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When I was a beginner in this field, young and fresh, I was full of conviction. Security was easy! There’s the security problem - there’s the security practice. Do this, avoid that. Very simple, mechanical even. When I talked about security, it was very easy to walk the path of the righteous; to say - with conviction - that there is a right way and a wrong way. Very easy, fun and cool to argue my point and win the argument, because I know what to do. (more…)

Hello folks

Long time no write, I know; I’ve been busy relocating to the United States, and… well, obviously, just an excuse. I’m lazy, is all.

Currently I am a legal alien in the US. What’s more, I don’t have a social security number. (more…)

If you haven’t heard about Skype, go check it out. Skype is a PC< -->PC and PC< -->POTS VoIP application.

In their web site, they claim that all their calls are encrypted (more…)

Well, I’ve landed. On the 18th actually.

The flight here was strangely eventless. Frankly, I expected more “security”. Ever since September 11th, and even before, there was a lot of “security” around flights to Israel, but this time everything went so smoothly I was surprised. (more…)

It’s not often that I buy stuff off the cuff. My buying habits are relatively conservative, and I usually do a lot of research on equipment before I buy it. This Friday was an exception to the rule - when I saw the WRT54GC in Fry’s for $40, I just couldn’t miss out. (more…)