http://www.erichacker.com Like we really needed this. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:58:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some people think that they are the lunatic fringe. Mr Hoff states: Nobody really believes that security can be innovative, do they? I do. The next thing we'll be hearing is that rational security = security innovation or to simplify: Rational = Innovation. What could be further from ... http://www.erichacker.com/2007/08/15/rational-security-security-innovation/ Interesting approach to tracking how spammer's have found your address if you have a gmail account, though it does have a flaw. CamZak.com / Google hack: Stop spam with ‘Infinite’ e-mail addresses with GMail I have been doing something similar for years with my own domain and a catch-all address. Of ... http://www.erichacker.com/2006/03/25/camzakcom-google-hack-stop-spam-with-%e2%80%98infinite%e2%80%99-e-mail-addresses-with-gmail/ This is just too funny to pass up. David Adams' MobileStartup.com: Now they're gluing the SIM cards in! There is nothing more I can add to Mr. Adams insghtful analysis. http://www.erichacker.com/2006/03/08/david-adams-mobilestartupcom-now-theyre-gluing-the-sim-cards-in/ Let me begin by saying that I have a deep respect for Frank Hayes understanding of general IT issues. However, Mr. Hayes just doesn't get security as seen again in Common Insecurity. Mr. Hayes suggests that virtualization would have helped separate the data frrom the three different agencies so that ... http://www.erichacker.com/2006/02/28/frankly-common-insecurity-computerworld/ I suppose it's too much to ask for organizations who have weak security programs to understand real risk. Here is a fine example, a Security swiss army knife like tool was found on a server that processed Credit Card transactions. So what do we do? Panic! N.H. Breach May Have Exposed ... http://www.erichacker.com/2006/02/28/they-just-dont-get-it-nh-breach-may-have-exposed-credit-card-data-computerworld/ Sometimes I am drawn into irony like a gawker to a highway accident. I know I should just focus on the road and keep moving, but I just can't help to stop and look. Today's ironic  accident was my employer's quarterly security awareness newsletter. I'm sure they tried really hard, ... http://www.erichacker.com/2006/02/18/security-awareness-and-spear-phishing/ I always find it interesting when academics rant about some security issue that really isn't tied to reality. Communications experts warn of VoIP security issues. Upon reading the news brief it is apparent that VoIP is not the issue, it's DDOS and the lack of controls on our peer to ... http://www.erichacker.com/2006/02/02/communications-experts-warn-of-voip-security-issues/ Late last year VMWare released a very cool new tool called the VMWare player. There are now so many cool things that one can do with VMWare that it boggles the mind. Of course a lot of them are big security problems. Big enough to make the whole USB Drive/ipods are ... http://www.erichacker.com/2006/01/30/the-sky-is-falling-virtually/ Wow, one of my security heroes has a blog and it looks a whole lot better than mine. Real Security - A different perspective about information security This reminds me that I really need to keep in tough with people better. Hopefully, once again, I'll be borrowing from Jim to make myself look ... http://www.erichacker.com/2006/01/26/real-security-a-different-perspective-about-information-security/ It seems that too many online institutions still don't get the phishing threat. Take a look at this email from an ISP that puts more bait on phishers' hooks than cutting of phishing lines. Dear ISP Subscriber, ISP is committed to providing you with a safe and secure online experience -- and we'd ... http://www.erichacker.com/2006/01/23/phishing-prevention-for-dummies/