The LA Times story Public, private sectors at odds over cyber security is not your typical high profile security story. Rather than focus on a single data breach or a new vulnerability, it looks at the question of how to address fundamental flaws in existing infrastructure. The answers are not promising.

 
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Ruby on Rails is a powerful framework for developing Web database applications. In this podcast we look at security tips related to user input, model/controller separation, core Ruby functions, and basic database security measures.

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Is it day 7 already, or is it 6? I haven't blogged for days on the topic because, well, there isn't much to say about switching from desktop to online applications. While that itself is a point worth noting, there are more substantive aspects of online apps worth discussing. Earlier posts are here and here.

I am realizing it isn't so much a question of how can I get all the features of desktop apps from online apps but how does working online enable me to do things differently and more efficiently.

 
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The seasonal drama of electronic voting machines begins again. Today the Washington Post is reporting that a programming error in some Premier Election Solutions (once known as Diebold) machines dropped votes when transferring data to central servers.

 
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The September issue of Scientific American is dedicated to the future of privacy. Topics include:

 
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The second day of this experiment of using online tools to repalce the desktop showed a couple of weak links but still no major problems.

 
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Web browsing is not as safe as it used to be. There is more malware distributed through Web sites and phishing sites continue to lure unsuspecting victims. In this podcast we examine tools for reducing the chance of becoming a victim of an online scam, including tools for the browser, DNS services and improved site authentication.

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The first day of a cloud-centric work day was relatively uneventful but I did find a couple of unexpected snags. (This is a follow-up article to Trading the Desktop for the Cloud)

 
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