Tag Archives: Security

If, like me, you’re unsettled by the recent government(s) snooping you are probably looking for ways to secure your on-line activities. One obvious way is to use SSL/TLS whenever possible. If you use Firefox or Chrome, HTTPS Everywhere can help. … Continue reading →

It’s a good bet that most geeks have a gmail account. I use mine mostly for mailing lists but many use it as their main email account and consequently are apt to have sensitive data in their saved emails. If … Continue reading →

After another week of seemingly never ending revelations about government snooping into our phone calls and Web activities—you guys in Europe can stop snickering; you aren’t immune either—many of us are wondering how we can regain a modicum of privacy. … Continue reading →

In view of the NSA brouhaha, I’ve been thinking about encrypted email as a first step in keeping my private business private. Like most of you, I’m the proverbial “nothing to hide” netizen but I also have an instinctive dislike … Continue reading →

Last May, Ars Technica published a chilling article on password cracking that I’ve been meaning to write about for a while. I urge you to take a look at it even if you’re just a user but especially if you … Continue reading →

I’ve written many, many, many, many times that if you are using Dropbox for private information that you don’t want others to have access to you better be encrypting it. And if you’re not, you have only yourself to blame … Continue reading →

Most Irreal readers are familiar with the concept of responsible disclosure: the idea that if you discover an exploitable flaw in a site or piece of software, you should contact and inform the folks responsible for the site or software … Continue reading →

As you all know too well, I am very interested in password technology. Certainly, passwords aren’t, by themselves, the answer to security but they can help if people pick them sensibly and Web sites handle them is a secure manner. … Continue reading →

Two years ago I wrote about WSJ SafeHouse, an effort on the part of the Wall Street Journal to start their own version of Wikileaks. The idea was that prospective whistle blowers would have a safe way to send documents … Continue reading →