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The Conscious Competence Security Model

2007-10-05 12:44:00 by Allen Baranov, CISSP in Security Thoughts
 
...Conscious Competence Learning Model (we'll get to exactly what it is) and I knew I had to blog about it and then I forgot but I was reminded of it again when I read this article by Richard Bejtlich He in turn is discussing CIO Magazine's Fifth Annual Global State of Information Security which is worth a read especially if you are in the...
 
Tags: information security field, information, information security spin, information security, security, security incident, computer security, conscious competence, model
 
 
 
 
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More thoughts on vulnerability

2008-04-07 13:34:01 by JonesJ in RiskAnalys.is
 
...consciously or subconsciously quantifying the threat capability as well as the control condition, comparing the two, and then making a judgment about the degree of vulnerability. Or, I suppose, they may just be blindly following someone elses proclamation that this is vulnerable and that isnt So, if were performing subconscious quantification...
 
Tags: capable threat agent, threat agent, capable, password, vulnerability, six-character password, vulnerable, -character password, numeric
 
 
 
 
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Staten Island University Hospital notifies patients of December theft

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2008-05-01 15:09:25 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...conscious Evan] Uh, no. This is not all you can do. Being security-conscious is important, but it is far, far, far from all you can do. How much weight should we put behind a statement like this? It's obvious that Ms. Ryback is not qualified to quantify "all you can do Police are asking for the public's help in catching a thief who made off...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, information, information security, information security breaches, hospital, island university hospital, protect patient information, island
 
 
 
 
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Good to Great, Built to Last Whats Next for Creating Great Companies

2008-09-22 18:16:23 by David Link in ScienceLogic
 
...conscious choice and discipline Jims key principles & disciplines that have come from the studies we have worked on Building greatness is a cumulative never ending process! The idea that no matter how exceptional, you are always only relatively as good as to what you can do next Most overnight successes are 20 years in the making. Wal-mart...
 
Tags: companies, people, collins, collins quantitative style, average companies, manage people, exceptional companies, jim collins author, conference keynote presentations
 
 
 
 
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Hacked MySpace page serves up fake Windows update

2008-01-12 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
There's now one more reason to be security-conscious while using MySpace.com: fake Microsoft updates
 
Tags: fake microsoft, myspace, reason
 
 
 
 
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Orthogonal Blogging at the SOA Horse Races

2008-01-20 06:30:30 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...conscious decision to take a break from a long career of consulting to get an insiders perspective on, and perhaps even transform, the software industry. This experience, working for a software company, was an eye-opener, and one I am most likely not to repeat. I have never been interested in selling softare. I am interested in real business...
 
Tags: real, real-world, real business solutions, soa, soa horse, real business, software, software companies, customers
 
 
 
 
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Effective Spyware and Adware Utilities

2007-08-01 19:28:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...conscious Internet user like you McAfee AntiSpyware can quickly detect and then safely eliminate malicious applications such as key loggers, remote-control programs, spybots and browser hijackers that may be hiding on your system before they can rob you of your precious personal information, snatch passwords or monitor browsing activity when...
 
Tags: effective spyware, effective, spyware, adware, adware utilities, potential spyware, spyware doctor, adware tools, potential adware
 
 
 
 
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My Review of Tiger Team

2007-12-27 00:27:16 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
...conscious places ( a super high end jewelry store and a rare auto dealership) and make out with the goods. This is a real wakeup call for everyone and pretty much mirrors what I said in my pen test vs assessment post. Not many organizations can withstand a direct focused attack, either physical or electronic on there resources I hope to see...
 
Tags: tiger team, people, repair people, security stories, pretty, pretty weak defenses, penetration test, physical security, rare auto dealership
 
 
 
 
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Positive Approach to Security Requests

2008-04-14 11:00:00 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...Conscious Culture" advocate an approach of Replacing the word "No" with the phrase "Yes, and ..." is a simple change in style of communication that can make a big difference in how the risk manager's role and contribution are perceived. It's an important point because taking a negative stance towards requests for new services will eventually...
 
Tags: business, business carte blanche, risk, risk manager, business teams, approach, risk-conscious culture, information security policies, research note
 
 
 
 
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Our Inherent Capability for Evil

2008-04-16 06:40:29 by schneier in Schneier on Security