A Reminder of the (In)security of Some Wireless Networks

April 2, 2005

Broadbandreports has a report on FBI testing of WEP-enabled WiFi sites that cracked the sites in under 3 minutes. The report also suggests that only 30% of networks are protected and that of those only a handful are protected with WPA.

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Bell’s New VoIP Service

April 1, 2005

Bell has announced its own VoIP services in three cities in Quebec and the news has spread quickly through the Canadian blogosphere. The coverage so far has focused on the unexpected nature of the announcement – the launch comes before CRTC approval of the new service. I’m more interested in the pricing and the strategy […]

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Choicepoint to Allow People Access to Their Records

April 1, 2005

An embattled ChoicePoint has announced that it is developing programs to allow people to have access to their records. This on the heels of recent controversy over its data collection and sale practices and a break-in. The right of a person to have access to their records is an important principle under Federal Canadian privacy […]

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The Power of Open Source

March 31, 2005

I’ve read several different implementations of this idea recently, the most recent in Bruce Schneier’s assessment of different IT security systems, but in a wide variety of contexts the core idea is true, and very powerful: Years ago, Bill Joy, one of the founders of Sun Microsystems, made a statement that is still true today—that […]

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Blogs and Wikis as Enterprise Collaboration Tools

March 31, 2005

Infoworld has a great article on the use of blogs and wikis as collaborative content management systems for enterprises. Loads of examples of inward- and outward-looking implementations. Money quote: “The more useful a wiki is to the enterprise, the more you need some sort of control over who can edit and add content,” Gilbane says. […]

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More on Two-Factor Authentication

March 31, 2005

Via Broadband Reports, more info on Microsoft’s proposed implementation of two-factor authentication in future versions of Windows.

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Regulation of Cable Broadband Providers Before US Supreme Court

March 30, 2005

Apropos of recent posts here on whether the time is right for regulation in Canada of broadband internet access (to address concerns about market concentration in the hands of a couple of large players – in Ontario, Rogers and Bell), the US Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday after the Grokster hearing on whether the cable […]

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Customer Service Lessons

March 30, 2005

Tom Evslin caps off some recent posts on customer service with some lessons today for CEOs on customer service and support in the tech industry.

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Liability of Corporate Directors for Unpaid Wage Claims

March 30, 2005

Michael Fitzgibbon has a very informative and detailed post this morning on a recent case argued by his colleagues (one of whom was a law school classmate of mine) concerning the liability of corporate directors in Ontario for unpaid wages.

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Salon on the US SC Grokster Case

March 30, 2005

Salon has a great article on what is at stake in the US Supreme Court appeal of the Grokster case. Quote: If the entertainment studios had their way, every time a format changed, you’d have to buy all your records all over again. In their ideal world, we would hold restricted licenses to our content, […]

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Using Simple Techniques to Protect Data

March 30, 2005

David Fraser and I were emailing yesterday about the recent rash of security breaches and he made the point that many of them could have been averted with simple disk encryption using the built-in capabilities of Windows XP. Today he’s blogged the idea and listed recent disclosures that could have been avoided. It’s an eye-opening […]

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MetLife to Launch Free ID Theft Aid

March 29, 2005

MetLife has announced that it is launching a free identity theft aid package to be available to holders of its homeowner insurance policies. Details in the WaPo story. Matt Cullina, manager of the MetLife team that developed the new service, said that MetLife policyholders who are victimized by ID thieves will be urged to call […]

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