None of us can remember all our passwords. Yes, we know to use strong passwords, and we never use the same password on more than one site. It's troublesome, but it's part and parcel of our Internet privileges.
Stefan Hammond | 22 Jul | Read more
Popular events on the Internet tend to jam channels solid. Rugby Sevens tickets, collectible dolls, what-have-you...when popularity spikes, cyberdemand overwhelms servers. Massive e-tailers like Amazon or Taobao, for example, use scalability at high levels when their traffic spikes during seasonal events.
Stefan Hammond | 03 Jul | Read more
The media spotlight hit Hong Kong last year when former government contractor Edward J Snowden spilled the beans on the NSA's extensive spying program. The youthful tech guru then hightailed it to Russia, where he remains. In April, the Washington Post and Guardian US won the Pulitzer Prize for public service, one of journalism's more prestigious awards, for their articles based on NSA documents leaked by Snowden.
Stefan Hammond | 03 Jun | Read more
The US-China relationship is oft described as "the most important diplomatic relationship in the world." Whether true or not (Japan and Western Europe haven't vanished), it's important that Beijing and Washington communicate, and, where possible, collaborate."
Stefan Hammond | 23 May | Read more
If you're using Mac OS X, fire up the App Store: Apple has issued a series of security patches. Details can be found in an article on ZDNet here:
Stefan Hammond | 27 Feb | Read more
Thanks to mobile devices, Apple has gone from a niche computer-maker to one of the world's more powerful brands. But has Apple security sunk to new depths?
Stefan Hammond | 25 Feb | Read more
Reading the coverage of the recent breach of Adobe passwords, we learned that 1.9 million users used "123456" as their password. That's right: out of 38 million cracked passwords, almost two million adults used passwords more suited to five-year-olds.
Stefan Hammond | 13 Dec | Read more
In July, I wrote a blog post quoting a CSA (Cloud Security Alliance) survey which found that 10% of 207 officials at non-US companies have canceled contracts with US service providers following the revelation of the NSA spy program in June.
Stefan Hammond | 07 Nov | Read more
Apple's released a phone with a fingerprint reader built-in and guess what: it's been hacked. Its encryption's been shredded. It's been NSA'd.
Stefan Hammond | 25 Sep | Read more
The revelations of Edward Snowden have severely damaged the reputation of US technology firms. And now we can start counting the cost in terms of lost euros.
Stefan Hammond | 25 Jul | Read more
When I first heard that Edward Snowden was in Hong Kong, I was skeptical. The young cybersecurity guru who uncovered the NSA's extensive surveillance surely would have headed for Iceland or some other haven (Sweden's off the map, as Julian Assange has learned).
Stefan Hammond | 26 Jun | Read more
Conventional wisdom says that simple security is an oxymoron. Good security is complex, while uncomplicated security is weak.
Stefan Hammond | 02 Apr | Read more
"There's no such thing as bad publicity"
Stefan Hammond | 26 Feb | Read more
It's hard to remember life without ATMs. In Hong Kong, we can transfer funds, pay our utility bills and even settle tax demand-notes using an ATM. And they even dispense cash.
Stefan Hammond | 11 Feb | Read more
You read it in Computerworld Hong Kong: the Hong Kong Police have launched a Cyber Security Center to provide round-the-clock services. The HKP made an investment of HK$9 million in hardware and software for the new facility.
Stefan Hammond | 18 Dec | Read more