Collaborate Disseminate
I was reading this article from the New York Times, which details the alarming degree to which the IT systems running critical civic infrastructure have allegedly been compromised by Russian cyber attackers.
In particular, m… Continue reading Why are control systems for critical national infrastructure not air gapped from all other networks?
Well this question may not be about computers, but it most definitely is about information security, so I’ll give it a try…
I’ve been repeatedly told in my life that I should always carefully check each piece of paper for … Continue reading If and why should any personal information be destroyed before putting scrap paper into the recycle container?
Why can anyone go up to a mailbox and just take the mail out of it? Some mailboxes, like at townhouses and apartments, have locks, but the mailboxes at single family homes that I have seen do not. Isn’t the information unsecu… Continue reading Why are mailboxes unsecure? [on hold]
Wired VS Wireless Mouse & Keyboard Security
For someone who is trying to maintain the highest level of security, which option proposes the LEAST amount of security flaws?
Wired Keyboard & Mouse?
OR
Wireless Keyboard … Continue reading Wired VS Wireless Mouse & Keyboard Security
My concern is the disposal of a replaced disk from a private RAID5 disk array.
I have had to replace a disk from my personal RAID5 disk-array. It had started developing errors, so out it went.
But now, I have this disk lying on my desk… Continue reading How "scrambled" is the data on a RAID5 disk?
From a security point of view, is sleep safer than shutdown in laptops? Shutdown only needs to be done after monthly updates, since shutdown “saves” settings, “changes” etc, then reboots. Sleep only saves session & then enters low-stat… Continue reading Shutdown vs sleep
I have a few questions about DVD drives.
Are DVD drives and SATA interfaces vulnerable to issues like BadUSB caused by being able to reprogram firmware of the drive or disk or even spreading to other hardware such as NIC, RAM, CPU, BIOS … Continue reading Are DVDs vulnerable to firmware malware (and assorted questions)? [closed]
I found some boom barriers,used for gate system, were integrated with UHF reader + access controller and a UHF stickers (attached in car’s windshield) for access control using wiegand protocol.
In my review of UHF tags, its… Continue reading How to make a secure communication between UHF reader and UHF RFID Tag?
Some of you may be aware of the Flir One Pro that turns your smartphone into a thermal imaging camera.
This can easily be used irresponsibly:
If we can get you out the room in under 60 seconds (and) get your keyboard, I … Continue reading Keyboards that do not retain heat to prevent thermal imaging of key presses?
Can dial locks, such as the one below, have repeated numbers in their combination? For example, the combination 10-39-10 has the number 10 repeated twice in it. If so how often is this the case?