Windows 8 also provides a means for security software to ensure that it is the first thing that gets loaded when the PC is powered on, in a further effort to stop malware from overriding your protection.
To find how this allegation could possibly be seen as plausible, and to get a sense of what it means for security, I got in touch with cybersecurity pundit and New York University computer science assistant professor Justin Cappos.
And one of the points of relation is that immigration reform, or the lack thereof, is hindering efforts at enhancing border security because resources that are meant for security are being used to crack down on undocumented workers, who are not really a security threat.Texas, for example, has a $110m programme called Border Star that was ostensibly to help law enforcement track drug criminals.
What does this mean for security?
(Though de Montjoye voices concern about what that might mean for security researchers — and critics of the proposal have suggested the government should rather focus on ensuring data controllers properly anonymize data).
Walls are meant for security, you can become so closed up that it becomes really difficult for anyone to actually reach you.
When I asked Callas whether Blackphone is meant for security-savvy professionals or for average people, he described his customer as "in between, or maybe a bit of both".
And there is concern about what the onward march towards automation means for jobs security and wages – as the Southern Rail dispute highlights.
But now that the smoke has cleared, it is reasonable to debate what the Brussels attack means for our security, our relationships with our neighbours, and our membership of the EU.
Forbes.com spoke with Zimmermann about how his small company has been able to produce an encryption product that not even the U.S. government can break, what ZRTP means for national security, and why cutting off the government's access to our phones is necessary to keep out the truly malicious spies.
Danny Bradbury finds out what it means for the security landscape, and what the networking giant is – or isn't – doing about it.
