LinuxSecurity Contributor - Benjamin D. Thomas
Benjamin D. Thomas
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Introducing Google's online security efforts
23 May 2007
Online security is an important topic for Google, our users, and anyone who uses the Internet. The r
Documentation
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Distance bounding against smartcard relay attacks
22 May 2007
Steven Murdoch and I have previously discussed issues concerning the tamper resistance of payment te
General Security
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How to secure VNC remote access with two-factor authentication
22 May 2007
If you haven't already, you can download a copy of the WiKID open-source token client. The first tim
Network Security
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Even My Mom Could Hack These Sites
17 May 2007
"Recently, as an experiment, I wrote from my Hotmail account to ten different hosting companies that
General Security
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The Art Of 'Bugging'
16 May 2007
I have lots of ongoing discussions with readers in e-mail. Some are a bit confidential, and some are
General Security
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Full-Width/Half-Width Unicode Bypasses HTTP Scanning
16 May 2007
The US-Cert has a vulnerability note out that describes how Full-Width and Half-Width Unicode encodi
General Security
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Does Secrecy Help Protect Personal Information?
15 May 2007
Personal information protection is an economic problem, not a security problem. And the problem can
General Security
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Phishing Social Networking Sites
10 May 2007
Okay, I had a lot of fun with this post. No new news here, but I was able to talk to someone who was
General Security
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Developing Security Acumen
10 May 2007
The line between business and information security professionals is blurring. Government regulations
General Security
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IPv6 firewalling knows no middle ground
09 May 2007
Two months ago, we published Everything you need to know about IPv6, telling you the following abou
Firewalls
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VoIP Security Tool List
08 May 2007
This VoIP Security Tool List provides categories, descriptions and links to current free and commerc
General Security
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Security's Biggest Train Wrecks
03 May 2007
Today, as Dark Reading celebrates its first anniversary on the Web, we couldn't help but look back a
General Security