Tag Archives: security

Removing Linux from the PlayStation 3

Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 by Peter

Apparently tomorrow’s PS3 firmware update is going to remove the OtherOS feature from original-model consoles. I’m not sure why. Sony mentioned security concerns, presumably due to George Hotz, but from what I understand of that it’s a pretty tricky hardware … Continue reading →

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SHODAN

Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2010 by Peter

One of the cool things about my forensics course is that interesting people come to the university and talk to us about interesting things to do with forensics and computer security. The most recent “interesting person” to come along and … Continue reading →

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A Good Book

Posted on Sunday, October 25, 2009 by Peter

Toward the end of the first year of my undergraduate degree I read a book by Neil Barrett called Traces of Guilt, which describes the author’s involvement in computer-related crime as a security consultant and expert witness. It is written … Continue reading →

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Police to step up hacking of home PCs

Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009 by Peter

I’ve just seen this article on The Times website (via Slashdot). The Times article is pretty sensationalist, and I don’t get the feeling that the Slashdot discussion will be particularly balanced either judging by the ~40 comments that have been … Continue reading →

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