How To Beat a Fingerprint Security System
In the following video, the folks from Mythbusters show you exactly how easy it is to beat a simple fingerprint security system, provided that you have access to an approved finger imprint, of course!
Category Archives: Security
Jailbreaking gets its own iPhone “app”
The crew behind the most prominent efforts to jailbreak Apple devices have come up with the most user-friendly way yet to jailbreak the iPhone. But the process has demonstrated some of the ironies of distributing such a technique. As we reported recently, officials have issued an official interpretation of copyright law which specifically says that […]
Netwitness Visualize: Bringing Network Data Extraction and Assembly to the Next Step
Being in charge of network security can be a daunting task, especially when threats mutate on a daily basis. There are loads of tools out there that help with these tasks, and one more tool has been added to the security toolkit: NetWitness Visualize. Using the enterprise full packet capture of NetWitness, it is now […]
Why the world needs WikiLeaks
In the following video, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who’s reportedly being sought for questioning by US authorities, talks to TED’s Chris Anderson about how the controversial site operates, what it has accomplished — and what drives him. The interview includes graphic footage of a recent US airstrike in Baghdad.
How Secure is your Password?
Most people realize that some passwords are harder to guess than others. But a new online tool allows you to see just how much variation there is. The appropriately named www.howsecureismypassword.net has a single, simple purpose: you type in your password and the site tells you how long it would take a desktop PC to […]
iPad e-mail leak: FBI rolls in
The security researchers who uncovered part of AT&T’s list of iPad users have inadvertently brought out the big guns. No, not Steve Jobs and his Apple cohorts, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Spokeswoman Lindsay Godwin told the AFP news agency that “The FBI is aware of these possible computer intrusions and has opened an […]
Everything is Terrible: Oh Noes! A Hacker!
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School Laptop Spying Case Just Keeps Getting Creepier
You’ve probably heard by now about the school district in Pennsylvania that was using webcams in school-issued laptops to spy on students. And they might never have known except for one observant administrator who saw a student engaging in behavior mistaken for pill-popping and confronted him – at which point it was revealed that those […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Children do NOT read horoscopes!
A fascinating talk by Neil deGrasse Tyson about the current state of science and its relation to kids in the 21st century. For those who wish to listen to the whole 72-minute presentation, you can do so right here. Enjoy!
Tech Guy Gives Lesson in Security and Good Manners to Wi-Fi Stealing Lady
When she calls Leo Laporte’s show claiming her Wi-Fi Internet access has suddenly “disappeared”, a lady gets served a lesson in security and good manners by the tech guy himself.