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Internet censorship and loss of privacy
An excellent essay by Bruce Schneider on government organized initiatives worldwide to reduce internet privacy and for censorship. There is also evidence that criminals can (mis)use such infrastructure for their own purpose. Please click here to read. Every year brings more Internet censorship and control — not just in countries like China and Iran, [...]
False sense of security
http://www.e-signature.com/ provides logo and signature embedded fonts. Per se, there is nothing wrong with the service, and is useful for people who need it. However, a look at the website throws up the claims below. Each one has a quote from me below it on the truth behind the statement. Imagine being able to [...]
Scripted thumbnail generation: security perspective
While searching for something on the net, I came across some scripts that generate image thumbnail on the fly. For example: http://tech.mikelopez.info/2006/03/02/php-image-resize-script/. While using such scripts we should be aware of the security point of view: your site can easily become a proxy for other people or websites.
Remembering your passwords
In today’s online world we have to remember a lot of passwords. Security advice is that they must all be different (so that if one account is compromised, we don’t loose the security of all accounts), and be changed every now and then. It is sometimes difficult to cope with such requirements, without writing down [...]
