• How secure is your router?

    It is interesting to see, how the threats and problems move over time - but basically the core problems remain the same: Standard passwords that have not been changed, poorly configured systems, unpatched computers, and - last but not least - no "Secure...
  • UAC and the discussions around it

    Well, a lot of time when I talk to people about Windows Vista, two things pop up: User Account Control and Digital Rights Management. I will save DRM for an other post but I think that there are two blog posts you could read with regards to UAC: Jeff...
  • Secure the Wireless Network - 101

    You know that feeling, don't you: Your neighbor has set up a wireless network, you switch on your PC and see it. It is completely open and unsecured - as they are out of the box. Now you have two options: Ignore it and leave your neighbor vulnerable or...
  • Securing your Router Part II

    In my last post, I wrote about the risk of not changing the router passwords. Well, if you need one, Bruce Schneier just posted a link to an extensive list of default passwords: http://www.schneier.com/blog/ I think that it would be time that router...
  • Security Technology Labs

    One of the problems I often face is, that in order to play with technology, I need to spend quite some time to set up a basic environment to then, finally, install the software on I want to test. I then started to have a test environment with several...