Category Archives: Security

Apr 26

The Internet Of (Unsecure) Things

HD Moore works for a security firm but as a hobby he decided to ping every single IP address and see what he got back. Of the 3.7 billion IP addresses checked he found 310 million with known security vulnerabilities. … Read More

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Apr 05

Juan Cole on Congress’ neglect of the real threat of White Supremacists

Juan Cole rightly points out that Congress is obsessed with American Muslims, while neglecting the real threat of White Supremacists. But I’d like to also point out the media’s compliance in this – you never see the “terrorist” label on … Read More

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Feb 14

Why It’s Time to Break the Code of Silence at the Airport

Being an air traveler is a distinctly unpleasant experience at best, and downright degrading at worst. Worse, all this “security theater” doesn’t do a thing to make us safer. So maybe it really is time to speak up when the … Read More

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Feb 07

Critical bug threatens hospital systems

I hate to sound like I told you so, but seriously, I told you so: Yet another vulnerability in industrial control systems from Honeywell has been discovered. Given a simple script it took only 25 seconds to take control of … Read More

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Feb 05

Silent Circle’s new encryption app

Startup company Silent Circle introduced a “surveillance-proof” smartphone app last October that allows users to make calls and send texts securely. Now they’re introducing a data transfer app that will make sending files just as secure. Not only does the … Read More

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