E-mail Is Insecure by Default
E-mail is insecure because it is more like a postcard, not a sealed envelope.
A number of people are under the misconception that when they draft and send e-mail, two things occur. Their message gets sealed in an envelope (that’s why you have to open e-mail right?) and that it goes directly to the person it [...]
I Spy… a Bunch of Spys!
Washington, DC, United States of America amd South Korea — First, there were questions about the USA’s NSA spy department developing Einstein 3 for the Internet. Then, there was the face of the head British spy being put on Facebook. Now, there is the question if North Korea launched a cyber attack [...]
Mac OS X and Java Alert
Mac OS X Includes Known Vulnerable Version of Java
Current releases of Mac OS X (version 10.5.7 and version 10.4.11 with security update 2009-002) include a version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) containing known security vulnerabilities. US-CERT is aware of publicly available exploit code for one of these vulnerabilities. This vulnerability may allow untrusted applets to [...]
