After a couple of rough months interviewing for academic positions (there's another blog post coming up on this topic, so stay tuned) I headed off for some well deserved vacation time (and with vacation I mean a hacker conference, SyScan 2014 in Singapore). As there are no direct flights from …
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A walkthrough for a difficult point and click adventure or deleting a GApps domain and all Google services
Deleting an old GApps account can result in infinite pain. Here's why.
read moreHaving phun with Symbolic Execution (SE)
An introduction article that explains what symbolic execution is and how it can be chained to trigger vulnerabilities hidden deep inside binaries.
read more30c3, a log of the 30st chaos communication congress
Just like every year I visited the 30c3, a hacker congress in Hamburg. This blog post summarizes my experiences and lists talks that you should watch.
read moreHow to choose secure passwords for insecure websites
Protect your passwords for low-security websites using cryptographic hashes.
read moreThe day (or week) I left the Google cloud
The day I decided to leave the Google cloud and take the security and privacy of my data into my own hands.
read moreGasland: worst documentary of all time?
Why does Gasland have a rating of 7.7 on IMDB? We tried watching that movie yesterday but it was so terrible bad and suggestive that we had to stop after 10 minutes.
Don't get me wrong, I'm totally in favor of protecting the environment and carefully (and conservatively) looking …
read moreFreedomPop Overdrive: first thoughts
Roughly two weeks ago I received an email that stated that FreedomPop coverage is now available in my area. I've been curious about this company for a while as they offer "free" internet access using several 3G/4G devices. Until recently they only offered 4G connectivity using the ClearWire 4G …
read moreVisiting the capital of the United States: Washington