[SecurityRatty] tag: c-i-a

Enigma - Crypto for Kids

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:01:54 +0000

Brilliant! http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/10/enigma-crypto-c.html

Product Assurance is Top-of-Mind and SAFECode is Making Progress

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:00:00 +0000

If you are working on information assurance issues and walking the halls of government buildings, you can't go anywhere these days — whether in Washington, D.C. or London, England — and not hear about the importance of "software assurance" or "product assurance". Government buyers nearly everywhere are insisting on more secure products and some level of assurance that the software or hardware that you are selling them is secure. And, of course, they should be doing that.

Momentum building for US privacy policy

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Privacy advocates in Washington, D.C., have been busy in recent months.

Critics question value of federal IT security report card

Tue, 20 May 2008 20:00:00 +0000

The U.S. government received an overall C grade on an annual information security report card that was released Tuesday. But the report card and the internal security reports on which it's based face increasing skepticism about whether they accurately portray how prepared federal agencies are to deal with cyberthreats.

Secret Data in FBI Wiretapping Audit Revealed With Ctrl+C

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:45:00 +0000

This simple key combo exposes data the Justice Department deemed too sensitive to publish in the wiretapping report.

Links for 2008-05-16 [del.icio.us]

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Layer 8 - R, C, G

Facebook partners with AGs for kids' safety

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Facebook is following in the footsteps of its rival MySpace by reaching an online safety agreement with the attorneys general of 49 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

Hannaford vs TJX

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:13:00 +0000

Fun comparison here: "TJMaxx was not PCI compliant, and Hannaford was. Big deal, you say, we all know about compliance! It’s the “Gentleman’s C.” Absolutely. But Hannaford cared enough to make the effort, at least, and get in line with some basic good security practices."

Read on.

CEO-phishing scam fires up anew

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:26:56 +0000

Online scammers apparently brushed back by widespread coverage of their attempts to spear-phish thousands of C-level execs started up the scam again on Wednesday.

IT Roadmap Conference & Expo - 6 City U.S. Tour (Various Dates from June - December)

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:02:38 +0000

When and Where:Boston - June 18Atlanta – July 16 Seattle - Aug. 12 Dallas - Sept. 23 San Francisco - Nov. 17 Washington, D.C. – Dec. 16 What:IT Roadmap events deliver new solut...