Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Step 1: Securing My E-mail


The hacking of Mat Honan scared me. A lot. While there was no "advanced hacking" involved, the attackers found data across multiple services, which when combined enabled them to gain access to one service after another through password resets.

It really made me think about my own mail accounts (I've got quite a few of them), and how they are secured. I didn't really know, so I thought I should have a look. This is part 1. With more to come, this is my summary here. Make a guess for which one I prefer here:
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Kjære Dataforeningen

Kjære Dataforeningen.

I dag skulle jeg melde meg inn i Dataforeningen. www.dataforeningen.no, og linken "Bli medlem".

Første observasjon: Linken går til en HTTP side. Ved å taste inn https i adressen kommer jeg til samme siden, men denne gang slik det skal være med HTTPS.

Det stopper dessverre ikke der, og det jeg ser er dårlig praksis. På grensen til ren slurv, eller en webtjeneste som er forsømt i mange år på driftssiden er min påstand.