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Viewing posts from January, 2009

when-phishing-and-stolen-customer-database

Check out this phish email from Virus List

We fully appreciated not only the expert social engineering and well-written text, but also the fact that the phisher included not only the email of the intended victim, but also the postal address.

what-is-the-opposite-of-a-moral-hazzard

According to a recent study by researchers from my alma mater, the University of Virginia, the use of cameras to fine motorists who run red lights actually increases the number of accidents at those intersections. There are fewer T-bone collisions, but more rear-end collisions.

where-are-you-on-the-normal-curve-of-information

I recently was goaded into joining the IT Policy Compliance Group so I could read their research report entitled Taking Action to Protect Sensitive Data.

why-people-forget-new-passwords

Because your brain is wired that way:

According to a new study, the brain only chooses to remember memories it thinks are most relevant, and actively suppresses those that are similar but less used, helping to lessen the cognitive load and prevent confusion.
An example of this is when passwords are changed. The new passwords are similar and thus surpressed. It takes repetition to get the new password to be remembered, probably just in time for it to be changed.

where-you-are-as-an-authentication-factor

Not Bad for a Cubicle has posted about location as an authentication factor.

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