Category Archives: Personal
More computer issues
I ran into an interesting and scary article “Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encrytion Keys” by J. Alex Halderman, Seth D. Schoen, Nadia Heninger, William Clarkson, William Paul, Joseph A. Calandrino, Ariel J. Feldman, Jacob Appelbaum, and Edward … Continue reading
Customs Searches
There is an interesting article in my friend Lance Cottrell’s The Privacy Blog about an accused pederast’s fight not to reveal the password for his laptop’s hard drive. I commend it to everyone. But the lesson to be learned is … Continue reading
Backup, backup and backup some more
I was reading an article on CNN about what to do to protect yourself in an emergency. It was interesting. Most, if not all the tips were ones I’ve made here, but I was reminded of something: backups are great, … Continue reading
“The Gift of Fear”
At last! Someone besides me is saying it. And on Oprah! yet. Gavin de Brecker went on Oprah last week and talked about his book “The Gift of Fear”. I won’t quote the article but I agree with it completely. … Continue reading
Hints From Heloise
I wish I could find the durn thing online. Last week there was a letter from a former police officer that the “Hints from Heloise” column published. It was a short letter–only 3 paragraphs–but it managed to please me and … Continue reading
ID Theft
A friend of mine sent me his post about what to do if your identify is stolen. I thought the idea of a credit freeze is very interesting. If you are having a problem with this, you should go back … Continue reading
Computer Spyware is Everywhere
Even from sources you don’t expect. You really must read Brian Schneier’s blog on Sears’ new program on Jan. 3rd. Apparently if you join Sears’ “My SHC Community” and install their software Sears can monitor all internet traffic, including a … Continue reading
security in Church
The Colorado shootings have highlighted a growing trend: Churches need security too. This has been well known to the Jewish community for years. In fact, the Anti-Defamation League has published a Security Manual designed for synagogues but applicable to almost … Continue reading
Call them back
I was just reading about another of the various credit card or bank scams that are going around like a flu virus. But they all have 1 thing in common: they try to get you to give them information over … Continue reading
Identify Theft
We all are becoming more sensitive to Identity Theft. One day I’ll blog about the physical security issues linked to identity theft but most of us are more worried about theft of credit and those consequences. We’re so sensitive, in … Continue reading
