Agree, Wyatt, though we need something subtle that covers the camera but blends in -- so we can be paranoid without broadcasting to everyone around us that we're paranoid.
In reply to: Re: Spying
Not many people carry their Passport, ID Card or Driving license around with them.
Criminals certainly don't so the system needs to be online.
In reply to: Do the Politicians even understand the Problem!
The move to make these living room devices just a cheap and simple way to connect to a smarter computing device or cloud service strikes me as the right way to go. I'm using the $50 Roku box to connect to Netflix and Amazon...
In reply to: Dumb box
Yes and whether $35 billion or $180 billion turns out to be the actual short term lose that the US cloud computing industry will suffer, I wonder how much it will cost the cloud industry in the long run. Canada has become...
In reply to: Re: Who Can We Trust?
There's some very concrete advice here: you're going to have to enforce passwords on mobile devices, even though employees don't like them. No password protection, no BYOD.
In reply to: Stand firm
In fact it is better than Chip & Pin which is tedious and difficult to use.
Authentication and Transaction Signing done with ease!
In reply to: Can Anyone Compete
When it comes to default passwords, the asset owners need to pay more attention to specifying requirements for Role Based Access Control using Standards such as IEEE 1686. As far as Ruggedcom is concerened I believe that...
In reply to: RBAC part of the solution
A National Connected Online Photographic Identification System for Security Services such as the Police needs to be developed. Furthermore an Online Authentication System using Smartcards and Pins, a bit like chip and pin,...
In reply to: National Identity
If there is indeed a war on Military records, it would be the government giving the order for records to be distroyed. The 1st Gulf war is recorded as the most toxic war in "Western military history" due to the vast array...
In reply to: Take a closer look.
There have been 0, none, nit, swabo, bukes malware attacks on mainframe computers in 40 years. None, because code does not run with privileges and there are no pre-built scripts for script kiddies to use. Write a piece of...
In reply to: This is also why we have attack vectors
Because of this madness, I will stay away from Microsoft / Dell and look at suppliers that offer everyone a "fair" deal.
In reply to: Re: Buzz, Real And Imagined
For the one password you do need to remember, make it a phrase or a line from a song but substitute a number or symbol or two for letters:
W1nter W0nderland
for example
-dave
In reply to: Re: I'm starting a death-of-password list
I think the tech companies are overstating the issue of customer trust. No one is going to stop using Gmail because of the NSA. The real issue is the danger to our civil liberties. I'm glad the tech giants are using their...
In reply to: Re: Who Can We Trust?
Yuschick I don't get why point and click and touchscreen devices -as you say- should be separated. You can use any input @ any time according to your needs of the moment.Let's suppose you're sitting comfortable on your...
In reply to: Re: no game need it
I could live with passwords becoming irrelevant. As for password managers, it's time for a true confession. I tried one once and then I forgot my password. But Dave, on your recommendation, I'll give KeePass a try....
In reply to: Re: I'm starting a death-of-password list
Wish there was a spell check button.
In reply to: Button number 9
Estimating travel expenses will certainly vary from project to project. The intention behind setting a dollar value is really a tool to help you see your rate in parts and not as a whole. Similar to Lawyers and Mechanics,...
In reply to: Re: reimbursement
A CAN'T YOU RECGONIZE SATIRE?!? button would come in handy for those people who link to The Onion and Andy Borowitz, thinking the stories are actual news. I swear that I set friends straight on this at least once a month...
In reply to: Re: One more favorite
Not me! It will Bill Gates almost 10 years ago who predicted the death of the password. I think they'll never day, just hopefully become irrelevant.
By the waym I do suggest everyone look into KeePass...
In reply to: Re: I'm starting a death-of-password list
BYOD is a big test of trust in a corporate enviornment, and the question to data access and security between personal and business data is the $1 millon question. I agree, there is a thing as being overprotective, but in...
In reply to: Overprotective BYOD
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