Another expose on the ineffectiveness of airport security. The extra mile would be to suggest what should be done for a difficult problem of delivering effective security while not overly inconveniencing people and jeopardizing air travel business. This article at least mentions a few things that have worked and makes some suggestions. At the same […]
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Beckstrom’s law says the value of the network is not the square of the number of nodes, it is the difference between the value of the transactions and the costs. as a formula: V = B – C’ – SI – L where V is Value B is Benefit C’ is the remaining Costs SI
Example in the cleantech field where new technology is being deployed before fundamental security issues have been addressed. Fixing the problems after a security compromise is a lot more expensive. Some of the more dangerous new features should be delayed until there are better protections against misuse. Smart Meters Not Ready for Primetime (Via Technology
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Scott Wright recently made a presentation at an OCRI meeting on social networking security. He has recorded a podcast interview on Facebook security. He is also a Toastmaster who has documented the top three Facebook security risks covered in his Facebook Party-Pooper speech. Then he provides a link to Tom Eston’s recommendations for Facebook privacy
An ongoing online theme is how to have it all – both a secure site that protects privacy and something that is quick and easy to access and share information. When I hear people complaining that the web address (Universal Resource Locater URL to use the technical term) is too confusing/too long or that username/password
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It is becoming more and more generally acknowledged that perimeter security is insufficient so strong authentication is becoming increasingly important.
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Seth Godin has a good idea about protecting our valuable electronic devices from being misplaced, by an alarm for lack_of_proximity. I would also really like to see a feature where it would be possible to track down lost or stolen cell phones but something to avoid it happening altogether is even better. An example service
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This techrepublic article provides a useful summary of IE7 security features: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-1009_11-6130844.html Firefox 2 is also emphasizing security features: http://news.com.com/With+Firefox+2,+Mozilla+touts+security+and+speed/2100-1032_3-6129141.html http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Security_in_Firefox_2 http://news.com.com/Security+Bites+Podcast+Firefox+2+beats+IE+7/2324-12640_3-6130309.html
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