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...single outbreak of cholera since 1866. It's a testament to Victorian England's ability to construct grand solutions to big problems. That's a skill the modern world could use, says Johnson, noting that some 2 billion people are still at risk because they do not have access to clean water. "Unlike hiv or global warming, this is a problem we fundamentally know how to solve," he says. Failure to do so is a scandal worth kicking up a stink about...
...past six months, to access the newest releases, you have had to supply something perhaps even harder to replicate than your fingerprints: fine motor skills. Your typing speed and the pressure of your fingers on the computer keys are a rhythmic pattern that you repeat every time you type a given word, a pattern nearly impossible for someone else to duplicate...
BioPassword's best customers so far are banks and credit unions, which are under federal mandate to adopt stronger authentication measures to protect online customers against identity theft and other fraud. To access account information, online banking generally requires a password with a maximum of 10 character points. Biometric IDs have more than 80 distinct data points...
...blaring with a recorded dispatcher's voice, downloaded from the Internet and transmitted from their getaway car. After they flash their homemade badges, the two men are waved behind the tellers' counters and into the inner sanctum of the credit union. Within just half an hour, they have gained access to the entire computer network, security system and customer data--unbeknownst to any employee on the premises...
...part that Stickley loves best is what he calls a "social-engineering engagement." That's a polite term for a break-in. TraceSecurity engineers infiltrate a target organization posing as pest controllers, fire officials, OSHA inspectors and even foreign diplomats; once in, they trick employees into allowing them access to sensitive data. A one-off engagement costs anywhere from $5,000 to $25,000. There are dozens of outfits around the country engaged in some form of social-engineering work, from Atlanta-based Vigilar to Mitnick Security Consulting (principal Kevin Mitnick is an ex-hacker and author...