CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens rights via CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens’ rights. Maybe there is hope given that this apparently “astonishing poll” reflects the firmly held belief of the crafters of the U.S. Constitution.  Government is an evil.  A necessary evil, but evil all the same [...]

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FBI Investigating Web SpycamAs a federal investigation begins, a security researcher has uncovered evidence related to the case and provided a way to identify the surveillance software via FBI Investigating Web Spycam — InformationWeek. This is a case and investigation to keep an eye on.

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VDHs Private Papers::Why Did Rome Fall – And Why Does It Matter Now?. Victor Davis Hanson as always well worth the time to read.

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Social Engineering Scammers Offer Live Support — InformationWeek. Can’t be too careful out there.

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Tarnovsky figured out a way to break chips that carry a “Trusted Platform Module,” or TPM, designation by essentially spying on them like a phone conversation. Such chips are billed as the industrys most secure and are estimated to be in as many as 100 million personal computers and servers, according to market research firm [...]

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Confessions of Another Middle-Class TerroristIn the post–Major Hasan/Abdulmutallab era, we dont often hear the once-popular canard that poverty, oppression, and genuine grievances drive victimized Muslims — especially in the West — into the ranks of radical Islamic terrorism. But the latest yuppie terrorist — Omar Hammami, the Alabaman who went to Somalia to kill non-believers [...]

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Texas Bank Sues Customer After $800,000 Scam. So either the bank’s supposed “two-factor” solution flat out failed (seriously arguable that an IP address is a legitimate “what you have” factor, IMHO) or they processed it anyway?  It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Looks like another case of sacrificing security at a [...]

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From the Department of Duh, really? Passwords remain weakest link in Web security | Service-Oriented Architecture | ZDNet.com. Frustrating that with all the focus on SSO without security (I’m talking to you OpenID folks) and all the security technologies available to grant both security and SSO (or Reduced Sign-On for you “SSO is impossible” folks) [...]

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