Category Archives: Work
design for security
There is a wonderful article in the Washington Post about how the Holocaust Museum was designed to be both welcoming and secure. The system worked too, despite Mr. John’s murder. That’s what security designs are for: to channel an attacker … Continue reading
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
Office security
Do you think it’s possible for a stranger to just walk in to a government office, complete with security guards, pass cards, sign-in sheets and cameras and steal whatever she can? Well, they can. In this article we can read … Continue reading
It can’t happen here!
O yeah? Right. Well, here’s a story about someone who brought an armed bodyguard to a deposition. And it wasn’t just any old firm. This was Reggie Bush in his litigation about the alleged cash he was paid while he … Continue reading
It’s not just lawyers is it?
So there I am, having made my post for the day, when I come on this this one about a therapist who is killed by a client with a cleaver. No puns now. But it just goes to show: If … Continue reading
Good Security is good business
Down in Florida there is another parking lot story: a waiter was shot in one and finally received a measure of justice. But they never found the shooter. What happened is that the waiter sued the mall where he was … 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
If shooting starts
Well, after yesterday’s shooting I went back and found a pretty good article Slate reissued yest6rday. It sets out some things you can do if you happen to get caught in a shooting. I don’t agree with a couple of … Continue reading
Do Not Ignore Security
I just came from a 2 day conference sponsored by the ABA Law Practice Management in Washington D.C. While I was there I noticed that they had some books for sale and I went over to take a look. I … Continue reading
