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Making sense of PKI 

Making sense of PKI

In Crypto - By Nick Barron,, 10 November 2008 1:48 PM
The Public Key Infrastructure solves many security problems, but also introduces risks that require careful management.
Words will never hurt me? 

Words will never hurt me?

In Hackers - By Nick Barron,, 22 October 2008 4:31 PM
Misuse of language is turning 'ordinary, decent computer criminals' into 'cyberterrorists' who menace world peace.
My card details were stolen too.... 

My card details were stolen too....

In Risk - By Nick Barron,, 15 September 2008 7:22 AM
When companies suffer security breaches, it is how they handle them - and the customer - that counts.
Playing with traffic 

Playing with traffic

In Networks - By Nick Barron,, 19 August 2008 2:46 PM
Traffic analysis can help warn of terrorist attacks, but it can also be used to crack encryption, so we need to act now.
How many errors are OK? 

How many errors are OK?

In Crypto - By Nick Barron,, 4 September 2007 1:07 PM
Intel's latest processor has triggered a debate about the reliability of hardware. Where do you stand?
A false sense of security 

A false sense of security

In Networks - By Nick Barron,, 26 June 2007 9:20 AM
Bluetooth security is based around a number of assumptions that can no longer be relied upon.
Death by Google 

Death by Google

In Risk - By Nick Barron,, 15 March 2007 2:27 PM
Once a rumour makes it into the Google top-ten searches, the damage can be difficult to undo.
Opinion: Remember: less can be more 

Opinion: Remember: less can be more

In Hackers - By Nick Barron,, 13 November 2006 1:31 PM
Discussing the pros and cons of radio frequency identification (RFID), the technology that allows interaction between small chips and nearby readers without physical contact, ...
Opinion: Good night, and good luck 

Opinion: Good night, and good luck

By Nick Barron,, 4 September 2006 3:56 PM
After the better part of ten years, Microsoft has at last announced that Windows 98 is no longer supported. As the company's least secure operating system, you might think that ...
Opinion: Good night, and good luck 

Opinion: Good night, and good luck

By Nick Barron,, 4 September 2006 3:56 PM
After the better part of ten years, Microsoft has at last announced that Windows 98 is no longer supported. As the company's least secure operating system, you might think that ...
Opinion: Don't be an accidental vandal 

Opinion: Don't be an accidental vandal

By Nick Barron,, 14 August 2006 2:44 PM
In 2005, the operator of one of the top-level Network Time Protocol (NTP) time servers in Denmark noticed that a large volume of requests hitting his server were invalid.
Opinion: Don't be an accidental vandal 

Opinion: Don't be an accidental vandal

By Nick Barron,, 14 August 2006 2:44 PM
In 2005, the operator of one of the top-level Network Time Protocol (NTP) time servers in Denmark noticed that a large volume of requests hitting his server were invalid.
Blogs are not always bad news 

Blogs are not always bad news

By Nick Barron,, 13 May 2005 5:12 PM
Pull out the pin and stand back 

Pull out the pin and stand back

By Nick Barron,, 19 April 2005 11:39 AM
It must be that time of year again. The evenings are getting lighter, the birds are singing and yet again a survey has found that many computer users are blissfully unaware of ...
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