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J.C. Penney customers affected by lost GE Money backup tape

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2008-01-18 10:24:59 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 1/18/08 Update to " GE Money and Iron Mountain unable to locate tape Organization J.C. Penney Contractor/Consultant/Branch GE Money Iron Mountain Victims J.C. Penney customers and the customers of "up to 100 other retailers" which include "many of the large retail organizations Number Affected...
 
Tags: penney, penney customers, tape, backup tape, money, sensitive personal information, personal information, penney card immediately, information security practices
 
 
 
 
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C, I .... Hey!!! Where is my 'A'???

2008-02-03 15:28:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
Now, I have to apologize for sneaking up to my esteemed colleague Michael Farnum and sticking him with a scalpel :-) I had to board a plane to London to present at CESG /GCHQ tomorrow and so I dropped out of the mayhem .... eehhh .... discussion that ensued As I am sitting in hotel in Cheltenham with sheep wondering around the place, I am...
 
Tags: security, security folks, security team, discussion, initial discussion, c-i-a, c-i-a risks, cesg gchq tomorrow, colleague michael farnum
 
 
 
 
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BlackEnergy DDoS Bot Web Based C&Cs

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2008-02-12 18:46:35 by HASH0x8b1c6c4 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
Remember the Google Hacking for MPacks, Zunkers and WebAttackers experiment, proving that malicious parties don't even take the basic precautions to camouflage their ongoing migration to the web for the purpose of botnet and malware kits C&Cs ? Let's experiment wi the BlackEnergy DDoS bot , and prove it's the same situation. What's the...
 
Tags: ddos, bot, blackenergy ddos bot, blackenergy, ddos extortion, ddos attacks, traditional irc bot, irc, botnet master
 
 
 
 
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The C-I-A Triad weighed and found wanting

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2007-04-12 04:54:18 by Perry Carpenter in Security Renaissance
Believe it or not, the field of Information Security has changed! Foundational concepts, such as the traditional C-I-A triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability) are being challenged and supplanted by a more inclusive model known as the Parkerian Hexad [1]. The Parkerian Hexad augments the traditional C-I-A triad by adding three...
 
Tags: information security, information, parkerian hexad, parkerian hexad model, control information, principles, security principles, personal health information, parkerian hexad augments
 
 
 
 
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D.C. Gun Ban Lifted - Thank You Supreme Court!

2008-06-27 02:23:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
The news came like music to my ears (and to hundreds of thousands of other ears across the country, I dare say). Law abiding citizens in the District of Columbia would be allowed to protect their homes and families The vote was not unanimous by any means - the historical decision was arrived at by a 5 to 4 vote to remove the ban prohibiting...
 
Tags: mayor, mayor fenty, supreme court, virginia home, virginia, mayor acted, home, law, guns
 
 
 
 
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Govt Earns C On Computer Security Report Card

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2008-05-20 22:46:23 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
There was always that one kid in class. You know, the one that didnt always get it. Or spent most of the day staring out the window. Daydreaming knuckle heads that were nowhere near inclined to excel. Well, it appears that they US govt is one of those kids. Well, on average anyway From the Washington Post The federal government earned an overall...
 
Tags: government, government reform, report card, federal government, hot apple pie, agency inspector generals, agencies, couple bright spots, nuclear regulatory commission
 
 
 
 
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Government Sent Home with a C on FISMA Report Card

2008-08-05 13:43:51 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
 
Too bad there is no Kaplan Test Prep equivalent for FISMA For the third year in a row, the governments overall FISMA grade improved. But dont get too excited; the grade only improved from a C- to a C this year. (And D+ in 2005 But theres a lot to hide in an average grade. Turns out that the reality is a split between overachievers and...
 
Tags: fisma average grade, average grade, fisma, grade, fisma grade, scorecard, fisma scorecard, fisma requirements, requirements
 
 
 
 
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Botnets, Fastflux and DDoS in D.C.

2007-08-25 12:10:00 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
This Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 27 and 28 at the AED conference center in Washington, D.C. the third Internet Security Operations and Intelligence workshop will be held. The participant list, as security events go, is star-studded. If you follow popular security lists and blogs you'll recognize a lot of names, such as Johannes Ullrich from the...
 
Tags: security events, events, security, internet security operations, internet, aed conference center, conference, exploit prevention labs, roger thompson
 
 
 
 
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A->C->I ...

2008-02-25 16:55:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
A really good piece of security reading from Richard (not that he has any other kind ...): " First They Came for Bandwidth Here is the key piece, but do read the whole piece First they came for bandwidth Next they came for secrets Now they are coming to make a difference... " Not sure how it is significant, but the above follows A...
 
Tags: key piece, piece, bandwidth, secrets, org, confidentiality, difference, richard, availability