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Some thoughts on the ‘vulnerability’ of the 3G S $AAPL

Hacker Says iPhone 3GS Encryption Is ‘Useless’ for Businesses | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.Some counterpoints: The iPhone 3G S has to be in the physical possession of the hacker (instead of an over-the-air attack). The iPhone can be wiped remotely (however, MobileMe, push, and Find My iPhone must be turned on, and must be connected [...]

Microsoft Update Quietly Installs Firefox Extension

The whole reason I don’t use Internet Explorer except on rare occasions is that I don’t want website add-ons to automatically install without a little bit of fuss. I would expect this “ClickOnce” support would make accidental installation of malware more likely. No, thanks. I disabled it until I absolutely see a reason that I [...]

Clearly I missed out on all the fun.

Apparently, there was another exploit on Twitter today?  #dontclickThose exploited would end up tweeting the following message:Don’t Click: http://tinyurl.com/amgzs6 So, it was a Twitter worm by way of clickjacking.  Though I missed out on the fun, I learned a new security term:  CSRF (Cross-site request forgery).  I tell you, security geeks get to see all [...]