CISPA Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:59:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 We need to fix CISPA, not kill it https://dfarq.homeip.net/we-need-to-fix-cispa-not-kill-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-need-to-fix-cispa-not-kill-it Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:00:40 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6482 Here’s a good plan for fixing CISPA. And CISPA needs to be *fixed*, not stopped. We have three alternatives right now: Secure the Internet Voluntarily pare back the Internet Wait for the Internet to fall apart and/or become too dangerous

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]]> 6482 CISPA is trying to solve a legitimate problem https://dfarq.homeip.net/cispa-is-trying-to-solve-a-legitimate-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cispa-is-trying-to-solve-a-legitimate-problem Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:01:25 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6374 I read yet another anti-CISPA piece today. I’m not comfortable trying to read it and decide whether it’s a good or bad piece of legislation, but I do understand the problem it’s trying to solve. Those who have tried to

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]]> 6374 The problem with dictionary passwords https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-problem-with-dictionary-passwords/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-problem-with-dictionary-passwords Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:00:19 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6344 Consulting firm Deloitte is warning that 8-character passwords will be obsolete this year. Sound familiar? Of course, the Slashdot crowd blamed it as security “experts” (their words) creating hype to make money. Well, I’m a certified security professional who doesn’t

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