Abner Stories http://www.securitystory.com/ Abner Germanow's musings on security and marketing. en-us 2008-06-12T10:13:08-05:00 When Technology Fails, Try Process: iPhone instore activation Since the iPhone OS wasn't up to the task of thwarting the haxor community, Apple is taking (being forced by... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000152.html Marketing Security Abner 2008-06-12T10:13:08-05:00 Revision3 vs. MediaDefender As entire businesses migrate online, what happens if they start attacking each other? Here is Jim Louderback's postmortem on the... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000151.html Security Trends Abner 2008-05-30T15:47:02-05:00 Counterfeit Goods: The latest threat? Product security now extends beyond the technology and into the supply chain. The NY Times on counterfeit networking gear. IDC's... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000150.html Marketing Security Abner 2008-05-09T14:44:17-05:00 LCD TV Prank at CES Here's a good reason to stick a little piece of black tape over the IR port of your screens in... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000149.html Marketing Security Abner 2008-01-11T00:10:10-05:00 Wikipedia and Marketing Funny and true. If you have the word marketing in your title, please follow the man's instructions.... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000148.html Marketing Security Abner 2008-01-02T15:38:23-05:00 Marketing Vulnerability Fixes How do you claim your product is more secure than an open source option? Counting vulnerabilities alone might not work... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000147.html Security Trends Abner 2007-12-03T14:52:55-05:00 NBC's Peacock Crows and Ohio's Voting Machines Lunch blogging: NBC lawyers managed to stop a story from being aired where their own site was broken into. Smart... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000145.html Marketing Security Abner 2007-09-18T14:27:49-05:00 Irrational Apples Dated, but a great take on the economically irrational behavior of city dwellers picking apples.... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000144.html Economic Indicators Abner 2007-09-12T00:30:23-05:00 iPhone's SIM Locks: Hardware vs. Software vs. Lawyers If you care, you already know the iPhone's SIM has been successfully unlocked to work with carriers other than AT&T.... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000143.html Security Trends Abner 2007-08-29T16:31:08-05:00 Even (or especially) contests could use a security review From the "Add to blog bookmark folder..." Business week has a series on a CNBC sponsored online stock picking contest... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000142.html Security Trends Abner 2007-08-20T22:02:42-05:00 Vendors Responses: Voting Machines and the Pwnie Awards Avi Rubin comments on "the "laboratory" defense employed by voting machine vendors. And in other news of Lame responses to... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000141.html Marketing Security Abner 2007-08-01T12:22:49-05:00 Dude "Security Rocks" What do you get when you attempt to combine rock music, IT security, and corporate (Intel) sponsorship? via Schneier... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000140.html Marketing Security Abner 2007-07-30T13:22:02-05:00 iPhone Wi-Fi Vulnerability These guys found a vulnerability and then crafted an exploit via the wi-fi connection and Safari. If Safari is going... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000139.html Marketing Security Abner 2007-07-23T11:03:09-05:00 Harry Potter Security No time for comment other than to say this was a very hard problem that has the nice side benefit... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000135.html Marketing Security Abner 2007-07-19T12:40:31-05:00 iPhone Hacking & Fustrations Additional sites to check out attempts to turn the iPhone into what users want instead of what Apple thinks users... http://www.securitystory.com/archives/000134.html Marketing Security Abner 2007-07-15T15:34:07-05:00