Author Archives: Stephen Wilson
More evidence of the gap between tech and policy
After the scandal broke of how the iPhone app “Path” was accessing users’ address books...
That’s what I call hype
A modest little quote from a biometrics expert caught my eye this week. Neil Fisher,...
Farmers know about silos
Imagine this. Two grain growers are neighbours. One farms wheat and the other corn. Both...
Federation is at odds with infosec best practice – and nature
In modern information security we implore businesses to understand the risks of their particular business...
The birthday paradox and biometrics
The inventor of forensic DNA testing, Dr Alec Jeffreys, has cautioned that once millions of...
Bob is dead
With apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche. The hero of many a crypto folk tale Bob is...
Card numbers are like nitroglycerine
Not before time, merchants are pushing back on the PCI-DSS regime, with a new law...
An authentication family tree
How do we make best sense of the bewildering array of authenticators on the market?...
Seriously: biometrics replacing passwords?!
I know it’s the season to be jolly but, oh lord, I am so sick...
Science is more than the books it produces
These days it’s common to hear the modest disclaimer that there are some questions science...