Lucky… (Knock on Wood) I have not had to take this advice; however I recently read a fairly detailed blog entry on credit protect in case of a lost wallet or theft.
The blog entry details the alert periods of the three credit reporting agencies as well as the hurdles that Mr. and Mrs. “NCN” had to go through to place a fraud alert on the lost wallet.
There is a new security feature in the setting options of Gmail, an “Always Use https” feature. Not that https is new or that you could use GMail without HTTPS, but no longer will it have to be manually have to type “https://gmail.com”.
To change your settings go to Settings > General > Browser Connection > Always use https .
Even though this is a slow step in the right direction, it still raises some questions? Why isn’t https default? Also, when will https be available the other services that are provide by Google (e.g. iGoogle)? It seems that even if you manual type “https://www.iGoogle.com” it is redirect to http.
As a user of Google, I hope that this is only the beginning of the security features that Google is planning in the NEAR future.
Matthew “The Security Zealot” Becker
A glimpse a hope for the HOPE conference; it has been announced the “Last HOPE” will not truly be the LAST HOPE Conference.
During the closing comments of the “Last HOPE” Emmanuel Goldstein stated the following:
“Despite calling the event this weekend “Last HOPE,” it won’t be the final one; just the most recent one,”
“There will be another one in two years. It will be called “Next HOPE”
So mark your calendars now… and I hope to see you there.
Matthew “Security Zealot” Becker