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Chrome OS

Thought I’d go a bit off-topic with this post in light of the news that Google is releasing an operating system, which I thought was a fairly predictable move.  Victoria has pointed me at a funny article with some criticism of the move:

http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2009/07/lets-all-take-deep-breath-and-get-some.html

And I basically wanted to take it apart, because I think it’s wrong in so many places!

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0 Comments. Posted by James 15 July 2009

High Risk Authentication

High risk authentication (banking, VPN), has always demanded separate hardware dedicated to authenticating users.  There’s good reason for having this additional security layer. Called two-factor authentication, the logic is simple - if one device is compromised, overall security isn’t breached.  Two common examples are:

• Card + reader.  Your bank issues you with a card reader, which you use in conjunction with your bank card
• Multi-purpose token generators

Unsurprisingly, with mobile phone subscriptions now outstripping the number of TV, personal PC and credit card owners, there’s strong interest in using them for authentication.

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0 Comments. Posted by James 06 July 2009

Paving the Way for Safe Mobile Payments -  the Mobile Phone Security Challenge

We don't ususally post project wins. But we're making an exception because this one has a very public profile and it really is about innovation - design innovation to be precise. We teamed up with Minima Design and have been selected to deliver part of the Mobile Phone Security Challenge set by the Design Council.

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0 Comments. Posted by Victoria 01 July 2009