Tag Archive for 'security'
Security is always a big thing, and people that handle sensitive information can never be too careful. We’ve seen a lot of products that feature fingerprint readers, but what about more futuristic methods of identifying yourself?
If we needed another reason to persuade friends and family not to use AOL, here is is. Apparently, while the sign-up page suggests account passwords can be up to sixteen characters (and security experts, like porn stars, would tell you that more is better), AOL actually only use the first eight characters.
Remember those random password generators that Paypal started giving out a little while ago? VeriSign is hoping to take that technology a step further.
They have noted that one-time use passwords haven’t taken off here in the US because people don’t want to carry around a little password generator with them everywhere. So instead they have [...]
No, you daft sausage, this happy woman isn’t using some new fangled hand-massage machine, she’s excited because she can finally secure her precious knitting patterns using the latest in full-hand biometrics. Who needs individual fingers when you can scan the whole damn palm, too!
Wouldn’t it be scary if there was a flash drive out there that could grab your most sensitive data off of your computer with little or no effort? Be warned, Such as device exists.
I love my flash drives, I really do. Unfortunately, I have a bad tendency to either break or lose them. Which means that there are more than a few such drives just lying around somewhere waiting to be picked up. My advice is not to pick them up, not because it contains compromising data about [...]
Not satisfied with the current security devices out there for your home? The KnocKey is a bit of a new spin on electronic locks for your home. It’s a bit comical the way it works, but once you think about it, it could be quite effective.
Apparently this has been out for a while, [...]
If I told you that for $1,100 I could fit an almost-Hi-Def CCTV camera to your house and send images from it to your cellphone, would you spit out your whiskey and exclaim “how much?!” or would you make your wife go home and dance in front of the lens wearing a variety of diaphanous veils? [...]
Diets are a tricky thing and during one we are generally our own worst enemy. I will be the first to admit I don’t always have the strongest willpower when it comes to food. Then again, I have over the years figured out ways to trick myself into eating better. If you [...]
Do you like your security to be a bit more hidden? If you do you might want to check out this stun gun that is modeled after an older cellphone. I’m pretty sure I owned a cellphone that looked exactly like it, about four years ago. I’m sure it would be better [...]
