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The RSA Conference

2008-04-22 06:35:59 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...buyers, and the buyers don't buy because they don't understand what the sellers are selling. There's a mismatch between the two; they're so far apart that they're barely speaking the same language This is a bad thing in the near term -- some good companies will go bankrupt and some good security technologies won't get deployed -- but it's a...
 
Tags: non-security companies, companies, end-user security industry, security industry, information security conference, information security, automobile companies, security companies, security
 
 
 
 
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The RSA Conference

2008-04-22 06:35:59 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...buyers, and the buyers don't buy because they don't understand what the sellers are selling. There's a mismatch between the two; they're so far apart that they're barely speaking the same language This is a bad thing in the near term -- some good companies will go bankrupt and some good security technologies won't get deployed -- but it's a...
 
Tags: non-security companies, companies, end-user security industry, security industry, information security conference, information security, automobile companies, security companies, security
 
 
 
 
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MetroFi Plans Market Exit: Sale or Shutter

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2008-05-15 21:47:12 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...buyers: Ah, folks, the trifecta has arrived, and I'm nothing but sad about it. MetroFi's chief Chuck Haas emailed me this evening with the news that his firm has decided that they will sell their networks in nine cities, including their first cities in the Bay Area (Cupertino, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale), and their largest muni deployment in...
 
Tags: metro-scale wi-fi, wi-fi, large-city wi-fi network, wi-fi providers, wi-fi network, york wi-fi plan, city, city dollars, super-fast wi-fi network
 
 
 
 
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OmniAmerican Bank targeted by cyber criminals

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2008-01-28 11:26:35 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...buyers It was a pretty sophisticated scheme," said Tim Carter, president of the Fort Worth-based bank Evan] I wonder how sophisticated this attack really was. My first suspicion is a targeted (spear) phishing attack, which isn't very sophisticated The amount stolen is not yet known, he said, describing it only as "minimal." No depositors...
 
Tags: omniamerican bank, bank, omniamerican bank systems, omniamerican, internal, internal bank systems, debit cards, cards, bank employees
 
 
 
 
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How to buy and sell on eBay scam-free

2008-02-01 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3faf8 in Network World on Security
 
Ask eBay users about auction fraud and payment scams, and you'll hear different stories with the same theme: While eBay can be a great marketplace, both buyers and sellers need tobeware Protecting the Enterprise Network Through Web Security Advertisement New focus is being placed on securing Web-based threats
 
Tags: ebay, ebay users, payment scams, auction fraud, enterprise network, web security, advertisement, tobeware, sellers
 
 
 
 
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Embedding Malicious IFRAMEs Through Stolen FTP Accounts

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2008-03-03 10:14:01 by HASH0x8b0b9bc in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...buyers unaware of other outlets for the tool would pay the high-profit margins offered by the seller FTP accounting data can be imported, and once verified, a statistical output for the automated process of logging in and embedding the IFRAME is provided IFRAMEs are automatically embedded within .php; .html; .asp; .htm extensions embedding...
 
Tags: ftp accounts, ftp, iframes, malicious iframes, web service, service, ftp account credentials, demand service, data
 
 
 
 
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Big-money bug broker gives up, frustrated by red tape

2008-03-17 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Netragard, a vulnerability assessment and penetration testing firm, closed this weekend. A company official said buyers took so long to evaluate vulnerabilities that in some cases, the flaws were patched and deals made moot
 
Tags: company official, vulnerability assessment, weekend, penetration, firm, flaws, moot, vulnerabilities, netragard
 
 
 
 
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Big-money bug broker gives up, frustrated by red tape

2008-03-17 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b32fcc in Network World on Security
 
A bug broker who claimed he got as much as $200,000 for an exploit closed shop this weekend because buyers took so long to evaluate the vulnerabilities that in some cases the bugs were patched and deals made moot Sign up for FREE SECURITY AUDIT Resources Advertisement Take a Risk Assessment, get White Papers on the Latest Threats, listen to...
 
Tags: bug broker, malware expert webcasts, white papers, risk assessment, advertisement, weekend, exploit, bugs, threats
 
 
 
 
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Is Interop about inter-operational anymore?

2008-05-01 05:43:31 by HASH0x8b7888c in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...buyers. End users who come looking for solutions. They have projects and budgets and want to find the best solutions for their needs. This is in contrast to adult trick or treaters and business development meetings that have become standard at many other shows. We saw a marked increase of people with NAC projects stopping by the booth this...
 
Tags: vendors, switch vendors, vendors care, nac vendors frankly, frankly, nac vendors, interop, anymore, network world folks
 
 
 
 
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How to Sell Security

2008-05-26 05:57:29 by schneier in Schneier on Security