TrueCrypt – not as secure as I thought.
DaleOn Wednesday, I wrote about TrueCrypt, and the requirement to create a Rescue Disk if you were going to use System Encryption. I looked into that, as I was setting…
Bypassing the TrueCrypt Rescue Disk check requirement.
Update: TrueCrypt 7 and later will allow you to bypass this check. TrueCrypt, the freeware open source disk encryption product, allows you to encrypt your whole hard drive. TrueCrypt calls…
Semi-regular web-link clearance – March 2010
Five Pervasive Myths About Older Software Developers I recently celebrated my 40th birthday. A friend joked to me, “Hey, guess that means you’re too old to program anymore!” I laughed…
Default security permissions on Windows Registry keys.
At work, I’m working on a registry key permission error. Something which worked on Windows 2000, now doesn’t work on Windows XP. It’s security related, hope to solve it today.…
Semi-regular web-link clearance (2) – January 2010
Dealing with VMs, Snapshots and the dreaded broken security channel The problem with that perfect world is that you might want to snapshot a single machine to perform a what-if…
VBscript to uninstall a Microsoft security patch
This is a small script I wrote many years ago to uninstall security patches. I customise it when I need it. In this example, I’ve customised it for MS09-032, but…
The case of the broken Microsoft Word VBA application
It was a Microsoft Word (VBA) application written back in 2001. Essentially what it does is: user selects a letter type. the user then enters some customer reference numbers. the…
It could only happen in?
Imagine this. You are a power generating company (PGC). You have a virus outbreak on your network. It infects your SCADA PCs. WTF?!? SCADA. Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. In…
Me?, I just want a “Susie” poster
One thing I have noticed is that the shelf-life of a Ralph modem seems rather limited. So, for your consideration, this is a screenshot from an “inappropriate software report”. Now,…
A sample Remote Desktop Control product policy.
Had a customer IT Security Team, let’s call them FREDNET, ask me for some advice on graphical desktop sharing and control system. Think VNC, Dameware, PC Anywhere. Here is what…