From 360 Degree Security…
Tyler Reguly reflects on recent experiences at Blackhat and DEFCON, and discusses how competitive vendors in the security space find common ground.
From Emergent Chaos…
Adam Shostack discusses the failings of SSL in a response to a post by Michael Barrett about Firefox 3.0 and self-signed certificates. In a later followup (I’m Certifiably Wrong), Adam responds to readers’ comments.
From Zero Day…
Security vs. convenience: Apple chooses poorly
Guest-blogger Oliver Day writes about Apple’s absurd practice of asking users to divulge their administrator passwords when bringing machines in for repair. Readers debate in the comments section over whether this practice is a) necessary, or b) a problem at all.
