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Matt Buckley speaks with EMC Vice President of Technology Alliances, Chuck Hollis, about Security and Virtualization. Read more from Chuck at chucksblog.emc.com
...Chuck Hollis addressed the challenges of managing and mining event data from network devices. "A while ago, I opined that IMSPs (information management service providers) might be hampered by corporate information security mandates. At the time, I had started to meet customers who wouldn't consider using a service provider for backup,...
...Chuck and Larry and Whos Your Caddy to be some sort of secret internal referendum on the crap the entertainment industry regularly produces, we have to assume from their actions (theater release inevitably followed by mass DVD production) that they are proud of their works and wish to share them with the entire world
They worried about piracy...
...Chuck - Monday 8pm / NBC - A Geek Squad, er Nerd Herd, manager teamed with a hot government agent to protect the nation. Woot
Heroes - Monday 9pm / NBC
Journeyman - Monday 10pm / NBC - about a guy who travels back in time and, presumably, makes changes that affect his life (and the plot) in the current time
Reaper - Tuesday 9pm / CW - What if...
...Chuck Haas also seems to have sworn off ad-supported Wi-Fi, something the company switched to years ago, deciding there's truly not enough revenue there to turn a profit. Local group Personal Telco may move into a more leading role, given their steady work while MetroFi fiddled with their business model
The Oregonian's blog cites some items...
...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 Portland, Ore. If no buyers emerge--including the cities in question--Haas said that MetroFi...
...Chuck Weber, WFLX Fox 29 News
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From the online sources cited above
BOCA RATON, FL (Fox29) - Piles and piles of personal files with tax information, social security numbers and license numbers, were found in a Boca Raton dumpster
Dumpsters on Northwest 1st Avenue Boca Raton were found full of files and paperwork with personal...
...chuck out. I could edit the configuration with a text editor. I could read log files. I knew the system backwards. I am now employed in a company that doesn't even have a Check Point Firewall. I have moved onto something totally different
There is a need for people who can configure security devices, perform active directory magic etc, etc....
In celebration of the deadline for PCI Requirement 6.6 compliance as of June 30, 2008, I thought I'd share a little web app sec comedy at McAfee Secure's expense
As well you should know by know, the existence of XSS vulnerabilities in a site that is required to meet PCI DSS standards means that the site IS NOT PCI COMPLIANT. Very simple, right...