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The bad guys will use BitLocker, too

2007-07-13 18:03:36 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...bad guys would find out how to exploit the bypass -- meaning that BitLocker becomes completely useless for you Here's a similar example: some people have advocated that cell phones be disabled in certain public places (movie theaters, tunnels, sports stadiums, and so on) because terrorists might use them to remotely trigger bombs. What a...
 
Tags: bad guys, guys, law enforcement, beneficial, bitlocker, destroy beneficial utility, conduct forensic analysis, technology, bypass
 
 
 
 
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Wikileaks: Voice of the people or just bad news?

2008-02-20 08:27:18 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
...bad guys, and it's been my experience that law enforcement officials will deal with issues brought to their attention if there is sufficient evidence--and evidence (i.e. proof) is very important. A set of documents alone is often insufficient to prove guilt or to understand all the ramifications of a case. So posting those documents, or a...
 
Tags: sufficient evidence, evidence, law enforcement officials, bad guys, documents, irresponsible behavior, prove guilt, issues, experience
 
 
 
 
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Worst practices: Learning from bad security tips

2008-04-17 11:36:45 by Ed Skoudis in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
In this tip, information security threats expert Ed Skoudis exposes some bad security practices, highlights the common and dangerous misconceptions held by security personnel, and offers insight on how corporations can learn from others' mistakes
 
Tags: dangerous misconceptions held, bad security practices, offers insight, security personnel, skoudis exposes, corporations, common, mistakes, tip
 
 
 
 
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Anton on BAD Logs Next Week

2008-04-25 17:58:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
Want to see me talk about how bad logs really are Come see me present at OWASP in Connecticut next week. It is on April 30 at 6PM Thanks to James McGovern for inviting me About me: http://www.chuvakin.org
 
Tags: bad logs, week, james mcgovern, org, owasp, connecticut, talk, april, 6pm
 
 
 
 
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Oklahoma State University Parking Services server is compromised

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2008-05-15 15:08:54 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...bad that it took a breach for this to happen. Moving the server from the Parking Service's office to the IT Data Center will help protect against physical security attacks, but this was a logical attack. Maybe the IT Data Center has better firewalls or something . I like the "full review". This should be done no less than annually The IT...
 
Tags: server, sensitive personal information, personal information, information, server administrators, server immediately, server prior, database server, confidential information
 
 
 
 
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The Daily Incite - January 9, 2008

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2008-01-09 05:45:46 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
...bad the Boss doesn't have that option. Maybe for the next trip, we should bring her iPod along as well. I'll call that the Ostrich parenting method. Turn up your iPod and hope the problem goes away. Or at a minimum that no one ends up in the hospital This got me thinking aboutbickering in our work lives. Having spent far too many years doing...
 
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The Daily Incite - December 18, 2007

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2007-12-18 12:32:39 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
...bad if it was our kids were that delivered the cold hard truth that it's the parents, friends and other family that provide all those great presents under the tree every year and not old St. Nick But it's not just an Xmas thing. Like most parents, our kids worship at the Disney temple multiple times per day. We've made the pilgrimage to...
 
Tags: pretty, pretty short, pragmatic cso, pretty fast, pragmatic cso methodology, utm, utm vendor, pretty cool, kids
 
 
 
 
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Stolen Penn State laptop had information on 677

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2008-01-28 12:43:09 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...bad guys to know what they have Evan] IF the "bad guys" are motivated by identity theft, then they already know what they have. IF the "bad guys" are curious, they might find what they have. IF the "bad guys" are dumb, they wouldn't know the difference. It seems like most "bad guys' are dumb, so take that for what its worth Lindstrom added...
 
Tags: information, store information, sensitive personal information, information custodian, information security practice, identifiable information, confidential information, laptop, penn
 
 
 
 
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2008 DOI: Day 5 - Night of the Internet Dead

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2008-02-19 15:10:23 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
...bad guys continuing to find new ways to compromise desktops and install rootkits/Trojans and other bad stuff, resulting in the first million bot network. Big AV responds with more integrated suites, but remains under siege from new entrants looking to milk the AV cash cow. For users, the best defense turns out to be a good offense as...
 
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