Archive for the ‘security’ Category

New York Times Reports Concerns About “Digital Pearl Harbor”

Sunday, November 9th, 2008




The tone of this article is frightening to the amateur, but whimsical to most security professionals or anyone who writes software applications that are run over the web.

No mention of sockstress.

Here is the article.



Google Docs Security Breach Levels Playing Field For Microsoft Office … For Now

Sunday, October 19th, 2008



One of the positive things about Google Docs is the ability to share documents with anyone you wish.

One of the negative things about Google Docs is the ability to share documents with anyone who may have no idea how the  frack  heck they got your documents.

This is due to a session management flaw in Google Docs detailed very nicely here:

http://blog.isc2.org/isc2_blog/2008/09/serious-securit.html

Now, you have to admit: Google had Microsoft worried. But then, Google became bigger than big.

Microsoft usually denies security threats, then admits them, then releases the update on Patch Tuesday.

Google mmmm… not so much.

Google’s approach is to place fingers in their ears and continue adding new whiz-bang features without locking down security holes.

What has resulted? People accidentally riding sessions and grabbing documents. OR — People purposely monitoring packet traffic and waiting for unsuspecting users to steal Google Documents.

Microsoft Office: you can use without ever going online.

Google Docs: you are just flapping in the breeze, depending on the magic of SaaS to protect your documents.

Now, I’m going to fix my glass house before I throw anymore stones at Google …. or Microsoft. :)



List of Browsers Better Than Google Chrome: Firefox, HotJava, NCSA Mosaic, Netscape…

Saturday, September 13th, 2008



List of Browsers Better Than Google Chrome: Firefox, HotJava (yeah, I said it), NCSA Mosaic, Netscape, iCab, Safari, Netscape, Shiira, Opera, Camino, Mozilla, Opera Mini, you get the point …

Sorry but I don’t understand how Google Chrome is a Beta..

Google Chrome should be an alpha release.

Here are my thoughts in a nutshell.

Upon the heap this garbage came,

Fix the security,

Then clear your name.



Hackers Penetrate Hadron Collider Network

Saturday, September 13th, 2008



Hackers were able to get into Hadron Collider Network. Wow. Funny.



WordPress 2.3.3 Security Update Now Available

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008



You need to upgrade to this version of WordPress as quickly as possible.

http://wordpress.org/development/2008/02/wordpress-233/

If not, less-than-friendly users will be able to change your blog posts without telling you. If you haven’t updated to WordPress 2.3.3 yet, then don’t kvetch.

Now, don’t be a putz. Upgrade now.