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Spam like a pirate
Ok, usually I don't read my spam, but this caught my eye:Subject: in waitingOoh u, bonny varmint. ya do have eyes for a gratis French stuff, I know it. But damn, who do not.Visit me and ball off on my...
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Master Data Management
I used to secretly make fun of the problems large companies have in keeping their data under control. They would have these databases full of customer data - all of unknown and at best dubious quality....
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Article 22
The the BBC article, Assurances over US biometric data, "Mr [Thomas] Bush told the BBC that innocent people would have nothing to fear from the database". Yeah, and I have a bridge to sell you too! How...
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Survey of disassemblers
As the preparation for my course on Data Communications Forensics and Security this term, I've decided to to do a quick survey of disassemblers. The problem is that I've been writing my own...
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OT: Splint
Just when I had accumulated a few things to blog about again (thought time is still a precious resource) I manage to hurt my middle finger bad enough to warrant a splint. My thumb was already hurt from...
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Virus calendar
Gosh, what a blast from the past. Way, way back in the annals of time it was actually possible to analyze malware (OK, viruses mainly) well enough to know all trigger dates of their payloads. So, I...
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Swedish interview
Hey cool. Me and Simone got quoted by Computer Sweden about Apple Macs and the malware problem.
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Article 17
I just read about a canadian bank handing out ASUS EEE PCs. Now, a while ago when dealing with a Bank phishing case, I suggested that hypothetically, a bank could offer a simple laptop to their...
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Semantic Web Meetup June 1, 2008
What would you do on a day of perfect weather in New York City? Attend an all-day code camp on Semantic Web programming in Brooklyn of course! OK, I guess I would have preferred it to be a rainy day if...
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Article 15
I really like this idea from Symantec: paper-based malware. Somehow this way of raising awareness of the problems of bots appeals to me.I can't be sure that ideas like that really work, but one can...
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Insider hacks own system
ABC reports that a San Francisco employee created "virtually exclusive access to most of the city's municipal data." And I thought those days were long gone when that would be possible. However, it...
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DARPA wants to make soldier more easily targetable
A very long time ago - nearly another life ago - I helped a military contractor who had a security breach try to see what the scope of the breach was. In the process I learned quite a bit about...
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UPDATED: Workshop on Interdisciplinary Studies in Security and Privacy
On ThursdayFriday Sept. 26, I'm going have to get up unbelievably early to get to a panel on Targeted Malware at the Workshop on Interdisciplinary Studies in Security and Privacy hosted by the...
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We may be losing
Yesterday (26. Sept. 2008), I was on a panel at the Polytechnic institute of NYU to discuss targeted malware.I chose the title above for my introductory talk to be provocative, but, in truth, the...
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I confess to world domination
Graham Cluley, of Sophos,filmed various anti-virus researchers on a variety of silly subjects at the Virus Bulletin 2008 conference. I was one of them. I'll have to confess that I was one of the few to...
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I survived VB 2008
The Virus Bulletin Conference is probably the most important anti-malware conference there is. It is also the oldest surviving. I have been attending only since 1995 as it was just too expensive as a...
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Article 8
I was reading a New York Times article titled "Agency’s ’04 Rule Let Banks Pile Up New Debt". It is a pretty damning article on the SEC and describes a quiet decision made by them to allow investment...
View ArticleA few FCW Tournament photos
Hi all,It's going to take a while to sift through all the photos I took at the tournament and this is going to be a busy week for me. However, I've posted a few photos from the trophy receiving...
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Metrocards and PII
So, I guess I'm not surprised, but Metrocards do contain ID information allowing the user to be tracked, see the New York Times article on a recent case. If you bought your card with a credit or debit...
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Announcing the local New York chapter of the Heart Project
Although we haven't formally been accepted, I wanted to announce the formation of the local chapter of the Heart Project, which I've called "I heart New York". The idea is to participate in the...
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