Category: Security
Freedom to Tinker – Hacking the D.C. Internet Voting Pilot
Internet voting just isn’t secure enough in theory to be a realistic option, regardless of the benefits.
Mozilla Labs – Sync in Firefox 4 Beta
Systems that don’t and can’t know your data are inherently more secure and private.
Internet Systems Consortium – ISC Praises Momentous Step Forward in Securing the Domain Name System
The root DNS server are now protected with DNSSEC providing security in ensuring that the website you are visiting is the correct and valid website.
Wired.com – With World Watching, Wikileaks Falls Into Disrepair
Wikileaks seems to be killing themselves.
Greater Transparency Around Government Requests – Official Google Blog
Google now allows you to see how interested your country is in finding out or removing items from Google.
IE8, Safari 4, Firefox 3, iPhone fall on day 1 of Pwn2Own – Ars Technica
Every major browser except Google’s Chrome falls in the first day of Pwn2Own.
skipfish – Google Code
Google launches an open-source web application security scanner.
U.S. Declassifies Part of Secret Cybersecurity Plan – Wired.com
The Obama administration has declassified parts of the national cybersecurity plan.
German TV on the Failure of Full-Body Scanners – Schneier on Security
The argument couldn’t be more summed up in a single sentence.
TSA May Increase Travel Restrictions
TSA should no respond blindly to a single incident by restring all movement on an airline during the final hour of a flight.