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Linux Mint Hack Highlights Risk Balance

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Brian

Following the Linux Mint hacking scandal? Both sides have a point. The answer is not absolute.

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Drive Appears Unformatted Only When on External USB Cable

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Brian

Strange happenings in the computer lab. It appears my external USB cable makes hard drives appear unformatted even though they work fine when installed internally.

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Stuxnet Innovation Masquerade

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Brian

With more than three decades experience programming calculators and computers, and three years experience as a Sr. System Engineer programming industrial PC-based real-time controllers, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and other SCADA systems, I would propose that Stuxnet was not particularly … Continue reading →

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One Time Pad Tools

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Brian

I’ve been learning about One-time Pad coding. It’s kind of cool because it’s the only 100% ~theoretically~ unbreakable code.

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False Safety in Cloud Computing

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Brian

In the WSJ today, an article appeared, titled, “Seeking Safety in Clouds“.  Basically, small and medium businesses are flocking to cloud computing or outsourced IT solutions for data security and integrity.  News for you all: the risks are not better … Continue reading →

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