Linked – The Weakness in Two-Factor Authentication—Your Lost-Phone Policy
This is interesting, though I can’t help but think that the second reason at the end of this paragraph is less a technical problem than someone using your own culture against you. “Hackers always look for the weak link, and … Continued
Linked – Drunks, DNA and Data Transfer Risk in eDiscovery
Rob gets pretty geeky and math-y when it comes to risk, probability, and how it impacts DNA testing, but he makes a valid point as well: “In considering one potential risk factor and its probabilistic impact of interjecting error into … Continued
Linked – How to create a security-focused work culture
So the problem is laid out pretty well in this statement: In a press release about the report, Monu Kalsi, vice-president of Shred-it, is quoted as saying, “The study’s findings clearly show that seemingly small habits [of employees] can pose … Continued
What I’m Sharing (weekly)
Hackers are making personalised ransomware to target the most profitable and vulnerable When Algorithms Are Racist: How to Protect Against Biased Algorithms Ephemeral Messaging on Facebook Could Heighten E-Discovery Stress The Middle Way – An Integrated Approach to Legal Technology … Continued
Linked – Zuckerberg’s end-to-end encryption plan could put Facebook at odds with law enforcement
Try not to get whiplash, but at the same time that many public officials in the US, and all over the world, are screaming about how much information the tech companies have about us, and the violation of our privacy … Continued
On the Internet Who Knows What Is Real?
Some deep thoughts based on listening to an episode of On the Media from January titled “Everything is Fake”. The first couple of segments aren’t a big surprise. Politicians who go looking for border photo ops in Texas will visit … Continued
IFTTT No Longer An Option for Storing Photos to Google
Got this email earlier from IFTTT (If This Then That): On Friday, March 15th, Google Photos and its associated Applets will be removed from IFTTT. Originally built in-house by our team, the Google Photos service uses the Picasa Web Albums API, which is … Continued