security

Computer Security: One Time Codes

When I lived in Germany in 2006-8 I had a bank account with Deutsche Bank. To log in securely to my account they printed out a piece of paper with a table in it. The table contained "one time codes". No devices needed. No apps. Just a piece of paper that I could put in […]

JHSC: Testing Emergency Phones

Here at YorkU we rely on emergency phones when accidents or other bad things happen. They are a key part of our safety infrastructure. And, because of this, they need to be checked to see if they are actually functioning. Unfortunately, we've discovered that for some time now many of these safety phones are broken. […]