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K.I.S.S. the castle (analogy) good-bye! Okay, done - now what?

2008-03-30 12:50:51 by Thomas Raschke in Security & Risk Management
 
...analogy with its walls, gates, guns, guards, etc. and how these parts related to early network security. The analogy certainly had its shortcomings already back then but it nevertheless got popular because of its inherent simplicity In todays complex data and identity driven world of security and risk management, the old castle simply doesnt...
 
Tags: castle, castle metaphor, security, non-security folks, analogy, todays security, castle simply, network security, used-to-death castle analogy
 
 
 
 
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Logging, Correlation and IT Search: An Analogy

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2008-06-06 17:00:00 by JJ in Security Uncorked
...analogy to explain how we can use logs, events and searching and why these are advantageous. I was in the shower and it hit me! And here it is. FYI - If youre a techie, just stop reading now (I warned you The analogy. Imagine a house actually, imagine your house. Lets say that your house is like a network. The house and all the major...
 
Tags: kids, src kids computer, src, src livingroom tv, house, in-house, house gateways, src front door, kid1
 
 
 
 
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An interesting Whitepaper on Web 2.0 Security & Fortify Event

2008-01-18 07:40:36 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...analogy person, I liked analogy narrated by Howard Schmidt , Former White House Security Advisor, about evolution of Information Security and evolution of Firefighting. In the past, Firefighting was a reactive approach but these days people factor in the the threat of fire pro-actively into the building design - sprinklers, fire retardant...
 
Tags: information security breach, information security, security, information security documentary, documentary, security awareness, ex-microsoft security person, user awareness determines, user awareness
 
 
 
 
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Why would anyone use standard WEP? Isn't it super easy to crack & sniff?

2007-01-19 16:01:12 by Editor in Endpoint Security: Translating Policy Into Reality
 
Using standard WEP is akin to using a pad-lock & chain for securing a bicycle. It keeps the honest people honest. The argument given that WEP is so weak that it's not worth using, isn't completely valid. Using the bike analogy, would you stop using a lock & chain simply because anyone with a set of bolt cutters can defeat them in a second?...
 
Tags: wep, standard wep, chain simply, chain, bike analogy, pad-lock, lock, completely valid, bolt cutters
 
 
 
 
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A Data Security Philosophy, According to Sisyphus

2007-08-22 00:00:00 by Chris Parkerson in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...analogy has been applied to many problems over the course of history, including within the world of IT - where no matter how many resources are employed to solve a particular problem, it can be quite typical for the issue at hand to remain either largely or completely unsolved, and just as daunting as it had been before. While I don't think...
 
Tags: sisyphus, data security, time sisyphus, boulder, greek mythology, extremely crafty, rsa survey, completely, remain
 
 
 
 
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10,501 USAF members informed of missing laptop

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2008-01-01 00:15:46 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...analogy for this breach might be a member of Research & Development (R&D) being given an HR file so that he/she can keep track of who worked within the department in the past. Social Security numbers would definitely be required Past Breaches Unknown
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, air force, air force base, laptop, personal information home, usaf band, air force officials, band
 
 
 
 
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Sensitive Milwaukee County information posted to Web

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2008-02-13 17:06:24 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...analogy. Once information (toothpaste) is disclosed, it is very difficult if not impossible to re-secure it (put it back in the tube Commentary The database is backup (without the confidential information it appears) here It">milwaukeecounty.headquarters.com/search mke.aspx It was a really poor decision to send information without looking...
 
Tags: milwaukee county, milwaukee county officials, information, county, county officials, sensitive personal information, confidential information, county clerk, county records crg
 
 
 
 
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A new world order of computing - an analogy of Microsoft and the US

2008-02-19 00:24:05 by HASH0x8baa6ec in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
A couple of weeks ago Parag Khanna had an article in the NY Sunday Times Magazine called " Waving Goodbye to Hegemony ". I thought this was one of the most important and enlightening articles I have read in years. For me it crystallized up my own thoughts about what is going on in the crazy world we all live in. The gist of the article is that...
 
Tags: world, microsoft, crazy world, multi-polar world, ago microsoft, century, 21st century, drive fast cars, unipolar american hegemony
 
 
 
 
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Robert L Mitchell - I know Microsoft, I have worked with Microsoft ...

2008-02-02 07:46:27 by HASH0x8b8a27c in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...analogy of Microsoft's bid for Yahoo and Sears buying KMart. First off Robert, you should no that the Sears/Kmart deal was not so much about retail shopping and more about the real estate that both organizations owned. That was the reason for the high stock value. But lets be clear Robert, though Google may own the search business, neither...
 
Tags: microsoft, meantime microsoft, google, google apps, knock microsoft, pins google, robert, yahoo, meantime