Tag Archives: Security

Some Americans like to make fun of the French but they’ve recently shown that they’ve got it together a lot more than many governments. The EFF is reporting that France recently rejected a backdoor mandate greatly desired by the Interior … Continue reading →

A little less than two weeks ago I wrote about the UK’s Quixotic efforts to get a back door into Apple’s end-to-end encryption for all users worldwide. They issued a secret order—immediately revealed, of course—ordering Apple to let them spy … Continue reading →

At this point, I’m old enough that you’d think I’d know not to believe that governments could ever learn their lesson. But no, it just isn’t so. A month ago I was all warm and fuzzy about the fact that … Continue reading →

If you’re a reasonably connected person—not geek, person—your smartphone is the gateway to your life. It provides access to your bank accounts and other financial information, your on-line shopping accounts, your contacts, your email and chat history, and all other … Continue reading →

Recently, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released some best practices for mobile communications. These are the result of the recent exploits attributed to The People’s Republic of China. While the recommendations were targeted at senior government officials, they … Continue reading →

For years, anyone with a reasonable knowledge of the situation and no ax to grind has been preaching the gospel that today’s on-line society needs strong, end-to-end encryption for the safe conduct of our electronic activities. At the same time, … Continue reading →

In response to my recent post on How Passwords Are Stolen, Smitty remarked that the bar for brute forcing your credentials is lowering. I agreed and remarked that passwords are well past their sell-by date. Unfortunately, although some reasonable alternatives … Continue reading →

As most you know by now, I live a digital life as much as possible. I pay my bills, do my banking, order my food and other shopping, communicate with friends and family, and get my news electronically. For someone … Continue reading →