• This is a different blog post

    You know, normally I blog about all the different security challenges we are facing. This time it is different J (even though I have to care about physical security in the mountains) At the moment I am sitting at an altitude of about 1800m above sea...
  • Security not only a Microsoft problem – iPhone finally rooted

    It was to be expected – not because Apple built bad security in their iPhone, I am definitely not in the position to judge, but because it was going to happen. Any software product is going to have vulnerabilities as a matter of fact. The more attractive...
  • Buy Your Enigma

    It is probably the most important and known encryption device ever: The Enigma – the machine that had a strong influence on WWII. Now you can buy your Enigma on e-bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270146949978 Roger
  • Stepto becoming a Gamer :-)

    If you are working with Microsoft and security you definitely know him – Stephen Toulouse one of the long-term people you know from Microsoft's security units. He worked within the Microsoft Security Response Center as one of our key spokespersons and...
  • New Version of the Nigeria Scam

    I love that one: Somebody sends e-mails to Hotmail users that their account would expire and they should renew it – the attacker gets UserID/Password… Then a mail is sent on behalf of the user to their friends to tell them that they are stuck in Nigeria...