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Cloud (Un)Availability

2009-07-02 17:31:43 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...security person should), just read this article . A vendor in New Zealand ( Xero ) provides accounting software via a SaaS model. They host their servers at a company called Rackspace . Apparently, Rackspace had some type of power issue at its data center in Dallas, TX and this made Xeros service unavailable. This happened even though...
 
Tags: cloud, saas, saas model, cloud user beware, company, american company, saas provider, rackspace, saas security presentations
 
 
 
 
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Storage Security, the Dynamic Data Center, and Catalyst

2009-07-02 16:06:57 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...security. In my recent report on that topic, I specifically called out how auditors respond when they encounter virtual systems. The major issues include Separating systems with perimeters and limiting audit scope Hardening systems against attack and maintaining patches (including hypervisors themselves and offline guest machines Protecting...
 
Tags: systems, encounter virtual systems, security, dynamic data center, data, virtual systems, authentication, stronger mutual authentication, storage
 
 
 
 
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Search Party: Why Security Pros Should Master Google

2009-07-02 15:51:46 by Derek Slater in Computerworld Security News
 
One of the reasons security is fun and interesting is that it requires a constant upgrade of your skills and knowledge
 
Tags: reasons security, constant upgrade, knowledge, skills, requires, fun
 
 
 
 
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Jojuba Oil and Positive Thinking in the Jungle

2009-07-02 15:51:37 by Tim Bass in Cyberstrategics Complex Event Processing Blog
 
I received an email a number of days ago from someone who was concerned that another blogger was painting me as a negative person. My impression was that they hoped it would comment in reply. In thinking how to respond, or if to reply at all, I thought of the irony of the you are being
 
Tags: days ago, reply, negative person, blogger, irony, email, comment, hoped, respond
 
 
 
 
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Court orders spammers to pay $3.7 million

2009-07-02 12:48:25 by Grant Gross in Computerworld Security News
 
A federal court has ordered members of an alleged international spam ring to give up $3.7 million that they made while sending out illegal e-mail messages pitching bogus weight-loss products and human growth hormone pills
 
Tags: bogus weight-loss products, illegal e-mail messages, million, federal court, international spam
 
 
 
 
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Information Leakage from Keypads

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2009-07-02 12:09:30 by schneier in Schneier on Security
Can anyone guess the entry codes for these door locks There are 10,000 possible four-digit codes, but you only have to try 24 on these keypads. The second is almost certainly guessable in one
 
Tags: four-digit codes, keypads, entry codes, door locks, guessable
 
 
 
 
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The notification chain when a breach is suspected

2009-07-02 12:00:00 by Linda Musthaler and Brian Musthaler in Network World on Security
 
A few weeks ago, we provided best practice tips on preserving log data for a forensic investigation. Now that you've got the data set aside for your investigation, who else needs to get involved? Let's discuss the notification chain and how other experts support the investigation and its fallout
 
Tags: forensic investigation, notification chain, investigation, weeks ago, experts support, log data, practice tips, data set, discuss
 
 
 
 
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Mozilla slates first Firefox 3.5 patch

2009-07-02 12:00:00 by Gregg Keizer in Network World on Security
 
Mozilla will patch the just-released Firefox 3.5 later this month to stamp out several bugs that went unfixed in the final version of the browser, the company said
 
Tags: mozilla, firefox, patch, final version, month, browser, bugs, stamp, company
 
 
 
 
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Jailbroken iPhones leave users more vulnerable

2009-07-02 12:00:00 by Sumner Lemon in Network World on Security
 
Jailbreaking an iPhone leaves users vulnerable to attack by stripping away most of the handset's security protections, a security researcher warned Thursday
 
Tags: security protections, security researcher, handset, attack, thursday
 
 
 
 
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Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone

2009-07-02 12:00:00 by Sumner Lemon in Network World on Security