When Strong Passwords Don’t Matter

Someone, most likely Congressman Anthony Weiner, sent out a picture of a man’s genitalia to the wide world of Twitter. It has resulted in an explosion of coverage in the US media in the past few days. Congressman Weiner’s response to the picture was odd,...

Blawg Review #308

Today is a red letter day…for science. Nearly 60 years ago, James D. Watson and Francis Crick introduced the modern concept of the double helix formation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). On this very same day, the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, which...
The Identity Ecosystem – What Is NSTIC?

The Identity Ecosystem – What Is NSTIC?

There was a Fast Company story a couple of years ago about the emergence of a “Sharing Economy,” and the necessity of trust: Almost all of them require profiles for both parties and feature a community ratings system. But these ratings would carry far more...