Computer fun for another year

If you are concerned about security with your computer, here's a link for you. It's an interview with a leading computer security expert (Robert Graham). Some things are reassuring (hackers are only taking one step at a time rather than five or ten), some things are very worrisome (Voice over IP).

This article really points out the dangers of marketing the newest technology. VoIP is getting a ton of press and marketing, but Graham talks about how extremely dangerous it can be. Is your caller ID hacker proof? Yeah, right. As technology companies start doing more marketing of insecure services, you can bet that there will be a sharp rise in hacker related problems.

The first part of the article discusses trends in hacking. Notably in the change from prestige based hacking to profit based hacking. Anyway, good article. And yeah, I'm glad I have a Mac!