Archive for the ‘security’ tag
iPhone 3.0 “Captive Portal” Solution is Security Risk
The remote-exploit blog is reporting that Apple’s iPhone 3.0 creates a security risk by automatically opening the Safari web browser when the system detects a captive portal.
The exploit would require a hostile network, but this threat is very real for people who “steal” other user’s unsecured wireless network access.
Interview With Dino A. Dai Zovi
Tom’s Hardware has a great interview with Dino A. Dai Zovi, computer security researcher. The interview does a nice job of covering topics such as OS and browser security, internet fragility, and concepts in computer security.
[From Security Threat Analysis: Interview With Dino A. Dai Zovi : Introduction - Review Tom's Hardware]
Neat OSX App: Home Zone
Home Zone is a small application that manages your screen-saver password settings and other security features.
When you’re at home, security is not as important as when you are on the road. Enter Home Zone. You establish a set of criteria (in this case, bluetooth or wireless networks) to trigger a script that will either enable or disable your security system. I use this program in combination with Apple’s File Vault. I don’t worry about my personal data being compromised now should my laptop be stolen.
The program is still in development, but it seems to work really well so far.
