Security Stuff – November 3rd

Good morning.
You know it’s been a shitty weekend when Monday looks good. Back to the routine sounds just fine, please and thank you. I’m off for coffee now. See you tomorrow.

Signed,

The Intern

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1. 40, married, gaming addict – The Globe and Mail I don’t think it’s just gaming – I’ve known eBay and chat addicts, as well.
2. Cyberattacks target UK national infrastructure – ZDNet
3. Defcon badges kill TV – the Inquirer I may have to “borrow” a DefCon badge from a “mentor” and do some tinkering…
4. Duplicating Your Housekeys, From a Distance – Slashdot
5. US District Court Says Evaluating a Hash Value = Search – Slashdot
6. Google moves toward single sign-on with OpenID – Google Code Blog
7. The truth behind our online fears – The Globe and Mail Clicking through for the comments after is worth the time spent.
8. Citrix’s Crosby says I’m confused and he’s RIGHT. – Rational Survivability From blogging to wrestling, what’s next?
9. Undetectable data-stealing trojan nabs 500,000 virtual wallets – The Register
10. McAfee suspect fingered for $3.8m fraud – The Register
11. Rid Your Phone of Staphylococcus Aureus – Gizmodo Happy Holidays to all my favourite dirty friends.

From the “I swore to my wife I’d re-use all this hardware one day” dept:

12. DIY: Recycle Years of Broken Hard Drives – Gizmodo I really need a hobby, maybe this it.

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