security
Keystroke capturing from 65 feet away
photo by Miss Emish Swiss security researchers were able to detect keystrokes using 4 different methods from up to 65 feet away. The researchers showed they can capture the words being typed on 11 different models of keyboards by monitoring the electromagnetic radiation emitted by those keyboards. The techniques work on PS /2, universal serial [...]
US Government using WordPress
photo by Defensor Fortis Think WordPress security is not safe enough for your site? Mark Jaquith has published the list which includes the US Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Goard, the Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of State, Department of Treasury, DEA, FBI, CIA, SNA, and more. Matt’s point was that if they are [...]
How Wi-Fi can get you a free hotel upgrade
My free room. Recently I was in Batam, Indonesia for a few days. While looking for a Wi-Fi signal on my macbook I discovered a bunch of open access points. Although I could get on a few networks I was not able to get web access. I did noticed several shared computers on one of [...]
Facebook is watching, even when you are logged out
What’s the difference between this and club cards you use at the supermarket? Researchers at software vendor CA have discovered that social networking site Facebook is able to track the buying habits of its users on affiliated third-party sites even when they are logged out of their account. via Slashdot If you want to fix [...]