Boss, I Think Someone Stole Our Customer Data
The way Hoff puts it, sounds all too familiar. I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard people talk about their systems and believe they’re as secure as can be because they did one, some, or all of the following:

SSL
Encrypted data
X compliance/HackerSafe
Disable unused services and close ports
Penetration […]

I’ve been backlogged lately, mostly due to taking a trip up to Lake Winnipesaukee, NH, getting a BlackBerry 8800, and my birthday. I’ve added a whole bunch of articles to my “toread” list, which I hope to get to soon and comment on.

Computer security faults put Boeing at risk
The evolution of self-defense technologies in malware
Step […]

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of tssci security. I first started this blog last year with a goal to put my thoughts on security and technology in general out into the open.

Add this to your .bashrc to make tab completion with bash more useful when handling multiple files with similar names:
bind ‘”\t”:menu-complete’
Ctrl-D can be used to exit Bash. This can be very convenient and then again, almost too convenient. Specify it must be pressed twice before exiting by adding to .bashrc:
export IGNOREEOF=1

Last year, a colleague pointed me to an article by Roland L. Trope in September/October 2006 IEEE Security & Privacy, Immaterial Transfers with Material Consequences.