Posts Tagged ‘ security ’
I had this short conversation with several people the other day, where I mentioned about Windows. I wondered why Microsoft has not decided to build the next version of Windows on the BSD kernel. Besides the sin of pride, I really couldn’t think of any technical reason not to. BSD is a distribution of Unix created [ READ MORE ]
A random thought occurred to me while I was taking my morning shower. The thought wandered towards criminal activities and how the disconnect between technology and law can be used to the advantage of the criminals. While encryption is a powerful tool that can be used, as the little comic above shows, it is most easy [ READ MORE ]
In a recent blog entry on Education Malaysia, Ong Kian Ming mentioned setting up a neighbourhood network (NN) so that kids would be able to play multi-player computer games at home and they would not need to hike off to the seedy cyber-cafes (CC) for their regular fix of group fun. However, it dawned on [ READ MORE ]
I find this article from TheStar particularly funny. The article says that, “there is no need to conduct a physical evaluation test on the Eurocopter EC-725 Cougar helicopter prior to purchasing it because the Royal Malaysian Air Force has the helicopter’s technical data and documentation.” As you all know, I have been going car shopping recently. [ READ MORE ]
It seems that the show is starting… RPK has just been arrested under the Internal Security Act, today. He obviously knew that it was coming and he has been well prepared for it. Whether or not it was right to detain him under the ISA is another question altogether. Some will think that the government has [ READ MORE ]
I successfully made it home in one piece, although there were several interesting things that happened along the way. I think that this is probably the most eventful flight that I had ever been on. So, I thought that I’d share a few of the things that had happened on that fateful day. It all started [ READ MORE ]
I love Battlestar Galactica. it has, once again, taught me something useful in life. According to an article in TheStar: The armed forces will be called in to assist police in maintaining public order if the security situation of the country warrants it. In light of this comment, I am reminded of the following quote by Commander [ READ MORE ]
I have found out that I am living in the same house as a few ball crashers! I have asked them about their adventures and it all sounds fairly exciting and interesting. This is May Week and there are so many Balls being held at the different colleges. So, it’s the busiest week in the [ READ MORE ]
My favourite humanities professor, who taught me cultural anthropology, used to say this often. He said that the history of Man, is entirely about production and reproduction. If you look at the way we often look at history, his statement is rather true. History was essentially about lineage and what great people did. Hence, the [ READ MORE ]
In light of recent developments in Malaysia, with the computers of certain prominent anti-establishment bloggers, consistently being confiscated for dubious investigative purposes, I thought that it might be a suitable time to write a little about information security. The whole idea behind information security isn’t to foil justice, but to make sure that the rights [ READ MORE ]