Category

Security

• Mar 06 2008
  It’s 3AM Somewhere by Christian Eager
  Film, Remix, Security

  Well, the dust has mostly settled, and it's unclear whether Hillary Clinton's "3 a.m."ad did anything or not. Personally, world leaders and dangers being what they are, I'm more inclined to trust a different politician.
  
  
• Sep 21 2007
  MIT student arrested with “fake bomb” - updated by Christian Eager
  Language, Security

  An MIT student wearing what turned out to be a fake bomb was arrested at gunpoint Friday at Logan International Airport and later claimed it was artwork, officials said. [Emphases added. -c] You really have to read the whole article. I appreciate journalistic care that must be used when describing crimes—actions are "alleged" until proven guilty—but the diction and charges greatly imply there was intent on the student's part to deceive with the device. The battery-powered rectangular device had nine flashing lights, and Simpson had Play-Doh in her hands. You'd think a legit bomber might be able to reduce ...
  
  
• Sep 20 2007
  Associative cf. of the Week #1: Beyond Reproach by Christian Eager
  Associative Thought, Security

  A new series? Perhaps. This week, we note two people who appeared to be above reproach, until they (in one case, I must add allegedly) committed a crime of far-reaching effects. 1 The first, described in an article in the New Yorker, is Hardy Rodenstock, finder of some of the world's rarest (and still drinkable) wine artifacts. He claims to have found—and over the years has sold at auction—hundreds of bottles of 18th- and 19th-century wine. He seemed to have a magic touch for finding priceless wines that many believed to be authentic, and that tasted divine. There's an interesting side-story to Herr ...
  
  
• Sep 09 2007
  Accountability & the FBI by Christian Eager
  Computers, Security, Software

  Heard of Carnivore or Echelon? They're old news; DCSNet is the new digital ear trumpet in the J. Edgar Hoover building. There's lots about it in this article from Wired, including technologies, costs, legislation, and implications. A mildly troubling excerpt (emphasis added): In particular, the DCS-3000 machines lacked adequate logging, had insufficient password management, were missing antivirus software, allowed unlimited numbers of incorrect passwords without locking the machine, and used shared logins rather than individual accounts. Eek. I hope—at the very least— they change passwords every 30 days.
  
  

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