cybersecurity day today for me #security #linux #truecrypt #opensource #keychain #apple #keychain2go

All of the following in one day (+night...)

Twitter told me that Critical Linux Flaw Threatens More Systems Than You Think today.

Updated my Linux-es tonight (Ubuntu server 13.10 and raspbian), noticed that simple update doesn't affect package in question :D Need to be persistent and upgrade package from source...

And left my XBMC box for the other day, it also runs on Ubuntu.

As mounting Apple's encrypted disk failed me last week plus it makes duplicate copies in my Dropbox, decided to look for alternatives. Moved to open software, namely TrueCrypt.

Interesting and convincing. Plus, now I can view it on my mobile iOS devices too :)

I used to store some passwords in some files... Finally it got me, too hard to manage and search. Need some password manager. For me as Apple user the obvious first choice was keychain plus Keychain2Go app to get it on iOS devices. Set up sync, nice! :) Now need to move passwords there gradually. The question remains, what about being dependent on Apple? Noticed 2 nice things about it: keychain is in Apple's opensource domain actually (!) and there are tools for export available. So, some day there will be integration. 

quote: protecting network perimeter approach starts to go away

Source

Jouret: “In the coming 1-3 years, we will see a new form of multi-layered security emerge, replacing today’s model of “protecting the perimeter” with a combination of security technologies that includes localized clients embedded within devices or localized connections and centralized cloud-based intelligence which constantly scans to protect. The connected car will happen; we just have to care about the connected car and develop strategies so that we don’t get hacked.”