doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


November 6, 2010

  • Dangers in Public Browsing

    I think that we’ve all heard about the dangers of connecting to open networks.  It’s the stuff that spy stories thrive on.  You’re at your local coffee store doing some internet activity and a bad guy attaches to the same network and steals your identity.  After all, you’re both sharing the same wireless connection.  Futuristic,… Continue reading

  • links for 2010-11-05

    Digital Society » Blog Archive » Online services security report card A lot of website security awareness has been raised over the last week since the release of a simple-to-use website user account hijacking tool called FireSheep.  The tool gives attackers temporary full access to your web accounts like Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft Hotmail. (tags:… Continue reading