Feb

26

IT Dao - part I

Category: Blogroll, Encryption, IT Dao, Security, Security Threats, lost laptops, passwords | Leave a Comment

IT Lao Shit is an IT guru. He is so old that the First Computer remembers him. He saw the birth of the first computer virus and watched the growth of the internet. He knows all about data protection. He gives free advice and teaches young admins. He invented his way, the IT Dao, the [...]

Feb

19

False Face Recognition

Category: Biometrics, Security, Security Threats, identity theft | 2 Comments

A Vietnamese researcher demonstrated at Black Hat DC how he and his colleagues were able to easily spoof and bypass biometric systems that authenticate users by scanning their faces
Sounds familiar? Yes, I am saying this again – biometrics is not a security solution, especially the face biometrics.
When in 2001 Tampa Airport (Tampa, Florida) was the [...]

Feb

18

Destroy, not delete

Category: privacy | Leave a Comment

Dear all,
I am back. For a long time I was far away from this blog and from you. Now I have a new job, a new title, a new address and new news for you.
The first thing I would like to tell you after a few months of silence is a story about deleting personal [...]