Ride the Lightning

Oct 13, 2008

MD5 COLLISIONS . . . THE ODDS ARE AN "UNDECILLION"? WHO KNEW?

Guess I struck a nerve with the recent MD5 collision posts. Lots of mail – here’s one more, reprinted by

Oct 10, 2008

OF MD5 COLLISIONS AND TRAIN WHISTLES

Why train whistles? Today we had two “firsts” on the lecture circuit. We were in Winchester, Virginia – a charming

Oct 08, 2008

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: PALIN'S HACKER CHARGED

It has just been reported that David Kernell (20), of Knoxville, TN has been charged with accessing Governor’s Palin’s Yahoo!

Oct 08, 2008

COMPARING APPLES AND ORANGES: THE COST OF E-DISCOVERY

The price of e-discovery is making law firms and their clients crazy. Everyone bemoans not only the high costs, but

Oct 06, 2008

MD5 COLLISIONS – ARE THEY REAL? A PRACTICAL THREAT?

There seems to be a lot of confusion over the validity and use of MD5 hashes, especially as it relates

Oct 03, 2008

HE’S BAAACK! MITNICK DETAINED BY FEDS

On September 16th, former famed hacker and social engineer Kevin Mitnick was detained by customs agents in Atlanta after returning

Oct 01, 2008

NOT WITH MY LAPTOP, YOU DON’T: SENATOR FEINGOLD LEADS THE CHARGE

Most Americans would be appalled to know that a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent can explore your laptop at

Sep 30, 2008

FACEBOOK HITS HOME IN GRUNDY, VIRGINIA

So here, as promised, is my report from Grundy, Virginia and the Appalachian School of Law. Our student tour guide

Sep 29, 2008

DO IDENTICAL FILES EVER HAVE DIFFERENT HASH VALUES? AH . . . NO

Before I get to the title question above, I have to tell you that we are in W.V., where (could

Sep 25, 2008

UPDATE TO THE HACK OF PALIN’S E-MAIL

A federal grand heard evidence against David Kernell, the son of Democratic Tennessee State Rep. Mike Kernell, in the hacking

Sep 24, 2008

RULE 502 BECOMES LAW

On Friday, September 19, 2008, the President signed into law S. 2450, adding new Evidence Rule 502 to the Federal

Sep 22, 2008

FOUNDATIONS OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE BY GEORGE L. PAUL

I want to thank my friend and colleague George Paul for waking dormant brain cells that I thought Captain Jack