Tag Archives: hacking

Needles and the weakest link

My Haystack: Is finding that one needle really all that important? (Hint: Yes it is.) Ed Adams raises some good points in his article, specifically around the increase in coverage of breaches (I’m still not 100% sure there is a … Continue reading

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Hacking Tools and Intent

EU ministers seek to ban creation of ‘hacking tools’ As I read this story on various sites this morning I was reminded of the old quote – “If cryptography is outlawed, only outlaws will have cryptography”. Attempting to ban tools … Continue reading

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Password Security

Sony hack reveals password security is even worse than feared • The Register I was going to comment on something similar to this after my previous posts highlighting the generally poor user security awareness across the enterprise AND consumer spaces. … Continue reading

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Recent breaches

Stolen RSA data used to hack defense contractor • The Register There’s a lot more analysis out there today on the Lockhead Martin hack that has led to a recall of RSA SecurID tokens. Anyone using them should demand replacements, … Continue reading

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Phone Hacking

BBC News – Phone hacking probe by Met faces scrutiny What’s interesting to me about this ongoing story (how many years is this now?!) is the lack of detail and information from a security perspective and even the basics about … Continue reading

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