Monday, February 14, 2005

Homeland Security to inject XML into DRM to assist in data sharing

Homeland Security to inject XML into DRM to assist in data sharing

Sunday, February 06, 2005

Security Watch: Beware your evil twin (hot spot, that is) - CNET reviews

Security Watch: Beware your evil twin (hot spot, that is) - CNET reviewsThere's a Bank of America (BoA) TV ad that shows two young men in an Internet cafe, one using a friend's debit card to purchase a latte, while the debit card owner, sitting beside a wireless laptop logged in to his BoA account, repeatedly hits the refresh button on his Internet browser. The ad illustrates how quickly debit purchases post to your online banking account. Unfortunately, the ad also illustrates a new vector for criminal hackers (crackers): impersonating access points in public wireless hot spots to steal personal information by outpowering the legitimate signals.