Recently, Google began to offer two factor authentication as an available option to securely login to Google accounts (Gmail, Google Docs, etc). Insodoing, they also offered an open source PAM module that will allow you to do one excellent thing: Force 2FA (two factor authentication) for SSH (secure shell) logins (or local logins) for Linux [...]

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This news is a few days old, but I thought I should post an update about it as I’ve covered Dropbox security issues in a previous blog entry. There is an extensive article in Wired magazine about this Dropbox fiasco. Apparently an FTC complaint has been filed. From the article . . . The FTC complaint [...]

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I use Dropbox heavily for storing many files I’d like immediate and synchronous access to across various systems. I enjoy knowing that if I place a file on my Dropbox folder at home, it’ll be available on my laptop later, on my work machine, or on other machines I use remotely. It’s very convenient. Dropbox [...]

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Many people don’t know that there are hard drives in many photocopy machines today, especially in any office style photocopier made within the last 5 to 7 years. These hard drives often retain scans of old documents. This matters when an office disposes of an old copier, as it’s been a treasure trove for identity thieves and other [...]

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Even Linux can be vulnerable to attack, especially on a fresh install where all settings are left at defaults. This is an excellent article from IT Security on how to shore up security on a fresh Linux install. I am not sure if the anti-virus recommendation is required at this time, I think that might [...]

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