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Revolution through Competition?

2008-01-07 09:15:52 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy
 
...albeit with a hiatus of two millennia), though no doubt it wasn't the first. Technological competitions are more recent but not young
 
 
 
 
 
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Killing spree at Omaha mall

2007-12-08 18:03:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...albeit heinous in nature,is a "once off" type of incident and hopefully will never re-occur - at least not at that particular location One thing that does strike me however, is the importance for mall security to be ever vigilant and proactive in spotting danger as early as possible and endeavouring to "nip it in the bud". After the terrible...
 
 
 
 
 
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Do not dismiss the dangers of being stalked

2008-02-25 16:48:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...albeit temporarily. Unfortunately, stalking is only a misdemeanor offence so even if a victim is successful in having a stalker arrested, they will most likely be out on bail in a short time. The best result will be if the authorities can have the person medically examined to determine if they are a real threat Those victims who can have...
 
 
 
 
 
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Creating and Entrapping Terrorists

2008-03-05 06:25:43 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...albeit one that was impossible to actually pull off. After Defreitas was arrested, U.S. Attorney Roslynn Mauskopf called it "one of the most chilling plots imaginable Using informants to gin up terrorist conspiracies is a radical departure from the way the FBI has traditionally used cooperating sources against organized crime or drug dealers,...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Phorm Webwise System

2008-04-04 16:53:06 by Richard Clayton in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...albeit perhaps not all minutiae. However, there were a number of new things that were disclosed Phorm explained the process by which an initial web request is redirected three times (using HTTP 307 responses ) within their system so that they can inspect cookies to determine if the user has opted out of their system, so that they can set a...
 
 
 
 
 
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Minneapolis Gets a Workout

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2008-03-29 17:19:55 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...albeit at half the 1 Mbps rate he was paying for. He couldn't get an iPod touch (Apple's iPhone without the phone Wi-Fi iPod) to work well on the network indoors, but had better luck outside The same day Julio's article appeared, his colleague Leslie Brooks Suzukamo filed an article about the challenges of leaves , something that's a big...
 
 
 
 
 
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Staten Island University Hospital notifies patients of December theft

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2008-05-01 15:09:25 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...albeit brief research about information security breaches. On the other hand I get really offended by organizations that demonstrate a lack of due care in the handling of personal information. No organization is going to state ""We reassure our patients and community that, as always, we regard patient confidentiality as one of our lowest...
 
 
 
 
 
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FBI Freaks Out and Mixes Up Issues, but There Is a Valid Point in There

2008-06-02 11:16:35 by Posted By: Greg Young, Research VP in IT Leaders - Security and Risk Management
 
...albeit not always a legitimate case. There are too many examples of this bad behavior to list. The deck contains a point about vendors needing to link government sales and brand protection - instead, the point should be that government sales need to link to a trusted supply path Getting a trojan in new network gear is a big concern for very...
 
 
 
 
 
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Confidential Connecticut Department of Labor mailing is missing

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2008-06-10 12:00:32 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...albeit late, better than never), but this is only feasible for electronic information. Encryption would not have provided any protection against this particular breach which involved printed confidential information, namely Social Security numbers. I think it is generally a poor business practice to send mail with Social Security numbers in...
 
 
 
 
 
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Redefining Anti-Virus Software

2008-06-12 10:53:42 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Anti-virus firms continue to struggle to stand their ground amid a flood of new malicious programs being unleashed each day, a complementary approach to fighting malware is beginning to take root"Interesting white list approach - albeit it's still based on anti-virus (black list approach at the back) it shows a new direction is needed