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ACTA Treaty

If pressed, I would name the ACTA treaty and Network Neutrality as the two most threatening issues of the day with regard to the Internet. The ACTA treaty has, until recently, been under super secret negotiations hidden from public scrutiny.

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Posted in Law, News & Commentary

Redaction vs CTRL-C CTRL-V

User error is ever the bane of security. It has plagued the digital world since the first user taped their password to their monitor, an event likely to have occurred shortly after the first passwords were given out. While the

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<>< [Phish / Fish] ing attacks are still viable

Fairly uninteresting from a technical point of view, but worth noting as a perpetual problem. The Register reports on a recent fishing attack against hotmail and other web based email users. Phishing, Fishing, <><, all refer to what is known

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Posted in Hacks, Cracks, and Attacks

Respondus LockDown Browser

The Respondus LockDown Browser is an application designed to “lock down” a system for the duration of an exam. It claims to display a full screen browser that cannot be minimized, prevents task switching, stops “over 400 screen capture, messaging,

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Posted in Computer Science, Hacks, Cracks, and Attacks

Disturbing Trends Across the Pond

Two convicted for refusal to decrypt data Since October 2007 when the refusal to disclose decryption keys was made criminal in the UK, the buzz around the smallish digital forensics research community has been alarm. Security researcher, by definition always

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Posted in Digital Forensics, Law