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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
 
...beneficial to the millions of good guys who use them every day (perhaps to save lives?) than to the few bad guys who also use them. Why destroy beneficial utility for everyone just because someone might misuse the technology Encryption is amoral. Good guys will use it, and bad guys will use it. We've got to accept that fact. It does no one...
 
Tags: bad guys, guys, law enforcement, beneficial, bitlocker, destroy beneficial utility, conduct forensic analysis, technology, bypass
 
 
 
 
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Benevolent Worms

2008-02-19 06:57:11 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Beneficial worms look like a happy solution. You turn a Byzantine social problem into a fun technical problem. You don't have to convince people to install patches and system updates; you use technology to force them to do what you want And that's exactly why it's a terrible idea. Patching other people's machines without annoying them is...
 
Tags: software worms spread, worms, software, bad software distribution, worm, successful worm, beneficial worms, software distribution mechanism, worm quieter
 
 
 
 
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Summarizing August's Threatscape

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2008-09-10 06:57:32 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...beneficial approach that I've encountered on a couple of occassions so far, would be to backdoor a proprietary web malware exploitation kit, release it in the wild, let them put the time and efforts into launching the campaigns, then hijack their botnet. In fact, the possibilities for backdooring copycat web malware exploitation kits in order...
 
Tags: malware, facebook malware campaigns, usefulness pinch malware, banker malware kits, malware campaigns, botnet, diy botnet kit, distribute malware, banker malware
 
 
 
 
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Running Government Finances Like a Bank

2006-08-08 08:56:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...beneficial as investors are more willing to take and hedge risks. A developed capital market will also allow the government to issue longer-dated debt since there are willing investors Having a large public debt portfolio is not such as bad thing as it can be a catalyst for economic growth. The key here is proper risk management . All they...
 
Tags: public debt, public debt management, government, debt, public debt portfolio, government debt, financial, financial markets, issue
 
 
 
 
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ClubHack 2007 - Papers and Presentations

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2007-12-20 16:48:06 by HASH0x8713d10 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...beneficial from a networking and a relationship building perspective. Something bigger is (always) going one though. You may not be aware that, for instance, Microsoft have been running the Securewars contest in India for a while, seeking to improve the favorability scale and awareness of the company's activities, to later on improve their...
 
Tags: clubhack, india, premier security event, indian cyber law, law enforcement agencies, web, web application, adversarial code, legiment techniques
 
 
 
 
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Thieves steal four Diocese of Providence computers

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2008-02-04 08:48:02 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...beneficial as an alert if not a deterrent One of the stolen computers (a desktop computer, not a laptop) contained a substantial amount of data that included personnel information on present and former Catholic school employees throughout the Diocese of Providence The Rhode Island State Police have been notified of this incident....
 
Tags: diocese, providence, computers, roman catholic diocese, catholic school employees, employees, providence police department, police, catholic schools office
 
 
 
 
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Adware and spyware, knowing the basics

2007-08-01 19:20:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...beneficial but not when people are not aware that they are being tracked down. This is often the case when people download software over the Internet. As mentioned before, it is used by companies to advertise their products and in turn help the developers of software keep their costs down so that they can afford to offer their programs for...
 
Tags: adware, spyware, software, people download software, avoid adware, avoid, anti-spyware, adware programs, download
 
 
 
 
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The Need for Adware and Spyware Blocker

2007-08-01 19:11:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...beneficial to society but how about the use of spyware to intercept credit card details and the like. There is simply no excuse for the lax of the use of spyware What ordinary people can do to protect themselves is to block spyware and all other software programs similar to it like adware and malware. This can easily be done by availing...
 
Tags: spyware, spyware blocker, spyware programs, block spyware, adware, computer, computer bug, personal computer, people
 
 
 
 
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Overcoming Bias: The Affect Heuristic

2008-01-03 21:32:58 by Chris Wysopal in Zero in a bit
 
...beneficial thing is also a less risky thing even though you can have low risk and high risk things, both with great benefits. People also dont know how to calculate risk in percentages. Absolute numbers seem to resonate. Security professionals may be rational about security measurement and risk but we need to remember that we are often...
 
Tags: simply people, low risk, people, risk, affect heuristic, highly beneficial, highly, security measurement, security metrics
 
 
 
 
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Can security improve your bottom line?

2008-01-18 16:23:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...beneficial to the bottom line Now, all we have to do is quantify it! Hmm.. that might be a much harder challenge