ICPP Pre-Trial Settlement Scam
Nasty scam, where the user is pressured into accepting a “pre-trial settlement” for copyright violations. The level of detail is impressive.
View ArticleNew York Police Protect Obama from Bicycles
They were afraid that they might contain pipe bombs. This is the correct reaction: In any case, I suspect someone somewhere just panicked at the possibility that something might explode near the...
View ArticleAttack Against Apache.org
This blog entry should serve as a model for open and transparent security self-reporting. I’m impressed. More news reports.
View ArticleSeat Belt Use and Lessons for Security Awareness
From Lance Spitzner: In January of this year the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a report called “Analyzing the First Years Of the Ticket or Click It Mobilizations“… While the...
View ArticleCan Safes
Hiding your valuables in common household containers is an old trick. Diversion safes look like containers designed to hide your valuables in plain sight. Common diversion safes include fake brand name...
View ArticleFrank Furedi on Worst-Case Thinking
Nice essay by sociologist Frank Furedi on worse-case thinking, exemplified by our reaction to the Icelandic volcano: I am not a natural scientist, and I claim no authority to say anything of value...
View ArticleHypersonic Cruise Missiles
The U.S. is developing a weapon capable of striking anywhere on the planet within an hour. The article talks about the possibility of modifying Trident missiles—problematic because they would be...
View ArticleFun with Secret Questions
Ally Bank wants its customers to invent their own personal secret questions and answers; the idea is that an operator will read the question over the phone and listen for an answer. Ignoring for the...
View ArticleHomeopathic Bomb
This is funny: The world has been placed on a heightened security alert following reports that New Age terrorists have harnessed the power of homeopathy for evil. “Homeopathic weapons represent a major...
View ArticleFriday Squid Blogging: Squid Purity Test
I didn’t know this: A Squid is a motorcycle rider who, experienced or not, rides outside his abilities and sets poor examples by attire, propriety, and general behavior on the motorcycle. 115 questions...
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