Category Archives: David

RFID tags can be infected with a computer virus

Oh, this is a good one. If you’re not familiar with RFID tags, they are tiny chips (tiny as in they can be woven into fabric so that they are invisible to careful scrutiny) that can help provide information on … Continue reading

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Security issue in GPG signed messages

Looks like there is a bug in GPG that would allow someone to inject misc. data into a cyptographically signed or encrypted message without invalidating the signature of the message. Basically, it means that checking the signature status of a … Continue reading

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Bad Ideas for Laws

Oh this is a good one.  Apparently, someone in the New Jersey Legislature has decided that true anonymous posting should be illegal. To make it more fun, the forum owner is the one that can be taken to court. So, … Continue reading

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Two cool new tools for SELinux

Well SELinux has begun the long needed improvement in simplification this week. Tresys Technology (I used to work for them for about a year), has released two new tools to make SELinux Policy writing easier. They are both very early … Continue reading

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Cell phone Trojan (Virus)

Well, here’s an interesting one, a cell phone Java based trojan. It’s not a huge threat at the moment (requires a lot of user interaction), but good to know about anyway: Description of Trojan This just means that like your … Continue reading

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Mac OSX Security Issues

In case you missed it, some interesting things came out concerning Mac OSX security issues. Apparently, there is an issue where an web link or email attachment that may look like a file (say a jpeg image) can actually cause … Continue reading

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Snowy Day at Home

Ok, meant to put this up earlier, but I got a great picture of what our backyard looked like after the Blizzard of ’06 ( actually just a northeaster, but they REALY want to call it a blizzard…)

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ShmooCon

I was attending ShmooCon this weekend and have to say it was one of the best conferences I’ve attended yet! Incredible show, LOTS of great info and great speakers. I learned a lot. A must do for next year. Oh, … Continue reading

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Busy with LinuxWorld

Well, I’ve been very busy the last couple of months. I was asked to be the Security Track Chair for LinuxWorld Boston 2006! You can check the conference out here: LinuxWorld It’s been an interesting challenge getting speakers and trying … Continue reading

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The irony!

LOL, I just took a poll that a friend posted and here are the results: Arty Kid Whether you were a drama freak or an emo poet, you definitely were expressive and unique.You’re probably a little less weird these days … Continue reading

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