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Product Review: The hiddn Crypto Adapter Offers Secure USB Storage
Recently I had the chance to test out a clever little device called the hiddn Crypto Adapter. Made by Norway-based High Density Devices, the adapter looks somewhat like a miniature desk calculator with...
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Crockford’s History of JavaScript
Ever wonder about how we came to have the technologies and programming languages used today? Yahoo’s senior JavaScript architect Douglas Crockford gave a presentation in early 2010 that traces the...
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Apricorn Aegis Padlock Review
Disclaimer: I requested and received an evaluation version of the Apricorn Aegis Padlock. I was sent the 250GB AES-256 version, and I need to return it to the company in 30 days. This is a pretty sweet...
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Can Client-Side JavaScript Protect Itself?
Security researcher Mario Heiderich (also creator of the HTML5 Security Cheatsheet and lead developer for PHPIDS) has been posting some interesting cross-site scripting challenges lately that highlight...
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How a Platform Using HTML5 Can Affect the Security of Your Website
tl;dr Abstract To improve performance, particularly for mobile users, many websites have started caching app logic on client devices via HTML5 local storage. Unfortunately, this can make common...
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The Rise of Two Factor Authentication
It’s a little embarrassing to admit, but it seems that the mistakes of one person globally syndicated columnist have led to a rapid increase in the acceptance and use of two-factor authentication...
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Keeping Up-to-date
Yesterday, this story on Wired was making the rounds: How a Google Headhunter’s E-mail Unraveled a Massive Net Security Hole. Sure, the title is probably hyperbole, but it is an interesting story. At a...
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Encryption Math(s)
Numberphile recently posted a video about the math behind RSA encryption. In the video below, a brief description of public key cryptography is given and then we are shown a simple example of the math...
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Windows 8 Authentication and Compliance
Two weeks ago, I finally got a chance to try out a Windows 8 system. First, I have to give huge kudos to Dell, who makes the XPS 12 system I’m playing with. This system seems to be the ideal platform...
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Second Factor FTW
On Saturday I was saved by a second factor of authentication. I was playing the new SimCity game on my home computer in the basement, when my gaming session (surprisingly, it was playable that day) was...
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