January 2007 - Posts

Security Awareness Videos
Check this out: http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=7103&bhcp=1 This is a Security Awareness Video contest and there are some cool, freaky videos. Some of them just use analogies that are interesting Roger Read More...
Posted 31 January 07 10:30 by rhalbh | 0 Comments   
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Do we have to move away from SHA-1 immediately
Sometimes it is interesting how certain themes keep popping up again and again. But let's start at the beginning: For example in the field of public key cryptography we make use of so-called hash functions. A hash function is a function which turns data Read More...
Posted 28 January 07 06:54 by rhalbh | 2 Comments   
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Terrorism and the Internet
Since a long time (at least 9/11) there is a lot of discussion about the way terrorists use/will use the Internet, It is clear that the Internet is used for publicity and communication. There are experts saying that the Internet itself will not be a target Read More...
Posted 26 January 07 08:07 by rhalbh | 0 Comments   
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Security vs. Concenience - A look at Windows Vista
With 4 days to go until Windows Vista General Availability launch, Jim Alchin wrote a pretty interesting (and very long) blog post with regards to security vs. convenience at the example of Windows Vista. Look at it yourself: http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/01/23/security-features-vs-convenience.aspx Read More...
Posted 25 January 07 09:07 by rhalbh | 2 Comments   
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Data Retention for ISPs
As you probably know, I am based in Switzerland. Since quite some time, Swiss ISPs are mandated to retain their IP-logs for a few months in order to support Law Enforcement. It seems that the US is now going down this road as well and it will be interesting Read More...
Posted 25 January 07 04:57 by rhalbh | 0 Comments   
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It's time to start
Well, it is time to open this blog: Starting from February 1st, I will take over the position as a Chief Security Advisor for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. During the last five years, I was holding the same position locally in Switzerland, now moving Read More...
Posted 23 January 07 08:05 by rhalbh | 1 Comments   

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