Enforcing information security & privacy laws and policies has become a priority for a myriad of law enforcement agencies. This reflects the growing importance that information plays in our lives. However many laws and policies are unclear. The punishment for these crimes also varies widely around the world ranging. Two cases highlight this: 1. 5 [...]
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Conflicting Approaches: 2 different approaches to enforcing privacy
February 1, 2011Secure your Facebook password
January 28, 2011Ok. I’m going to make an exception from my general rule of focusing on deep analysis and not providing technology–specific security how-to’s. Some of my friends and family could definitely benefit from securing their Facebook accounts. The Change: Facebook is rolling out new security features over the next few weeks that will allow you to [...]
My BlueHat Talk: Suddenly Psychic
July 15, 2008Just got word that my talk Suddenly Psychic: Knowing everything about everyone was accepted at Microsoft’s BlueHat Security Conference on October 16-17th. Sometimes when you go blue… you really go blue. Over the course of the next few months my buddy Nitesh Dhanjani and I will be presenting our research on how the business, psychological [...]
When the laws don’t keep up: What you should know before using Microsoft HealthVault and Google Health
June 4, 2008For long, getting access to a common view of all of a patient’s medical records has been a shortcoming of the healthcare system. This is a curious situation since, patient records have been digitized in several leading hospitals like the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic for some years now. The technical mechanisms for transferring [...]
