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Locked Call Boxes and Banned Geiger Counters

2008-01-18 07:44:31 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...alarms were kept locked to prevent false alarms: Q: Prior to 1870, street corner fire alarm pull boxes were kept locked. Why were they kept locked and how did a person gain access to 'pull the box A: They were kept locked due to false alarms. Nearby shopkeepers or beat cops carried the keys Here's Robert Cromie, writing in The Great Chicago...
 
Tags: boxes, false fire alarms, fire, fire alarms, false alarms, prevent false alarms, alarm boxes, alarm, chicago fire
 
 
 
 
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Thieves steal four Diocese of Providence computers

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2008-02-04 08:48:02 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...alarm system Evan] It was reported that the Diocese does employ a security guard, but it is not known where he/she was at the time of the break-in. The fact that the timeframe in question is 8 hours (10 PM Friday - 6 AM Saturday) is interesting. Typically security guards are expected to make regular rounds (~ once every hour or two)...
 
Tags: diocese, providence, computers, roman catholic diocese, catholic school employees, employees, providence police department, police, catholic schools office
 
 
 
 
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Laptop stolen from NHLBI contained personal health information

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2008-03-24 22:13:49 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...alarm Evan] On the one hand, I don't know if a month is too long for a notification. On the other hand, this is the wrong reason for delaying notification If somebody does not want to share the fact that they're in a clinical trial or the fact they've got a heart disease, this is very, very serious. The risk of identity theft and of...
 
Tags: information, nhlbi, financial information, medical information, laptop computers, nhlbi laptop computers, confidential information, government laptop computer, government
 
 
 
 
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Third Annual Movie-Plot Threat Contest

2008-04-07 15:50:38 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...alarm system is a must for pool owners and parents of young children. The Turtle Wristband locks on the child's wrist (a special key is required to remove it) and instantly detects immersion in water and sounds a shrill alarm at the Base Station located in the house or within 100 feet of the pool, spa, or backyard pond. Keep extra wristbands...
 
Tags: movie-plot threat, annual movie-plot threat, criminal risk, risk, common household risk, product idea, product, terrorism risk, entries
 
 
 
 
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The Feeling and Reality of Security

2008-04-08 05:50:01 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...alarm is worth the security. We all get to decide if wearing a bulletproof vest is worth the cost and tacky appearance. We all get to decide if we're getting our money's worth from the billions of dollars we're spending combating terrorism, and if invading Iraq was the best use of our counterterrorism resources. We might not have the power to...
 
Tags: trade-offs, security trade-offs based, trade-offs intelligently, security trade-offs endemic, security trade-offs wrong, security trade-offs, security, endemic, security matches
 
 
 
 
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The Feeling and Reality of Security

2008-04-08 05:50:01 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...alarm is worth the security. We all get to decide if wearing a bulletproof vest is worth the cost and tacky appearance. We all get to decide if we're getting our money's worth from the billions of dollars we're spending combating terrorism, and if invading Iraq was the best use of our counterterrorism resources. We might not have the power to...
 
Tags: trade-offs, security trade-offs based, trade-offs intelligently, security trade-offs endemic, security trade-offs wrong, security trade-offs, security, endemic, security matches
 
 
 
 
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Did the Chinese PLA Attack the U.S. Power Grid?

2008-06-02 06:37:31 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...alarm failures at FirstEnergy, a power company in Ohio. The report explains that the computer hosting the control room's "alarm and logging software" failed, along with the backup computer and several remote-control consoles. Because of these failures, FirstEnergy operators did not realize what was happening and were unable to contain the...
 
Tags: government, government officials, august 14th blackout, august, computer, officials, blackout, status computer, computer hackers
 
 
 
 
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More on Airplane Seat Cameras

2008-06-04 12:05:37 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...alarm. No one has any idea what sorts of facial characteristics are unique to terrorists. And how in the world are they "testing" this system without any real terrorists? In any case, what happens when the alarm goes off? How exactly is a ten-second warning going to save people Sure, you can invent a terrorist tactic where a system like this,...
 
Tags: cameras, seat, airplane-seat camera system, system, detect, detect terrorists, people, terrorists, saves people
 
 
 
 
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Stolen laptops affect 337,000 Davidson County voters

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2007-12-29 11:30:26 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...alarm system and it appears that nobody noticed until they came back to the office taken were two Dell Latitude laptops containing information of 337,000 registered Davidson County voters As we look deeper into determining the extent of loss that occurred during the holiday break-in, we now know that full social security numbers were...
 
Tags: voters, davidson county voters, davidson county, tennessee voters, information technology department, information, voters monitor, sensitive personal information, confidential information
 
 
 
 
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Analog cell phone service ending in February

2008-01-03 08:00:00 by Editor in IT Compliance
 
Some wireless alarm and vehicular OnStar systems will be affected
 
Tags: vehicular onstar systems, wireless alarm