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Cyberwar Amusement of the Day – in #ComputingUK
Quote: Opinion: There is no Geneva Convention online Our electrical infrastructure is provided by several companies who are in competition with each other, so getting a consensus [to agree on how best to defend the electric companies against cyberattack] to help the nation as a whole is an interesting concept. So you’re saying that they…
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“Rare OSX 1Password flaw exposes plaintext passwords, password history” (at Computerworld)
“Rare OSX 1Password flaw exposes plaintext passwords, password history” Rare OSX 1Password flaw exposes plaintext passwords, password history Bug rapidly caught and fixed, but users should check their logfiles for sensitive data Sunday afternoon I was writing a CWUK posting using my Snow Leopard Macbook Air – plus Chrome, Safari, all the other usual suspects,…
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“Full-Disclosure, Unredacted WikiLeaks, Security and The Guardian” (at Computerworld)
“Full-Disclosure, Unredacted WikiLeaks, Security and The Guardian” Full-Disclosure, Unredacted WikiLeaks, Security and The Guardian The Guardian doesn’t “get” openness when it suits their purpose It’s not often that one gets to call a Guardian piece all of illiberal, misconceived and self-serving, but it seems to be what happens when one or more of their writers…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-06
@petermacrobert Actually quite the opposite. Relationships = Identity. # Help? In the midst of all this DNS & SSL chaos, I have want of a good reputation SSL host cert for a decent price. Suggestions? # RT: "Full-Disclosure, Unredacted #WikiLeaks #Security and The #Guardian quot; @computerworlduk #hhldn http://t.co/NYlvJE1 # @jeffbarr Am new to VPC &…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-05
Finally back from #44con in both body and soul; today some gardening, and then explaining how http://t.co/LZbMiTE and @jamesrbuk are wrong. # @DrJennyWoods This is why they invented blogging. #marr # Google Groups Advanced Search (incl USENET Search) seems to have gone? http://t.co/Sw6R56Q # #44conquotes "Why is a member of the press arguing with me…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-04
@lskrocki Apparently there are several pubs of the name, but the dead one is near Tower Hill / Fenchurch St station. Yours? # RT @wendyg: net.wars "White rabbits" is my write-up of #44con yesterday and today. Like watching magicians: http://t.co/oC5UdS7 #security # http://t.co/3rVIU60 coffee! # A small collection of #44con pictures: http://t.co/9iB4sjC # @lauraanngill After…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-03
Welcome to #44con Two drink minimum. # Apparently there is a £2000+ budget of booze to be cleared today at the #44con bar, else the hotel gets the money. # @newsbrooke Normally I would agree but it's a directive from management. # #44con URGENT FLASH The Pitcher and Piano no longer exists and is now…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-02
Picture: @timesjoanna @wendyg and @newsbrooke at #44con http://t.co/PVdr1w8 # Picture: @stevelord and @alien8 – organisers of #44con http://t.co/HK7JLKV # Watching #newsnight – rumour that #44con may be featured. Want to see quite how much #Paxo sneers at my fellow geeks. # Wikileaks: Guardian journalist negligently published password to unredacted cables (Update: Guardian denies) Boing Boing…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-01
UK Govt to rebrand briefcases as "Optical Firewalls" as part of #cybersecurity initiative: bbc.in/mPPCBq # @newsbrooke I'd sympathise with JA – in my experience the learning curve for PGP adoption amongst Journos is quite steep #securityfail # New: US court documents inadvertently disclose CIA rendition flights http://t.co/Wzyx4jp #
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US court documents inadvertently disclose CIA rendition flights
No, really… Guardian More Guardian Washington Post Lawfareblog Slight privacy failure, then… HT Eric King.
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Twitter Updates for 2011-08-31
Pakistan Bans All Internet Usage That Can’t Be Monitored http://t.co/3sp5Lwf # Was this part-inspired by the #ukriot censorship idea? # It's hard to tell but it seems like it's about back to what it was a year ago? @jamesrbuk @wikileaks @newsbrooke #speakingfromevidence # RT @labeledsecurity: Tony Sale, RIP. http://t.co/7aId2xn # Oh no! Colossus rebuilder, and…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-08-30
con: loft water tank seeping on a bank holiday, drips from ceiling. pro: can fix myself. plan: go to mains pressure feed. # Forbes thinks that Cyber #security is an industry. Oh dear. http://t.co/9dKpBc2 # RT @hvcco: @alecmuffett industry is the wrong word, I think they meant "racket" 🙂 # BS1212 part 2 diaphram valve…