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About Michael Kassner
Michael Kassner is currently a systems manager for an international company. Together with his son, he runs MKassner Net, a small IT publication consultancy.
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Lookout provides security and anti-virus for your Android phone
August 17, 2011 5:01am PDT
Smartphones are vulnerable, so it's time to consider using a security app. Michael Kassner examines Lookout Mobile Security for your Android device.
26 Latest comment by n2iph
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LinkedIn: Surprise changes to defaults affect your privacy
August 12, 2011 10:30am PDT
Do you know what Social Advertising is? If you use LinkedIn, you may already be part of it. Michael Kassner sorts out LinkedIn's privacy policy and suggests settings you may want to change.
51 Latest comment by Michael Kassner
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Crimeware subverts mobile OSs: Is Android next?
August 8, 2011 6:29am PDT
Believe two-factor authentication using SMS texts is secure? Think again. Michael Kassner reports that Zeus malware now has a smartphone partner called Zitmo.
16 Latest comment by JCitizen
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SleepWell: Double your battery life when using Wi-Fi
August 3, 2011 8:27am PDT
Trying to get portable devices -- smartphones in particular -- to last through the day is a giga-pain when using Wi-Fi. SleepWell may offer the perfect solution.
13 Latest comment by Darwin 62
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i-NVMM: Securing non-volatile memory on the fly
August 1, 2011 7:01am PDT
Computer memory is a treasure of unencrypted information. Fortunately, power off and it disappears. That's not the case with next-generation memory.
27 Latest comment by mhenson73
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Scroogle: Adding privacy to Google Search
July 25, 2011 12:17pm PDT
Google Search is an amazing tool. Even so, to many, it has a dark side. Scroogle may be able to help.
27 Latest comment by KahunaNui
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What do Microsoft and NCSI have in common?
July 25, 2011 6:00am PDT
NCSI is part of Microsoft Vista. It's also part of Windows 7. Michael Kassner explains what NCSI does and why you might choose to turn it off.
44 Latest comment by Michael Kassner
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Comparing Android and iOS security: How they rate
July 18, 2011 7:11am PDT
Beware. Bad guys have their sights on Android and iOS. Experts compare the two security approaches and point out weaknesses for each platform.
17 Latest comment by JCitizen
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Advanced Evasion Techniques allow stealthy perimeter attacks
July 11, 2011 1:17pm PDT
Network perimeters are under attack. That's not news, but the techniques now being used are. Michael Kassner reports on AETs -- Advanced Evasion Techniques.
30 Latest comment by Michael Kassner
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Dropbox update (Updated): Terms of Service are in flux
July 4, 2011 6:42pm PDT
If you're one of the 25 million people using Dropbox, expect an email from Dropbox management. Policies concerning you are changing.
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Nuts about Nets: Wi-Fi diagnostics you can trust
July 1, 2011 6:00am PDT
It's difficult to predict how modern-day 802.11 networks will behave. Learn how IMMI technology enables better decisions.
21 Latest comment by Michael Kassner
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Malvertising: Adverts that bite
June 27, 2011 9:53am PDT
Malvertising is insidious. Follow all the rules and still get caught. Is there anything we can do?
52 Latest comment by MadHatter1
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Security or convenience: Does it have to be a choice?
June 20, 2011 1:07pm PDT
There are stacks and stacks of research explaining why we prefer convenience over security. Does that mean we can't have both?
47 Latest comment by JCitizen
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Dropbox: Convenient? Absolutely, but is it secure?
June 13, 2011 8:03am PDT
A potential security lapse and possibly misleading statements are plaguing Dropbox, a hugely popular file-syncing app. What are the issues and is concern justified?
64 Latest comment by kprivigyi@...
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How new research aims to protect our privacy on IPv6 networks
June 6, 2011 7:23am PDT
IPv6: It's new, and because of that, likely to have security issues. Find out why lack of privacy doesn't have to be one of them.
21 Latest comment by VT-Matt
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Working towards bug-free, secure software
May 30, 2011 8:45am PDT
Buggy and, thus, insecure software is a fact of life. But, it doesn't have to be, according to an Australian research team. Michael Kassner reports on an ambitious new effort in code verification.
147 Latest comment by Alpha_Dog
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Why is my Internet different from your Internet?
May 23, 2011 6:39am PDT
At home you search for something on Google. Ten minutes later, at work, you enter the exact same query into Google, but get different results. Why?
42 Latest comment by Michael Kassner
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Researcher fingerprints networks to find rogue hardware
May 16, 2011 5:51am PDT
Unauthorized devices are the bane of network admins. New technology based on digital fingerprinting might offer some relief.
16 Latest comment by crcgraphix
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Homomorphic encryption: Can it save cloud computing?
May 9, 2011 7:50am PDT
An idea of how to prevent what happened to Sony of late was introduced in 1978. It took thirty years, but homomorphic encryption is no longer a theory.
53 Latest comment by Michael Kassner
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Forged memory fools antimalware: A new development in rootkits
May 2, 2011 7:54am PDT
Malware developers are deploying a new stealth technology. Michael Kassner interviews an expert who explains how some rootkits forge memory to outwit antimalware programs.
90 Latest comment by santeewelding
