Introduction to Information Security - ISC 11/29/12
The first presentation from UAH’s Information Security Club meeting of November 29, 2012. This talk dealt with giving an Introdution to Information Security, and was given by Eugene Davis. Note that “bit sizes” in the section on cryptography was meant to be “key sizes”. Slides (PDF) Audio (MP3) Video (MP4) Youtube </source>
Book Review: The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense
The basic concept of a computer virus is a simple thing - a bit of code which can replicate itself. Of course, the mechanisms through which a virus replicates (does it infect files? the boot sector of a disk?) and the manner in which a virus protects itself from antivirus tools (spread only certain dates? stay active in memory and become a stealth virus?) has been evolving for several decades, and makes for a fascinating read for anyone interested in security with a (fairly strong) technical background. And not to worry, Peter Szor, author of the book, has been working...
Toshiba Thrive Review
A few months ago, I bought a refurbished Toshiba Thrive tablet from Woot. In keeping with my preferences, the Thrive is an Android device, currently running Honeycomb (although an IceCream Sandwich update should come out later this year). In order to provide an easy to read review, I’ll be structuring my review of the Thrive into the following sections: Hardware - battery life, form factor, responsiveness and other concerns (not the specifications of the hardware itself). Practicability for work and school - taking notes, consuming technical material, etc. Entertainment - consuming online content, game play, reading ebooks, and watching videos....
iPGMail - Email Encryption on your iOS Device
Although there does not appear to be as well-integrated an approach to email encryption on iPhone as there is for Android in K9/APG, there is a fully functional approach which is relatively simple to setup. Unfortunately this is a paid app (iPGMail - $1.99) but it seems to be the cheapest of the available options. Research credit for this article goes to: Dr. Patrick Reardon Begin by purchasing iPGMail (http://ipgmail.com/). Export your private key into a text file (See the guide if you wish to create a new keypair http://ipgmail.com/?page_id=103). In Thunderbird with Enigmail you can export this private key...
12 Great Information Security Education Resources on the Web
The Internet is a great place to find information security resources, but getting a well-rounded selection of sources can be a bit hard as you work to filter out the information about the latest Anonymous hack or virus. What I’ve tried to collect here are some of the best educational resources on InfoSec. Notice these aren’t tools or news sites, but rather sources by which you can ground yourself in the basics. Also note that there is no particular ordering that occurred as I wrote the list, just the order that I thought of them. Security Now! - Security Now...