While many folks enjoy the iPhone and all of the apps that are available for the device from iTunes or Apple's App Store; there are people out there who want to do more. The only way to run software on your iPhone that isn't available from iTunes is to run another operating system other than … Continue reading Another reason NOT to jailbreak your IOS device!
Category: Personal Cybersecurity
Password Managers & Escrow
Five years ago I made a decision to move from PasswordSafe to AgileBits 1Password. As someone in the security field I've always tried to practice what I preach and using different passwords for different sites and cycling passwords (changing passwords every N months) is important. I looked at a number of different password management solutions. … Continue reading Password Managers & Escrow
Remote Access Tool Misuse & Familial IT Support
I read an excellent article by Nate Anderson in Ars Technica, "How the FBI found Miss Teen USA’s webcam spy" about how they broke the recent Miss USA 'sextortion' case. It got me thinking about how many of my friend and colleagues become temporary IT support personnel at the end or the year trying to … Continue reading Remote Access Tool Misuse & Familial IT Support
Kids & Facebook: Why parents factor into the problem.
Interesting journal article
Good Reads: Firesheep
Sometimes reading about security can get boring. How many times can you read about a particular vulnerability? How many times can you read about a particular tool? When news of a vulnerability breaks or a new tool is released; many of the news out...
Great NYT article Erasing the Digital Past
The New York Times published this great article (bit.ly/fl9dqm) on digital reputation today. The clear intent of the article was to talk about and help people discover taht there are means for "clearing your name" when it comes to Internet search....
Interesting Read: [NPR] Cybersecurity & Personal Freedoms
From NPR: Dilemma For U.S.: Does Net Freedom Trump Security?http://n.pr/h3ppVX
Consider Your Circle of Trust
Your personal information on Facebook
How to delete address & phone number from Facebook (references article by Larry Magid).http://bit.ly/efYJTT PII as per Facebookhttp://on.fb.me/ehHFCs