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I have studied much about securing a desktop from enabling firewall to browsing internet safely among other things. I also know that many steps can be taken to improve the security of wifi routers. But if I am using a non-wif… Continue reading Are the security basics of a non-wifi router different from securing your desktop?
I’ve been researching if malware could be physically installed on a device (the device is never connected to a network and does not have the hardware to support this), inject malicious code, and egress and restore original co… Continue reading Malware egress and detection [on hold]
Is there any way for a user to interact with a uac prompt for admin privileges despite not being not able to use a physical keyboard, mouse or foot pedal? I use both voice and eyetracker software, Dragon naturally speaking an… Continue reading Uac interaction for people with physical disabilities (no keyboard, mouse or foot pedals) [migrated]
I am sure that a question like this already exists and has probably been answered. I just couldn’t find any results (probably due to my inability to word my question correctly).
We use laptops at work which require a hardware key (a USB) … Continue reading Requiring hardware key at boot-up on normal laptop
I’ve been using Amazon Web Services to run my Java application. However, due to high costs I’m looking into getting a dedicated server from Hetzner, a company based in Germany, which costs about 10-20x less than AWS.
Howeve… Continue reading Is it Possible to Prevent a Physcial Attack on Server in Remote Data Center?
Does Common Criteria requires physical security controls?
Or this is independent on CC and should be specified in Protection Profiles? If there are no requirements on physical security in PP, then evaluation can be done pure… Continue reading Common Criteria physical security requirments
I have a laptop bought in 2011. I want to protect its BIOS and HDD (data is already encrypted anyway). But I have seen these vulnerabilities:
After 3 incorrect tries, I see “System Disabled” with code. If I use this code on… Continue reading Phoenix/Samsung BIOS/HDD security
After buying a house from another party (i.e. not new construction) what steps should I take to ensure the previous residents have not left behind anything unpleasant for me?
I’m not worrying about booby traps or anything o… Continue reading What steps should I take to ensure there are no unpleasant surprises in a recently purchased home?
Let’s suppose that I decided to erase information from my HDD using coercive power. Can it delete information forever when it’s demagnetized or will information be back when I magnetize it? Why?
What is the existing landscape of technologies capable of authenticating identity in a non-clonable manner, with archival quality?
In particular, I am looking for a technology that can:
Authenticate a unique identity using… Continue reading Archival-quality, Non-clonable Embedded Authentication