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The First Step on the Road to More Secure Software is admitting you have a Problem

2008-02-21 14:26:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...apples to apples comparison How can you believe this guy? He works for Microsoft What would Microsoft know about security For his next trick That chart really hits home the fact that statistics can be used to prove any side of any argument Of course he says Windows is the best, that's what he's paid to do Counting vulnerabilities is a natural...
 
Tags: vulnerabilities, reduce security vulnerabilities, fewer security vulnerabilities, security vulnerabilities, source security bugs, bugs, major microsoft products, microsoft products, security
 
 
 
 
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The "IT admin bad guy"? Not sure I buy it much..

2008-06-23 22:44:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...apples in the bunch, but overall I think they are ethically sound people This is like implying that since the guard to the safe has access to it, he/she might be taking advantage of that ability. My view is that the state of technology is (or was) such that there is no way around it - there had to be someone who has access However, to get...
 
Tags: admins, install technology, technology, recent survey, apples, bad eggs, access, sound people, privileges
 
 
 
 
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Hosting Meets the Cloud Debate Part II

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2008-11-12 21:35:55 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
...apples-to-apples comparison between cloud providers. One reason is that they charge differently. Id say that when youre talking about the big cloud providers, you are right that they are expensive over the long-term, but for use in the short-term, they can be optimal WF: The cloud is setting big expectations. Can IT deliver? Its nice to talk...
 
Tags: cloud, public cloud, cloud providers, cloud abstracts users, privateinternal cloud, internal cloud, term, pre-production short-term useenvironment, short-term
 
 
 
 
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When Will the Media Industry Embrace the BORA Principle?

2007-03-22 10:06:00 by Eric Marvets in The Security Samurai
 
...Apples FairPlay as a DRM system for music that has worked (its not the DRM, but rather the void in the marketplace that made Apple successful While I would love for Congress to fix our copyright laws, I regard the notion as fantasy. They dont appear capable of fixing any complicated issue and tend to muddy the waters making any situation...
 
Tags: credit card, credit, credit card industry, credit card fraud, industry, media industry, cut fraud, fraud, credit cards
 
 
 
 
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Catalina Conservancy Divers donors are warned

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2008-03-17 13:32:50 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...apples in the bushel, we will have a certain amount of fraud. Not that we should throw up our hands and give up though! This article " Eight Tips to Prevent Employee Theft and Fraud " is a pretty good read Past Breaches Unknown
 
Tags: catalina conservancy, conservancy, catalina conservancy divers, hammonds, trevor hammonds, victims names, names, victims, online donations
 
 
 
 
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Security Briefing: June 5th

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2008-06-05 10:48:11 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...Apples Safari | CRN Going Back to Basics To Fight Botnets | Top Tech News EU security agency warns over insecure printing | The Register Information at thieves fingertips | Times Union McAfee Names The Most Dangerous Domains | Information Week IBM Complimentary Security Health Scan | Bitpipe Hacker left child porn images on computer, lawyer...
 
Tags: top tech news, news, information, information security, security news, information week, child porn images, 1st source bank, security agency warns
 
 
 
 
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iPhone vs. ITs Standard Answer, No

2008-06-16 10:48:16 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...Apples new iPhone 3G. Sure, the iPhone 2.0 software will support Microsoft Exchange and Cisco VPNs. But is it safe enough for enterprise use as safe as, say, PCs? Gartner says not quite. The security guys say be afraid. Its just not good enough yet And it never will be. Oops, that wasnt supposed to slip out But hasnt that historically been...
 
Tags: iphone, support microsoft exchange, business users, users, security guys, article link, official position, safe, security outfits
 
 
 
 
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25 Mac OS X Security Vulnerabilities Fixed in Apples 2008-004 Security Update

2008-07-01 02:09:44 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Apple has shipped a new Mac OS X update that addresses 25 documented vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution attacks. Apple fixes in this 2008-004 Security Update code execution flaws in Launch Services, SMB File Server, System Configuration, VPN and WebKit. Fixes for six highly critical Ruby, a popular open-source scripting...
 
Tags: apple fixes, fixes, vulnerabilities, code execution flaws, highly critical ruby, smb file server, apple, launch services, mac
 
 
 
 
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Trojan In The Wild Exploits Recently Disovered Bug In Mac OS X Remote Management

2008-06-22 18:11:18 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Security researchers from SecureMac has discovered multiple variants of a new Trojan horse in the wild that affects Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5. The Trojan horse is currently being distributed from a hacker website, where discussion has taken place on distributing the Trojan horse through iChat, Apples instant messaging and video chat software, and
 
Tags: trojan horse, video chat software, hacker website, wild, multiple variants, apples instant, security researchers, affects mac, securemac