imperialWicket

The well-read and the non-delusional among us are not surprised by the software Carrier IQ provides. For those of you who are surprised that a carrier would not only sanction, but promote and outsource such a thing, consider the following scenarios (that I find similar):more

I recently started a position with a new company. I am excited about the opportunity, and look forward to learning new skills and using new software/services. One particular service that I was happy have an opportunity to use (not because I particularly want to, but rather because so many people/organizations make use of it) is QuickBooks.more

To be blunt, you should be familiar with Firesheep. If you are not, check out the first few results here. Basically, the utility was a last-straw, final effort to highlight how insecure most of the sites we use really are (those are my words, read the author's at codebutler.com). A simple browser plugin, able to sniff out cookies and …more

Recently I worked with a client who wanted to secure a number of his servers and services. I found that he was using a combination of notebooks and Firefox "remembered" passwords as his password management technique. From the start, I will announce that my worst password manager award goes to the "Firefox remembers my passwords for me" technique (although Firefox …more