy, Transportation Security Administration, Image, Attack, Madness, Scanners, Document Management, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Airport security part 3: Planes, trains, and automobiles

I took a trip home to Michigan this week via Amtrak, and I got to thinking about previous articles I've written about airline security and wondered why are the security concerns so much more lax for trains and cars than they are for planes?  There's certainly some obvious...

Tags: Bottle, Airport Security, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-15

Airport security part 2: TSA is failing us, let my associated ranting begin thusly

I want to start out by saying that I take great personal risk of getting black listed before my flight to K.C. tomorrow morning, but I thought I'd talk about an article by Rafal Los on how the TSA is failing us again.  This actually reminds me of an older article that...

Tags: Airport Security, Transportation Security Administration, Rafal Los, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Some juicy BlackBerry 8820 Wi-Fi and GPS pix here

Hayden from popular BlackBerry board Pinstack has obtained and posted some photos of the immediately forthcoming Wi-Fi and GPS-enabled BkackBerry 8820 in action. Nice work, hayden. The pix at top shows the BlackBerry 8820 looking for a Wi-Fi network. Let's...

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Wi-Fi, GPS, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-08-30

Nissan gets testy with drunk drivers

Nissan gets testy with drunk driversWhile I agree thatkeeping dangerous drunks off the road is commendable, the Orwellian method is a bit creepy. ]:)Why dont they just invent a car that drives itselfThey i can get wasted, let the dam thing drive me home, and crash on the couch. ...

Tags: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2007-08-03

HP on potentially dangerous laser printer emissions: Our printers no riskier than toasters

HP on potentially dangerous laser printer emissions: Our printers no riskier than toastersGet real, pleaseThere are more things in your house that can cause cancer than a laser printer. Your cell phone can cause tumors, the TV, the monitor on your PC, the list goes on and on. A laser...

Tags: Printers, laser, laser printer, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., particle

Discussion threads 2007-08-03

Hotmail's new address

Hotmail's new addressThey're dropping support for POP3 and IMAP, moving to proprietary system.They're going to try and strongarm as usual their own proprietary email system; dropping support for standards protocals POP3 and IMAP. That means you won't be able to use 3rd party email programs to get your email...

Tags: E-mail providers, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Work Email, IE6/7, MSN Hotmail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-04-26

An RFID solution to rush hour headaches?

An RFID solution to rush hour headaches?Problem bringing this to the StatesThe biggest problem here would be that there HAS to be an alternative. In Atlanta, the mass transit system is only viable if you live and work at one of the stations. Most people have to drive...

Tags: RFID, hour headach

Discussion threads 2006-03-06

Super Bowl commercials on your iPod

Many of the commercials that will be run on this weekend's Super Bowl are available to watch now, if you're into such things. It's amazing that advertisers have us brainwashed into watching their commercials in the first place, let alone that some people even go to the extreme of downloading...

Tags: commercial, Super Bowl

Blog posts 2006-02-03

U.S. to retain control of Net traffic system

U.S. to retain control of Net traffic systemIf that's true it's a pity" The U.S. said it essentially endorsed the status quo."If they'd made the first step, they would have found that a few EU ISP already had a proposal for a distributed IP allocator ready, that would remove the...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), NETWORKING, Kofi Annan, ICANN, Internet, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2005-11-16

Study warns of China pirates

Study warns of China piratesHow do you say, "Arrrgh Matey" in Mandarin?Sorry this study is old news. Two things I noticed when I last visited Hong Kong was the beauty of the country and the $1.00 software and movie titles. Seeing that the US is suffering a trade...

Tags: piracy

Discussion threads 2005-08-12

Why can't Johnny program?

Why can't Johnny program?Johnny is too busy cleaning trojans and worms...Mom, Pop, and all the neighbors ask Johnny to come over to fix their PCs..When Johnny converts them to Linux, he'll be able to program again..LOL..Why can't Johnny program?[i]If David Patterson had his way, the president of the United States...

Tags: Operating systems, research money, Johnny, Johnny Program

Discussion threads 2005-04-19