A usb stick with a serious self destruct mechanism

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Well I have heard of plenty of hardware encrypted USB sticks and software systems which can self destruct, but this is something else: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2144797/security-guardian-usb-stick-tracked-remotely-deleted/page/2.

Most hardware encrypted sticks lock out after 10 attempts, self erase or kill the key but this one physical destructs by using a electronic charge. No device cost is given but one website said £25 a month!

One way of getting passed it is wrapping it in lead sheets or a Faraday cage thus cutting off the GPS or Sim card signal. Still though the data should be well encrypted but the cost is a put off.

Number 10 and Home Office website "hacked", not

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This evening there are reports that Number 10 and Home Office website was hacked and it raises questions about the websites security. The websites were not hacked, they were taken offline due to a DDoS attack. DDoS is often a give up attack if the website cannot be penetrated and protecting from DDoS is a tough one. DDoS simply involves sending tens of thousands of visitors to the website thus stopping genuine traffic. Think of it as sending 500 into a Tesco Metro, no one genuine could get in.

DDoS is typically a botnet of tens of thousands of computers. Either they are infected maliciously or the owner installed a small software app. All computers are controlled centrally or each computer relays to the next to slow down or stop tracking. Due to all the traffic it is hard to determine what is genuine and what is not.

Bang Goes The Theory, "hacking" not really

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Will the media ever learn? Phone "hacking" of voice mails or a phone Wi-Fi signal has nothing to do with the phone. The NOTW of the world scandal was going after voice mails sitting on a server and nothing to do with the phone. All of this is highlighted in Bang Goes The Theory. A good show but not great on technicalities. Wi-Fi interception is often insecure on PCs, laptops, Macs, phones or iPads. Nothing new to report on hacking of a phone Wi-Fi since the technology is the same as a laptop.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fbfhg

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