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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

WiFi Hotspots Still Not Secure

In August of last year I wrote about how WiFi hotspots are not secure. A few days later I clarified the post with comments from Microsoft's Francois Doremieux, Senior Program Manager, Product Group: Customer Experience. The clarification basically explains that...

Posted on January 16, 2008 2:20 PM

Secure your WiFi or not?

Here is some very good commentary from Bruce Schneier on Wired.com regarding WiFi, security, the odds of being sued for music sharing, chances of being hit by an asteroid and why you may not want to have security on your...

Posted on January 10, 2008 3:10 PM

Hacking in the Air

Tony Rybczynski does a great job of alerting readers to the fact that Boeing originally had cockpit controls and in-flight internet for passengers on the same network in its new airplane the 787. Could you imagine the problems of...

Posted on January 10, 2008 11:42 AM

Ranch Networks Gone

I've been out to visit Ranch Networks a few times in the past few years and my first visit was interesting as the company didn't seem 100% sure of what direcion to take their products in. They had talented...

Posted on January 9, 2008 3:43 PM

SPIT

Is this one of the first instances of SPIT or SPAM over Internet Telephony? It could be. According this post a call originating from telephone number 1111111111 went into voicemail which lasted exactly five minutes. Apparently the message was prerecorded...

Posted on October 30, 2007 8:06 AM

SprintSecure Laptop Guardian

One of the more interesting features of mobile devices such as Blackberrys is the ability to have the device remotely wiped in the case of theft or loss. Interestingly, many laptops are filled with much greater amounts of corporate data...

Posted on October 29, 2007 4:20 PM

Interviewed by CBS 5

The 4:00 am wake-up call seemed louder than most – even though I went to sleep at 5:00 pm the night before. You see I just couldn’t sleep through the night regardless of how tired I was from the late-night...

Posted on October 17, 2007 9:41 AM

Acme Packet

Kevin Mitchell, Director of Solutions Marketing for Acme Packet, gave me this exclusive interview. Take a look at what he told me about VoIP security, the impact of wireless technology, and a particularly surprising prediction on the future of communications....

Posted on August 12, 2007 5:50 PM

WiFi is not Secure

George Ou has an excellent write-up about how insecure Web 2.0 applications are over WiFi. The problem? Unencrypted traffic which can be recorded, analyzed and used against you. He starts with a basic example of a Gmail account getting hijacked....

Posted on August 3, 2007 11:40 AM

Ooma Hysteria

I received e-mails from a number of bloggers this morning linking to their stories about ooma, the latest p2p VoIP scheme promising free long distance to the masses. The difference between ooma and other p2p solutions like Skype is the...

Posted on July 19, 2007 11:44 AM

Clarus Systems

Clarus Systems Enables VoIP Rollouts to go More Smoothly and keeps things Running that way   As telephony transitions to corporate WANs and LANs the issue of ensuring telephone systems continue to function regardless of network problems becomes an important...

Posted on June 20, 2007 5:04 AM

Stop Stealing my WiFi

Are you worried about people stealing your WiFi? If you are, be sure to check out this article regarding a window film being used to reduce signal leakage from WiFi networks. Used in the DoD the film also reduces the...

Posted on June 8, 2007 4:55 PM

GENI

The Building of the  Global Environment for Network Innovations   Many academic types are arguing we need to get rid of the existing internet and start from a clean slate to deal with the myriad issues the world now...

Posted on April 14, 2007 11:21 AM

Webinar Update

TMC’s marketing team is apparently very generous as I found out today they are giving away a TiVo Series2 Dual Tuner 80-hour DVR in a drawing to one lucky webinar attendee.   I would be remiss in my responsibility if...

Posted on April 12, 2007 1:33 PM

Botnets, Terrorism and Crime

This MSNBC article on botnets is a well-written piece detailing where botnet gangs come from, their “hacker scholarship” programs and the potential for these powerful bot networks to shut down sites on a moments notice if they so choose. In...

Posted on April 10, 2007 10:02 AM

The Lighter Side of Traveling

It has been an interesting trip. I have been meeting so many companies these last few weeks and I believe I have about 30 stories or so already to write up. Many of these companies have their information under embargo...

Posted on March 7, 2007 7:49 AM

IP Communications Investments

Recently a reporter called me to ask what the best investments are today in the communications space. I thought about this question for a while and these are my thoughts. What do you think?I hope to connect with many of...

Posted on October 5, 2006 4:54 AM

Fluids on a Plane

New rules go into effect tomorrow – you can now carry some liquids on planes. Travel-size toiletry containers of 3 ounces (90 ml) or less that are placed in a “quart-size, clear plastic, zip-top bag.” That includes items like lip...

Posted on September 25, 2006 1:17 PM

FBI on VoIP

Here is a radio interview from NPR with Robert Mueller, director of the FBI. One of the points of interest from the interview is that they must adjust to the latest technologies like disposable cell phones, and VoIP. As he...

Posted on September 18, 2006 4:17 AM

Pretexting in Context

I had a chance to get the opinions of Joe Sanscrainte on pretexting -- this is the topic that seems to be captivating consumers and regulators alike. Joe happens to be an attorney who is also a privacy expert. Here...

Posted on September 11, 2006 8:03 PM

TMCnet Whitepapers

Our new TMCnet whitepapers are generating quite a bit of interest and I thought I would share this with my readers. There is some very good content in the library and I had a chance to read a few of...

Posted on August 23, 2006 3:30 PM

Cisco Security Flaw

If you are using a number of wireless products made by Cisco you will likely want to read this article to be sure you do what is needed to stay secure. ...

Posted on June 28, 2006 3:03 PM