Archive for Tech

Firefox + httpOnly? While we’re at it…

kuza55 noted this morning that Firefox 2.0.0.5 has implemented support for httpOnly cookies. It’s not perfect, as ma1 pointed out in the comments, but it’s better than nothing.
The Firefox browser could be made even more secure by building NoScript, LocalRodeo, CookieSafe, SafeHistory, and SafeCache into the Firefox codebase. In addition an option to run only […]

Wikis at work

I love wikis. I’ve been working on a security portal at work and it just got so much better with the addition of embedded RSS feeds. With this extension, I’ve embedded the Security Whitelist and Aggregated Vendor and Security News Sites pipes on the front page. This gives our team the ability to check the […]

Pondering over the iPhone

I passed up a chance to get an iPhone last week because I couldn’t spare the time to wait in line for it. I was headed to New Hampshire to stay up at Lake Winnipesaukee with some friends and watch the NASCAR Modified, Busch, and Nextel Cup races at NHIS in Loudon.
During our long drive, […]

Suggested reading this week

I’ve been real busy lately, but I came across several blogs and articles this week that I’d like to share, Andrew Hay style. =)
CEO Crime & Punishment — Ben Horowitz, CEO of Opsware Inc., shares his thoughts on what entices executives to commit white collar crime. Is it for money? Or is there some other […]

Dell + Google Toolbar… profit??!?!

Andrew Hay writes:
Dell & Google Secretly Installing Software to Make Money Off Your Typos - Those….bastards….how is this business practice not illegal?
New Dell machines that include the Google toolbar as part of a marketing agreement also include a secret program that redirects non-url information typed into a browser window to a Dell-branded page filled with […]