Living the Nightmare
This is the stuff of nightmares. It is a nightmare set in a shadowy world of total government surveillance, where government can spy on anyone pretty much unhindered (IP Bill), and where citizens’...
View ArticleiPhone and the FBI backdoor
Much is being written about the FBI’s court order instructing Apple to provide a backdoor into a terrorist’s iPhone. And much praise is being heaped upon Apple for its disinclination to do so. This...
View ArticleECJ Says Safe Harbor Is Not So Safe
‘A milestone’ or a ‘historical’ decision cry the media around the world. It is like a deluge of comments and articles. The Open Rights Group speaks of a ‘Landmark victory for Privacy rights’. Like a...
View ArticleThe agony of indecision – Windows 10
It’s just sitting there. Mostly it’s being quiet – but every now and again it pops up: ‘Here I am. What are you going to do about me.’ Well I don’t know. Do I install Windows 10 and obey the business...
View ArticleNSA is missing a trick, here …
Lonely Chinese are chatting with a smartphone program. “Since Xiaoice collects vast amounts of intimate details on individuals, the program inevitably raises questions about users’ privacy.” Siri,...
View ArticleHacking Team Hacked
If you enjoy irony, this is one of your better days: Hacking Team, purveyors of spyware (DaVinci) beloved by repressive regimes around the world, has been hacked. And its dirty laundry is being hung...
View ArticleAn open letter to all members of the House of Commons
Our democracy hinges on trust. We rely on our Parliamentarians to ensure that all citizens can undertake their daily activities with the knowledge that they are safe and secure,without unauthorised...
View ArticleQuis custodiet ipsos custodes?
The GCHQ will now be immune from prosecution from engaging in illegal hacking operations. This state of affairs is now made by possible as a result of amendments made to the Computer Misuse Act 1990....
View ArticleIs Twitter misleading its users on Data Protection?
Recently I wrote an article about Amazon and other companies opening European Datacentres in an attempt to mitigate concerns over mass surveillance by the NSA and other intelligence agencies. The...
View ArticleGoogle’s latest assault on Privacy – Project-Fi
Google announced on their blog today that they are launching Project Fi – a new mobile network for owners of Nexus 6 devices. Basically Google have partnered with Sprint and T-Mobile to become a...
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My June Vote
I must repeat what I said before the last general election in the UK: I shall not vote. I dismiss as absurd the thoughtless claims that I have a duty to vote. I do not. I have a duty to follow my...
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May must be out in June: our last chance
Let’s not beat about the bush — Britain was tricked into voting for Brexit by an establishment determined to break Brussels’ interference in its increasingly hard-line and authoritarian policies....
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May Sketch: Reactions to Macron’s Victory
World Leaders’ Reactions to Macron’s Presidential Victory As reported by Yahoo Share This:The post May Sketch: Reactions to Macron’s Victory appeared first on ITsecurity.
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WannaCryptor ‘Afterthoughts’…
…Not that we’re exactly in the post-WannaCryptor era yet. But forgive me if you’ve heard enough of the saga of the ransomware ESET calls Win32/Filecoder.WannaCryptor.D (after just a few days, I...
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WannaCryptor: XP, Win8, WinServer 2003 patches
Even XP, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2003 systems can now be patched against the vulnerability exploited by WannaCrypt. Patching is highly recommended!The post WannaCryptor: XP, Win8, WinServer 2003...
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Did democracy win with Macron? Doubtful
My first thoughts on Macron’s victory were that democracy had prevailed. But second thoughts made me wonder. We’re too accustomed to thinking of democracy in old-fashioned Left (socialist) and Right...
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Still Pumping and Dumping
Pump and Dump spam campaign still piling on the improbabilities. The post Still Pumping and Dumping appeared first on ITsecurity.
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Artificial Intelligence in the Real and Virtual Worlds
Artificial Intelligence and Games While most of the tech media’s ‘next big thing’ buzz is still focused on VR, that technology is beginning to settle into the early days of its role. Gaming and...
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All Hands to the Pump (and Dump)
A few years ago, even before I started working directly with vendors in the security industry, ‘Pump and Dump’ scams were a major nuisance. Here’s a description from a paper Andrew Lee and I wrote...
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Injunction of Technology (IoT)
Soon coming to the Internet of Things (IoT) is the Injunction of Technology (IoT). In another post I noted that my WiFi router’s power brick had a UL certification, yet the actual WiFi router had...
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