Warning! Warning! You just reached a dangerous website! I’m surprised that my IP address isn’t yet blacklisted by Barracuda Central! I was offline for 48 hours, now back online and it seems that the buzz about Pieter De Crem is still growing! According to our Defense Minister, all the blogs
Category: Belgium
TV Show: Les pirates informatiques peuvent-ils vaincre les armées ?
Wednesday 26th November, 08:25 PM (GMT+1), La Une (Belgian First French TV Channel) will broadcast a reportage about the cyber war: “Les pirates informatiques peuvent-ils vaincre les armées ?En moins de dix ans, le réseau internet est devenu accessible à tous. Les grandes puissances mondiales se préparent à la guerre
Belgian Security Landscape is Changing!
For months, a debate exists in Belgium about the (non)existence of a national coordination for IT security. A good example is the existence of a CERT in Belgium. In September, the ISACA Belux Chapter published a press release (still available on their website). Today, the “BISI” project is on its
hack.lu Part #1
hack.lu just started! The first talk was Malware of the future – When mathematics work for the dark side. To be honest, it was very hard in the morning! The speaker, Eric Filiol, flooded the audience with mathematical formulas. I didn’t practice maths for a while! But, and maybe the
Do we have a CERT in Belgium?
A few weeks ago, there was some kind debate in Belgium about the need of a CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team). With the growing number of computers and networks incidents reported today, everybody agree to request the setup of a strong CERT infrastructure per country and managed by legal authorities!
Workstation (Un)locking Using Bluetooth
When you use a workstation (PC, laptop or thin client), it’s important to lock it when you are away for a while or funny things may happen. Usually, the screen is automatically locked after a configurable inactivity period. To unlock it you need to type a password or, on some
Belgian Comic: Hacker (Tome #1)
A Belgian comic serie is born: Hacker, published by Joker Editions. “2046, digital technologies and Internet are heavily deployed. Implants are injected in human bodies pushing the limit of real and virtual worlds (Matrix alike). The new generation of implants is wireless and prevent them to be disconnected… All ingredients
“Doing Well by Doing Right”
Today, I received a mailing (partnership between ING and Steptone) to promote open career opportunities at ING. Well, I receive a lot of mailings but this one was quite special… It said: For more information about career opportunities, visit www.ingitcrew.be.. I really liked the slogan “Doing Well by Doing Right“,
Don’t Start Flame Wars Via Blogs!
A woman (blogger) was sentenced to three months suspended prison sentence and a fine of EUR 500! This happened in Arlon. Reason: neighborhood problems and they exchanged insults on a blog. Read the article (in French).
E-mail Disclosure?
One more time, a new round started today in Belgium between Flemish and Walloons… (I don’t want to start a new political debate here: I’m living in the “French” side of Belgium and working in the “Dutch” side without problems. I try to speak in Dutch and my colleagues understand