Monthly Archives: May 2014

Hacking Cars

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Carmelo

A news bit about car hacking And Dr. Charlie Miller @0xcharlie presents how he has done this Car_Hacking_Hacktivity_2013_whitepaper What’s next? Well, eventually, there will be Google car hacking, I’m sure of it. Update 20140723. The good Dr. Charlie Miller will … Continue reading →

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Smart TV Hacking

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Carmelo

@beist from Korea. TVs are never really off, are they? Here are his slides (pdf).

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User Based (Health) Insurance?

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Carmelo

I almost wanted a fitbit. I started to see a lot of them at work and in general. They seemed to grow in popularity like Crocs did 10 years ago. I decided to wait it out and watch people wear … Continue reading →

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Google’s Driverless Car

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Carmelo

Kawaii!! Here are some questions to ask though. What will become of the insurance industry if driverless cars become the norm? Will it still be mandatory in the US to have car insurance? What if someone hacks a car and … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2014

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Carmelo

We all went out to Lake Pleasant today and had a nice time out. For the time of year, the water sure was cold! After all these pictures, we met up with some old friends and some new. It was … Continue reading →

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It’s Compliance Week: COSO

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Carmelo

Technically, compliance week 2014 started yesterday. What is compliance week? Well, It’s a gathering from Compliance Week Magazine that puts together a 3-day networking event. You can be reached out to by event sponsors, you can chat with senior-level compliance … Continue reading →

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The Ponemon Institute’s Data Breach Study

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Carmelo

In my opinion, the Ponemon Institute’s Cost of Data Breach Study is eye-opening. If you use a GRC tool that associates dollar amount loss per record, you should probably read this report and make the necessary changes. Increasing the cost … Continue reading →

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Pat & Courtney’s Baby Shower/Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Carmelo

We hosted Pat and Courtney’s baby shower and had a lot of fun. A lot of people came over and had a good time. [AFG_gallery id=’27’] The last 20 or so photos are of mom getting her Mother’s Day gift

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Intel: 4238 Years to Crack My Password

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Carmelo

According to this website that Intel has created: https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/forms/passwordwin.html, it would take about 4238 years to crack my password. Which does make me wonder, it being Intel, that they are taking into account Moore’s law, which is the number of … Continue reading →

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Hackers Can Mess With Traffic Lights to Jam Roads and Reroute Cars

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Carmelo

I tweeted this earlier today but didn’t have the chance to post the video. It immediately made me think of the 1995 movie, Hackers, with Jonny Lee Miller (aka Crash Override or Zero Cool) and Angelina Jolie. Ah, those were … Continue reading →

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