The 45th Mersenne Prime might have been found thanks to distributed computing! What does this mean to you: well, as large primes are found – it means that we are able to accomplish much more in the field of cryptography. Specifically, think of what these large primes can do for you when you encrypt information [...]
In a recent study, 88% of interviewed IT admins would steal privileged passwords and intellectual property if they were laid off. To the business leaders out there I ask: how good is your security program? Do you have steps in place to limit this or prevent it from impacting you? To the IT admins I say: it’s [...]
Previously, Bank of New York Mellon announced that a data breach impacted 4.5 million customers. Today, they are updating that number to add another 8 million. That’s 12.5 million customers impacted from a set of lost tapes. If there is a clear, definable cost associated with the loss of your tapes I think you should [...]
This is becoming a regular issue! Columbian Bank and Trust Company out of Topeka, KS was just closed by the Kansas Bank Commissioner. I have yet to find a specific cause for this closure, but the FDIC has a great website here. [via BankInfoSecurity]
FINALLY – I got OpenBSD 4.3 to load on my old Blue and White G3 PowerPC. Between bard hard drives, failing NICs, and now this evening I was having trouble booting it. For anyone else out there who sees this problem, here is the solution. Save yourself a few hours: OpenFirmware wouldn’t boot the hard [...]
In light of recent findings that some ISPs (namely Comcast at this point) violated net-neutrality rulings, a new software tool has been developed. This software tool was developed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a lobbyist organization focused on the growing pains that the information network of the world encounters when it interfaces with governing bodies. [...]
Without suspicion of any wrong doing, federal agents are permitted to seize devices capable of carrying data (iPods, thumb drives, laptops, etc.) for an unspecified period of time. During this time, copies can be made and sent to other organizations for decoding, decryption, and language translation. The policy is available online here. The Washington Post [...]
