With the adaption of EU Directive 2006/24/EC on retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks into Norwegian legislation, I again find myself wanting a way to communicate privately over the Internet. I am well aware of the fact that the [...]
After moving just about everything else from my iPod Touch to my N8 I’ve been looking for a secure password/credit card/login credential storage app like mSecure for iOS. I ignored Best Safe due to bad reviews, tried Mr. Safe and missed a synch/backup feature, and now I’ve tried MobileKnox. It might have the power to [...]
I have been looking for an app to securely hold some of my passwords, some credit card info, WLAN keys etc. ever since I moved to N8. I used to use mSecure on my iPod Touch, but after I got the N8 I rarely carry the iPod with me any more. After reading some bad [...]
While Mr. Hunter is right that encryption is the only way to truly secure email, his point about encrypted email standing out is only partly valid. If while looking through someones files, emails or computer in general, all an investigator can find is a single or maybe to-three encrypted emails or files among hundreds or thousands, then sure. That email or file is going to stand out like Rudolf’s big, red nose showing up at Easter. But if someone, like the journalist in this case, makes a habit of encrypting all his files and most of his email, then there will be a lot less suspicious about that one email to the anonymous source.
Computer Weekly and several other online news sites writes about how British tabloids “hacked” Prins Charles’ mobile phone voice mail service and gained access to his personal messages. The service they used is called SpoofCard and is a US-based phone service that allows anyone to make calls appear to originate from any 10-digit number. The [...]
In the article “- Urovekkende passordbruk” in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.no, journalist Christine Jensen reports on a survey performed by Visendi showing that only 9.4 % changes their password on a monthly basis. The survey was requested by Microsoft Norway, and in a comment on the results, Chief Security Officer Ole Tom Seierstad says that [...]
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