Tag Archives: Security

There’s a great article over at Ars Technica about password cracking and how easy it’s become. The ease with which passwords can be cracked are the result of two things: Improved hardware using GPU processors, and Huge lists of real … Continue reading →

Dan Goodin over at Ars Technica has an interesting and scary article about cracking his neighbors’ WiFi network passwords. Sadly, this turns out to be a lot easier than it should be. The general process is Capture the authentication handshake … Continue reading →

Just in case there’s anyone left out there who’s still using PPTP as a VPN solution, H-Online has an article warning about serious security problems with PPTP when used with MS-CHAP. Even Microsoft is warning users about the issue. It’s … Continue reading →

Mat Honan’s terrifying tale of being hacked should make all of us examine our digital security closely. If, like me and many others, a significant part of your life is lived or stored on-line, Honan’s story makes clear how vulnerable … Continue reading →

Troy Hunt has a nice post on SSL and how many sites misuse it. As Hunt says, SSL is not about encryption. The problem that Hunt is writing about is sites that deliver a login page, say, in http and … Continue reading →

Much is being made of the supposed Dropbox break in. Several users reported that they started receiving spam at email addresses that were only used with their Dropbox accounts. Dropbox, to their credit, immediately launched an investigation and brought in … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned Troy Hunt’s writings here before. Hunt writes regularly on security and always has something interesting to say. Last year I wrote about Hunt’s analysis of passwords from the Sony compromise and—sorry but it’s true—the stupid choices people make … Continue reading →