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My Security Mishap

My Security Mishap

Posted 20 July 2012 | By | Categories: Personal, Security | 3 Comments
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Well guys, for the first time ever, my online identity has been compromised. Don’t worry, this is me making this post. I just wanted to use it both as a lesson and a warning to be cautious when receiving communications that purport to be from me. Here’s how it happened, and how you can avoid [...]

The TSA is broken (and how we can fix it)

The TSA is broken (and how we can fix it)

Posted 18 April 2011 | By | Categories: Politics, Security | No Comments
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Some of this post is an expansion of a Facebook article that I previously wrote. At this point, I think everyone except the federal government realizes that the process for preventing air terrorism is completely and utterly broken; it’s nothing more than a performance to make us feel comfortable about getting on a plane. Yet [...]

A Case of Stolen Identities

A Case of Stolen Identities

Posted 16 April 2011 | By | Categories: Security | No Comments
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*DISCLAIMER: this article is for informational purposes only. I’m not responsible for any content that is external to this website.* If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a scammer. Last night, my friend showed me a link to an extremely interesting website – babson.me. Whether or not their product is real (I haven’t bothered [...]

Iran engages in cyber warfare? Say it ain’t so…

Iran engages in cyber warfare? Say it ain’t so…

Posted 25 March 2011 | By | Categories: Security | No Comments
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An interesting article written by Jacob Applebaum of Tor and WikiLeaks fame popped up on my news feed recently, detailing a series of compromised SSL certificates that were issued by an RA in the Comodo trust chain. Essentially, the certificates pretended to validate domains such as google.com, skype.com, yahoo.com, and others. As Paul Roberts at [...]