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Reading list from “How IT will change in the next 10 years”: At Windows Connections two weeks ago, during my keynote speech “How IT will change in the next 10 years and why you should care,” I mentioned several books worth reading. Many of you have asked for the list; here it is: The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Read More...
Posted 24 November 08 11:39 by Steve Riley | 4 Comments
Filed under conferences and seminars, public policy, the future
The opt-out from hell: One problem with making your email address available (which I will continue to do, don't worry) is that folks with something to sell assume you're interested in their stuff. To wit, let's consider an email I received today (copied, headers and all, after Read More...
Posted 16 September 08 12:22 by Steve Riley | 8 Comments
Filed under advertising, spam, email, things that make me angry, public policy
Blamestorming: So, let's recap the sequence of events: The Sun-Sentinel newspaper in Fort Lauderdale accidentally republishes a six-year-old news story about the bankruptcy of UAL. It wasn't on the home page, but instead buried somewhere inside the web site. Google's Read More...
Posted 11 September 08 11:03 by Steve Riley | 4 Comments
Filed under false claims, threats, things that make me angry, public policy
The bad guys will use BitLocker, too: Got an email today from a customer asking about how BitLocker will affect the ability of law enforcement to conduct forensic analysis of a protected hard drive. Specifically, the person was asking about any back doors that law enforcement could use to Read More...
Posted 13 July 07 11:03 by Steve Riley | 14 Comments
Filed under Windows Vista, security theater, public policy, BitLocker, encryption
America, wake up: stop being "security sheep": OK, I need to complain a bit here. Yesterday I went to Best Buy to get a new digital camera. I already knew which one I wanted, so I found a sales guy, pointed to the display unit, and said, "I'd like one of these." "Sure," he replied. He found the keys, Read More...
Posted 02 January 07 10:49 by Steve Riley | 18 Comments
Filed under security theater, things that make me angry, public policy, things that make me worried
Yes, everyone knows you're a dog: Amazing how long the legs are on the AOL search debacle. Of course, we in the online community often beat such storeis to death, if only because they deserve it! Recently Kim Cameron posted the search history of user 16006693, which flits "from politics, Read More...
Posted 07 September 06 08:17 by Steve Riley | 2 Comments
Filed under the trade press, identity, threats, things that make me laugh, public policy, things that make me worried
The Internet routes around outages -- and censorship, too: Have you seen this yet? " Grokster ruling begins the good fight " If you haven't, it's worth your time to read -- it's a terrible shibboleth for a U.S. "national firewall." Coursey is promoting the idea that all U.S. Internet access should pass through Read More...
Posted 27 September 05 02:28 by Steve Riley | 3 Comments
Filed under false claims, security theater, things that make me angry, security myths, public policy
Airport security silliness: So today (Thursday 21 July 2005) I flew from Seattle to Dallas for a customer meeting. Since it's a short one-day affair, I packed my small carry-on size suitcase. In it was a pair of shoes, one pants, one shorts, two shirts, a toiletry bag, and my collection Read More...
Posted 21 July 05 08:23 by Steve Riley | 5 Comments
Filed under security theater, risk mitigation, things that make me angry, security myths, security science, public policy, aviation security