Some geek stuff, some not so geek stuff.
A simple command generates a self signed certificate ready for use by your Ubuntu Apache server (already referenced to in sites-available/default-ssl) make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil –force-overwrite After that, all you have to… Continue Reading
I have an American Express Blue card which includes an RFID chip (because waving your card is so much easier than swiping it.) Unfortunately, if you have one of these… Continue Reading
The 2009 budget for homeland security is $50 billion. The budget for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is about $1 billion. From the article: “We fund terrorism prevention at… Continue Reading
Amazon just posted a security whitepaper which describes the security measures they have in place to protect their customers. It’s a short read (9 pages) and I strongly recommend it… Continue Reading
Come on guys, get it right… I’m getting sick of this.
I was just going through all of my items in google reader (which includes linuxsecurity.com) and it looks like someone has managed to hack some spam into their newsfeed. I… Continue Reading
For those of you that run AVG Free (free for personal use) there is a major update available. For those of you that don’t run any antivirus software on your… Continue Reading
This is kinda old news, but interesting anyway. According to this story, “A federal judge in Vermont has ruled that prosecutors can’t force a criminal defendant accused of having illegal… Continue Reading
Here I am, peacefully working at my computer when I’m interrupted by a text message on my phone: ** PROBLEM alert – someserver.somewhere.com/SSH is CRITICAL ** That’s not a good… Continue Reading
I have comment moderation turned on for most of the blog sites I manage. As a result, if someone new comes in and posts a comment, I get a nice… Continue Reading