Nick Barron

 
 

Recent Articles

They're jammin'

January 05, 2009

Mobile phones and GPS are all too easy to block, while a blanket Ofcom ban saps efforts to combat jammers

Getting a fix on the WPAs

December 03, 2008

As attacks on wireless systems become more prevalent, the need to secure WPA is imperative

A hacker bible is born

November 04, 2008

No self-respecting security professional would want to be seen without a copy of hacker bible The Best of 2600

Briefing: Making sense of PKI

October 08, 2008

The Public Key Infrastructure solves many security problems, but also introduces risks that require careful management. Nick Barron reports

Words will never hurt me?

October 07, 2008

Misuse of language is turning 'ordinary, decent computer criminals' into 'cyberterrorists' who menace world peace

The joy of theft

August 29, 2008

When companies suffer security breaches, it is how they handle them - and the customer - that counts.

Playing with traffic

August 05, 2008

Traffic analysis can help warn of terrorist attacks, but it can also be used to crack encryption, so we need to act now.

The numbers game

July 09, 2008

A flaw in Debian has shown that random numbers are not as random as you think. So take care when reviewing code

Target practice

June 02, 2008

Tailoring adverts to web users' interests may make good commercial sense, but make sure you don't go too far

Fatal attraction

December 01, 2007

The iPhone may be the must-have gadget of the moment, but it also offers a whole new attack platform.
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