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Category Archives: Snake Oil
More USB idiocy
I have written about really stupid USB security more than once but this has got to be the absolutely stupidest thing ever. (or if your the guy selling it I guess it is pure brilliance.) The previous USB security measures … Continue reading
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More secure products that aren’t
Think that cool USB thumb drive you just bought with the word of ‘encryption’ written in big letters all over the package is really secure? Think again. ComputerWorld recently reviewed seven ‘secure’ USB drives and basically found that they are … Continue reading
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Tamper Resistant Point of Sale Machine Isn’t
When I see something labeled tamper-resistant or even tamper-proof I don’t assume it is secure I just think that it is a little more difficult to break into than something that isn’t tamper-resistant. Three researchers at the University of Cambridge … Continue reading
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AES = XOR = Secure? WTF!?!
I don’t have time for all of the stupidity out there but this is just to stupid to let pass by. Easy Nova a German company that makes a variety of computer storage accessories, recently released a hard drive case … Continue reading
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More USB Snake Oil
I’m still busy recovering from the excellent Source Boston conference and I will post a recap soon but I wanted to get this out there. Last week I wrote about RFID enabled external hard drives that supposedly offered secure encryption … Continue reading →