February 18, 2016 Purpose unclear. Why are the FBI *really* trying to subvert encryption? Tim cook says Apple will fight a federal order to help the FBI hack an iPhone. An earlier version of this page has…
November 2, 2013 Canada’s counter terrorism strategy https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/trrrst-thrt-cnd/index-eng.aspx Here in Kanukistaniland, Vic Toews (remember him? Check back to February of last year to see an example of him being idiotic in…
January 25, 2012 “Cybercrime” is still Crime and “Cyberfraud” is still Fraud http://www.techsecuritytoday.com/index.php/our-contributors/michael-vizard/entry/lifting-the-veil-on-cybercrime This says it all: At the end of the day, cybercriminal activity is not all that different from more traditional forms of organized…
July 21, 2011 Economic Impact: Patent trolls chase app developers out of the U.S http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Kootol-joins-Lodsys-as-a-patent-troll/?kc=LNXDEVNL072111 The Debt ceiling crisis will pass; even if there is a crash, the USA can recover from it … IF its core economic…
July 1, 2011 Sony backs U.S. ineffective cybersecurity legislation http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Sony+backs+cybersecurity+legislation/5030033/story.html “If nothing else, perhaps the frequency, audacity and harmfulness of these attacks will help encourage Congress to enact new legislation to make the…
March 13, 2010 On the one hand … On the one hand there this: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/10/new_york_isp_crackdown/ and on the other, when it comes down to practice, there’s this http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/20/australian_adult_content_filter_failure/ Now please don’t think…
February 28, 2010 The FBI risk equation It seems that to make better cybersecurity-related decisions a senior FBI official recommends considering a simple algebraic equation: risk = threat x vulnerability x…
December 1, 2009 The wedge gets thicker http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10405824-83.html http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39909136,00.htm http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014530o-2000331761b,00.htm The thin edge of the wedge was when pubs were fined or letting patrons get drunk, drunk enough that they shouldn’t…
November 6, 2009 Speil Chequers Yesterday, my friend and collegue, Rob Slade, noted that … Idly leafing through yet another IT executive rag (preparatory to recycling it), and noticed…
September 9, 2009 Judges Punish Wall Street as Regulators Just Talk About Reform http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a5wZ95KdSuJQ This is something we should *ALL* be aware off, not least those that think legal and world economic stuff is off topic. We…
August 30, 2009 Online Cyberlaw programs People occasionally ask about InfoSec courses that cover law and cyberlaw and about schools that offer cyberlaw programs. I’m curious about this whole thing…
March 28, 2009 Would Bill C-285 outlaw BlackBerry in Canada? http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/Daily-News/03b813a2-f13b-4c3e-9494-ae9064f25da3.html “When they outlaw X only criminals will have X” … for many values of the members of the set of Y. There’s the…
August 8, 2008 ‘Fakeproof’ e-passport My collegue Sami O. Koskinen said “I always felt like the new biometric passport is just a show” and I have to agree with…
July 15, 2008 Motive isn’t necessary to convict http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3874 There’s an old joke about a man brought before the court for breaking and entering, not because he was caught in the commission…
