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Educating the Massess About Security

In my last post I talked about zombies and warnings and such (and, ok, a little bit about security). I'm not too surprised at the press the sign changing is getting, since traffic and driving are things the vast majority of us deal with. However,...

Published 02-06-2009 6:35 PM by Chris Sullo

Filed under: Password Security, Information Disclosure

Changing Road Signs is Dangerous. Zombies are not funny.

Like mentioning a bomb while in the TSA line, there are some things you just don’t joke about . As any sane person with a Zombie Escape Plan (ZEP) will tell you, you’ve got to heed warnings and take immediate and drastic measures to ensure survival—cutting...

Published 01-29-2009 7:57 PM by Chris Sullo

Filed under: Password Security

URL Authentication - IE Silliness

IE dropped support for URL authentication (e.g., http://user:pass@example.com/ ) around 2004. There are plenty of discussions out there about the merits and problems with URL authentication, so I won't comment on it yet again. However, it is still...

Published 12-08-2008 5:53 PM by Chris Sullo

Filed under: Safari, Password Security, Research, Microsoft

TigerDirect.com's "Improved" Security Policy

While checking my email this morning, I suspected that yet another message eluded my SPAM filter. Much to my surprise, the subject line "Your TigerDirect Account Update" from 'TigerDirect@promo.tigeronline.com' was legitimate. Unfortunately...

Published 07-26-2007 11:12 AM by erik.peterson

Filed under: Password Security

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Educating the Massess About Security

Changing Road Signs is Dangerous. Zombies are not funny.

URL Authentication - IE Silliness

TigerDirect.com's "Improved" Security Policy