December 2006 - Posts

Will EV SSL Certificates Work?
What are EV SSL certificates? With the explosion of phishing attacks and identify theft, a new form of SSL certificate is ready to hit the Internet. This new certificate is known as an Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate and is designed "to Read More...
Posted 29 December 06 04:03 by Erik | 8 Comments   
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New Year’s Resolutions
With Santa Claus on his way and another year coming to a close, it's time to start thinking about 2007. The New Year has always been a favorite time of mine as I look forward to having a clean slate. It's a blank canvas upon which I can draft Read More...
Posted 22 December 06 02:25 by Erik | 1 Comments   
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Microsoft Black Tuesday - December 2006
December looked a lot like November in terms of the volume and type of vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft. The seven security bulletins released today included a total of eleven vulnerabilities with the following breakdown for maximum severity: 5 Critical Read More...
Posted 12 December 06 06:26 by Erik | 0 Comments   
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Good Intentions Equal Bad Security
Earlier this week, yet another rapidly spreading MySapce worm reminded me of a frequent dilemma in computer security. All too often functionality is added to technology without first considering its security implications. The latest MySpace worm was made Read More...
Posted 06 December 06 04:14 by Erik | 5 Comments