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TSA's Ideal Laptop Bag

2008-03-07 10:42:34 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...bags, so travelers would be permitted to pass through security checkpoints without having to remove their laptops To accomplish this, the TSA RFI pointed out that the laptop bag would need to meet the following requirements The carrying bag cannot exceed any one of the proposed dimensions 16 inches in height, 24 inches wide and 36 inches...
 
Tags: laptop bag, bag, laptop, bag designers, laptop bags, tsa, inches, inches wide, x-ray image
 
 
 
 
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Two HSBC breaches with similar circumstances

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2008-06-02 09:40:52 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...bag full of cancelled cheques on the side of the road." In the UK "papers, which relate to current bank accounts and applications, were found in a quiet road in Sale by children playing in the street Reference URL CTV News Toronto Wigan Observer Report Credit CTV News Toronto and Richard Bean at the Wigan Observer Response From the online...
 
Tags: customers, bank customers, bank, bank officials, bank bag, bag, bank branch after-hours, street bank hsbc, street
 
 
 
 
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Highly sensitive medical information found in the road

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2008-01-10 14:11:36 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...bag was discovered in the street near the Kingston Hospital. The bag held hundreds of documents containing sensitive medical information belonging to a variety of patients Reference URL BBC News Story The Hastings Observer Story Report Credit BBC News Response From the online sources cited above Hundreds of documents containing HIV and...
 
Tags: sensitive medical information, information, kingston hospital, hospital, test results, hepatitis test results, data protection breach, breach, kingston hospital spokeswoman
 
 
 
 
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Swedish Nuke Plant Sealed Off Due To Bomb Scare

2008-05-21 11:42:35 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...bag containing traces of an explosive substance, police and plant officials said Investigators were questioning the man, a welder who was scheduled to do work at the Oskarshamn plant on Wednesday, police spokesman Sven-Erik Karlsson said Plant operator OKG downplayed the incident, saying there was no threat to the safety of the plant, located...
 
Tags: plant, oskarshamn plant, nuclear plant, plant operator okg, explosive substance, explosive, plastic bag, bag, plant officials
 
 
 
 
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Midgets Hiding in Luggage

2008-02-04 13:19:48 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...bags National coach operator Swebus confirmed it'd been hit by the audacious crims, who have over the last few months has lifted "thousands of pounds" in cash, jewellery and other valuables The company's sales manager, Ingvar Ryggasjo, said that one short person had been put aboard a coach in a hockey bag. A female passenger said she'd seen...
 
Tags: ingvar ryggasjo, heavy bag, cargo holds, hockey bag, female passenger, criminal records, audacious crims, sports bags, cargo hold
 
 
 
 
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Lost laptop = Lost data!

2007-08-18 08:28:15 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...bags. Computer bags can make it obvious that you're carrying a laptop. Instead, try toting your laptop in something more common like a padded briefcase or suitcase 2 Never leave access numbers or passwords in your carrying case. Keeping your password with your laptop is like keeping the keys in the car. Without your password or important...
 
Tags: data, lost data, lost, lost laptop, laptop, laptop data aware, lost brand, aware, laptop security device
 
 
 
 
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Picture of Camera Thieves Uploaded by Eye-Fi

2008-06-05 15:09:06 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...bag in a restaurant in Florida. The folks who allegedly took the bag also took pictures of themselves, which isn't unusual. But DeLauzon had an Eye-Fi wireless Secure Digital (SD) card in her camera, received as a gift. The thieves apparently wandered by an open access point with the same SSID as one that DeLauzon had configured for use, and...
 
Tags: thieves, delauzon, camera, alison delauzon, recent story, story, apple store employee, equipment bag, bag
 
 
 
 
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A Continental nightmare

2008-06-13 03:35:05 by HASH0x8c0ef34 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...bag of checked luggage. Combined with the ban on liquids that makes it hard to carry on anything, you are forced to pay up. This is on top of the already jacked up prices and fuel surcharges they are already charging. They also charge if you want to fly stand by now, extra for exit seats, aisles, etc, etc. It is not one airline worse than...
 
Tags: denver airport, denver, denver houston flight, flight, lauderdale flight, continental, houston, continental airlines, luggage
 
 
 
 
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A Continental nightmare

2008-06-13 04:34:55 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...bag of checked luggage. Combined with the ban on liquids that makes it hard to carry on anything, you are forced to pay up. This is on top of the already jacked up prices and fuel surcharges they are already charging. They also charge if you want to fly stand by now, extra for exit seats, aisles, etc, etc. It is not one airline worse than...
 
Tags: denver airport, denver, denver houston flight, flight, lauderdale flight, continental, houston, continental airlines, luggage
 
 
 
 
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Federal Information Security and Management Act -- Five Years On

2007-12-18 02:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...bag. On one hand, FISMA has arguably increased awareness of, and focus on, federal information security
 
Tags: federal information security, management act, fisma, baseline security standards, information security community, mixed bag, federal law, focus, legal framework