Full Human Wormhole Teleportation Patent

So, I was teaching today on intellectual property concepts and came across this very interesting patent on using wormholes to transport full human bodies through hyperspace. Quoting now: A full body teleportation system consisting of: generating a pulsedgravitational wave which propagates through a magnetic vortex wormholegenerator; and generating a wormhole with the magnetic vortex generator [...]

Microsoft Announces Longhorn Beta Portal

Microsoft has released a new portal site for Longhorn (Windows Server):http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/longhorn/default.mspx They’ve also begun registering partners for the beta release… Rwww.micklerandassociates.com

Keylogger Exploits Soar 250-Percent

McAfee’s recent White Paper on Identity Theft and the state of malware identified that keylogger use rose over 250-percent from 2004 to 2006. Keyloggers are usually software applications that can reside in the memory of a computer and record keystrokes from the keyboard input; keyloggers can also be hardware devices that are installed as a [...]

Five Windows Vista Upgrade Pitfalls

A couple of pitfalls you should be aware of when upgrading to Microsoft Windows Vista from Microsoft Windows XP this next month. 1. No DVD? No Vista-A-la-Vista, baby! Windows Vista will ship on 1 DVD. If you’re still using a CDROM Drive, you’ll have to request that Microsoft send you alternative media in order to [...]

In Consideration of the CPO

The CPO – Chief Privacy Officer Privacy has become a principle concern to organizations given the problems of regulatory compliance, the potential for negative press, and the looming aspects of corporate liability associated with identity theft. Inasmuch, the CPO – Chief Security Officer – is rapidly becoming a familiar IT specialty role in the corporate [...]

A Letter to Steve Jobs

The Guru Speaks… Dear Steve: Your astounding yet so thoroughly anticipated release of the iPhone at MacWorld has lead me to believe that you’ve lost your way. You even went so far as to re-name Apple Computer, Inc. to Apple, Inc. Apple is not a computer company, you’ve proclaimed, but a consumer electronics company. Hey, [...]

Use Google for Free Telephone Calls

Want to make freebie phone calls and have Google pay for the long distance? The technology is called Click-to-Call by Google and here’s how it works: 1. Use Google Maps to locate an address.2. Expand the map to view it in large mode.3. View the target – a content balloon will expand on the screen.4. [...]

Jan 9 Update to MMSRT

On January 9, Microsoft will release an update to its Malicious Software Removal Tool. This specific update and version will not be distributed via SUS (Software Update Services). You can find this tool at the following location: http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx This tool is a free download and works on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. [...]

Lock Down the Browser

This week, I found a great article from the US-Computer Emergency Readiness Team: http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/securing_browser/#why The article explains various vulnerabilities and attack vectors against a browser, then explains how to configure the browser to harden its security profile. It addresses IE, FireFox, and Safari, and provides step-by-step instructions on what to do. Pretty informative and useful [...]

Risk Management Lectures (5)

The following series represents lecture material that I’ve used from time to time in discussing the problem of IT Risk Management. I’ll be providing this material on my blog as a series of information related to the topic.*** This week we explored the variable dimensions of “measuring” security – security is a feeling, a perception, [...]