This one comes to us thanks to Rob:
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2008/01/dreamliner_security
And I quote:
Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet may have a serious security vulnerability in its onboard computer networks that could allow passengers to access the plane’s control systems, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The computer network in the Dreamliner’s passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the…
Have a security question? Want a straight answer? Even if you’re not a geek?
I get a random assortment of security questions on a fairly regular basis and it seems like a good time to open the blog up a little more to covering what you’re interested in, not just what I feel like rambling about.
Our first question comes from Tom, who is security minded but not a full-on security geek:
“In my Dlink 4300 there is functionality to log fire wall rules to a outside logging server (I’ve seen this functionality in my old WRT54G’s as well). At the same time Linux has logging functionality that you can setup to receive outside log messages. How do I get my dlink/linksys/brand X router to talk to my Linux at server and log all of the messages?
I just posted on switching to Debix, and it reminded me there’s something I keep forgetting to cover.
When reading the news, both mainstream and industry, I’m appalled at the abuse of the term “identity theft”. And don’t get me started on vendor marketing materials.
Credit monitoring services, especially those from the credit agencies themselves, leave a bad taste in my mouth. I find it unconscionable that I need to pay to gain access to personal information on me that affects my life at the deepest levels. In our modern society, a good credit rating is as important for our future safety and stability (and sex, to be honest) as a sharp spear and 20/10 vision were to early man. It sucks, but money makes the world go round and we can’t feed Maslow without it…
Sears isn’t having much luck these days.
First, they install spyware on their customers’ computers. If you “join the Sears community”, they install a proxy on your computer and intercept all web traffic.
Wow. It’s 2008. How did that happen?!?
When I was younger I couldn’t wait for the future. What geek can? We all grew up on entirely too much science fiction; far more of which is now reality than I expected (other than the space program; hello? NASA? Anyone home?). Now that I get older I realize that while the future is great in concept, the reality is eventually I won’t be around for it anymore. Every year is a smaller fraction of life, and thus every year passes relatively more quickly.
I was debating about writing anything personal about 2008, but after reading Mike’s Security Incite today I figure a little personalization on the site won’t hurt. If you’re not interested in what I’m up to professionally and personally, this is a good post to skip.
If you read this blog, odds are today and tomorrow you’ll be responsible for “fixing” the computers of your extended family. It’s also a great excuse to get you some much-needed web browsing time if the family conversations get boring. Here’s my (very short) checklist:
When it comes to logging, I won’t even step on the same court as Anton. But a couple weeks ago (while I was on the road, thus the late response) he posted on the options for database logging.