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Recover Blocked Caller-ID

Did you know Caller-ID information is still potentially being sent -- even when Called-ID is blocked? If you have an Asterisk box and use certain SIP trunking providers, you can actually recover Caller-ID information that was not supposed to be...

Posted on July 21, 2008 11:35 AM

Preparing For Cyber Attacks

While ensuring the security of physical structures and events such as ball games is crucial to a comprehensive national security plan, we must not forget about cyber security and as terrorist threats from various groups and even nations continue, it...

Posted on July 17, 2008 11:57 AM

Keep It Confidential

 Ouch -- when you forward confidential information from your employer to a competitor, you may be indicted. This is what happened in this case and it goes to show that you should be smart, play by the rules and always...

Posted on July 1, 2008 8:44 PM

Security Friendly Laptop Cases

Perhaps the best news of the month (sure it is the first day of July -- but hey, this is still great news) has to be that there are new security friendly laptop bags coming on the market soon which...

Posted on July 1, 2008 3:13 PM

Why JetBlue Flight 197 Was Really Delayed

If you are a reader of my blog you know that from time to time I write about things that don't have to do with telecom. Sometimes all the things I cover coalesce into a story which is hard to...

Posted on June 21, 2008 5:38 PM

Build Communities With Google's Help

Let's say your company plays in a few different spaces such as information technology, security and storage. And let's say your company has decided to build a community of interest which is dedicated to a specific subject area as you...

Posted on June 10, 2008 8:12 PM

Major Spanish Hackers in Jail

Few things make people as happy as knowing hackers have gone to jail -- especially when the people going to jail are some of the most active hackers on the internet. While reading a story on the subject, I learned...

Posted on May 19, 2008 8:52 PM

Half a Million Hacked Websites

I don't mean to sound alarmist but half a million hacked websites? is that how many there are? In other words if users hit any of 500,000 sites using IE they will likely be infected? Talk about an electronic pandemic....

Posted on April 26, 2008 3:56 PM

PayPal and Phishing

Phishing and other methods of theft are getting more sophisticated all the time. While many companies are affected by this practice, it is really up to the major sites in the industry to do something to minimize the threat. Thankfully,...

Posted on April 21, 2008 6:37 PM

iPhone Denial of Service Vulnerability

Radware today discovered the iPhone Safari browser is vulnerable to denial of service attack. The specific model being tested was the Apple iPhone1.1.4. In order to experience this problem a user must browse to a website containing malicious Javascript...

Posted on April 15, 2008 6:32 AM

The Economy Will Improve Your Next Flight

It seems at least one person has been thinking of all the ways a slower economy will contribute to better air travel for the rest of us. In fact this Slate.com article describes in detail what the pros are of...

Posted on April 13, 2008 11:35 AM

Live Communications Webinars

How do you stay up to date on the latest in communications and technology without leaving your desk? One of the best ways is with a webinar which allows you to sit comfortably in your office while you learn from...

Posted on April 7, 2008 6:26 PM

Men Swindled More Often Online

It is a shame the concept of Internet fraud exists at all but since it does, it seems natural that people would try to figure out who gets taken in by online fraud the most. Now that the results are...

Posted on April 6, 2008 1:01 PM

Facebook Security Breach

As more and more people use Facebook, it is worth noting that more hackers are looking for ways to get at this information. This article discusses the latest in successful attempts to to crack a social networking site. In this...

Posted on March 25, 2008 6:24 AM

Fingerprint Memory Drives Flawed

One would imagine that a fingerprint reader on a memory stick or hard drive was a guarantee of security. Those of us in technology for any period of time know that security in any market is more journey than destination....

Posted on March 14, 2008 11:36 AM

Gadget Virus Complaints

It is enough to make you cry. That shiny new gadget you crave, went out and purchased and carried home with the utmost care could be home to a virus living snugly in your device's memory waiting for someone unsuspecting...

Posted on March 13, 2008 8:55 PM

A Nightmare for MacBook Air Owners

While you should be happy with your new MacBook Air, you should also be advised to get to airports early. Why? Well it seems that some security agents do not recognize Apple's latest credit card thin laptop as a laptop....

Posted on March 11, 2008 6:20 AM

Microprocessors: The Weakest Security Link

Although there seem to be limitless ways to attack computers, a vulnerability you might not have ever seen coming takes place in the microprocessors. As chips have become more powerful than , it is now possible for a person in...

Posted on March 10, 2008 5:31 PM

Ken Camp is Available

Regular readers of my blog and attendees of TMC expos no doubt know Ken Camp. Ken is very knowledgeable in the field of information technology with special expertise in communications and security. He has written books, articles, spoken at shows...

Posted on March 8, 2008 10:29 AM

Service Providers Get Into Home Security

How do you get the triple-play to expand into the quintuple-play, etc? Easy... You add a brand new service -- home security to the mix. Quest is the first carrier to publicly promote the idea of service providers getting...

Posted on March 7, 2008 5:50 PM

Steve Jobs Can be Proud ;-)

How would you like to be responsible for creating something so popular that it actually moves the needle on crime rates. I am sure there are a number inventions worthy of similar distinction such as money, the automobile and the...

Posted on March 4, 2008 8:19 PM

Twitter+iPhone=Gadget LoJack

Worried that your iPhone will be stolen or want to keep track of someone who has an iPhone? If so, check out this article which talks about software that pings your computer with the location of Apple's iPod Touch on...

Posted on February 22, 2008 8:27 AM

Google: One out of 1K Web pages malicious

Unfortunately, the web is becoming a much more dangerous place as 0.1% of the entire internet is malicious. Moreover, there are no safe neighborhoods... Even sites like Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and the Miami Dolphins have been attacked...

Posted on February 16, 2008 9:19 AM

Phone Vs. Taser: Phone Wins

When a thief wielding a Taser entered the Alaskan home of a grandmnother, she faught back with her phone and eventually chased the thief away. Apparently she thinks she was Tasered but somehow didn't fall down. One wonders about this...

Posted on February 12, 2008 11:01 AM

The iTunes PIA

So a while back... I don't even know when, I somehow downloaded Quicktime. It was back in the days when Apple was the company we all felt sorry for. Perhaps a decade or so ago. Once the software was installed,...

Posted on January 29, 2008 10:35 PM