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Oh No! Security Metrics!

2008-04-18 12:43:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...critics (and most seasoned bugfinders) to do the work behind the scenes and they don't count those vulns But in making this assertion, he's saying the vulnerabilities we remove (and do not add to the code in the first place) as part of the SDL process should be counted as though they were part of the product after we shipped it. We don't...
 
Tags: bugs, implementation bugs, fewer security bugs, fewer, security bugs include, security, metrics, security metrics, security bugs
 
 
 
 
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Consumer Reports on Aviation Security and the TSA

2008-01-10 13:58:40 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Critics, however, say a stronger door is only half of the solution. "People have this illusion that hardened cockpit doors work, and they don't," Dzakovic says. "If you want to have a secure door, you need to have a double hulled door Consumer Reports searched NAS, the Aviation Safety Reporting System, and found 51 incidents since April 2002...
 
Tags: security, aviation security, security consultancy, doors, double doors, door, consumer reports, secure door, cockpit doors
 
 
 
 
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My Open Wireless Network

2008-01-15 03:33:22 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...critics say someone might steal bandwidth from me. Despite isolated court rulings that this is illegal , my feeling is that they're welcome to it. I really don't mind if neighbors use my wireless network when they need it, and I've heard several stories of people who have been rescued from connectivity emergencies by open wireless networks in...
 
Tags: wireless network, network, fon wireless network, public, public network, computer, computer security, wireless security, wireless security protocol
 
 
 
 
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My Open Wireless Network

2008-01-15 03:33:22 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...critics say someone might steal bandwidth from me. Despite isolated court rulings that this is illegal , my feeling is that they're welcome to it. I really don't mind if neighbors use my wireless network when they need it, and I've heard several stories of people who have been rescued from connectivity emergencies by open wireless networks in...
 
Tags: wireless network, network, fon wireless network, public, public network, computer, computer security, wireless security, wireless security protocol
 
 
 
 
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Ask.com hits back against AskEraser critics, finds ally

2008-01-25 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b6f0c8 in Network World on Security
 
Search engine vendor Ask.com has come out swinging against several privacy advocacy groups over a complaint they filed last week with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleging that a new service called AskEraser isn't living up to its promise of deleting the search histories of Web users Protecting the Enterprise Network Through Web...
 
Tags: federal trade commission, engine vendor, web security, privacy advocacy, enterprise network, web users, askeraser, advertisement, complaint
 
 
 
 
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Adware Spyware Remover from Trend Micro systems

2007-08-01 19:22:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...critics and PC magazines for the standard of excellence it has provided in all of its products As software companies try to make the computers people use safe everyday, so too are the hackers and programmers who want to do the same for personal gain. The individual can choose to be with the best or get something else but it is always better...
 
Tags: adware spyware remover, adware, spyware, computer, trend micro systems, computer industry, symantec unlike, symantec, software companies
 
 
 
 
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A breach that hits home with 2008 presidential candidates

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2008-03-22 13:16:50 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...critics to dig deeper into the candidates' private lives. While the file includes date and place of birth, address at time of application and the countries the person has traveled to, the most important detail would be their Social Security number, which can be used to pull credit reports and other personal information The violations were...
 
Tags: stanley subcontractor employees, subcontractor employees, subcontractor, confidential information, information, information security, stanley, personal information, employees
 
 
 
 
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Voters trust touch-screen machines, studies show

2008-03-26 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Two new studies show that Americans are becoming more comfortable with the use of e-voting equipment during elections, but critics of the systems said the studies missed the point by not considering security issues
 
Tags: studies, security issues, elections, americans, comfortable, systems, critics, equipment
 
 
 
 
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Stolen Hong Kong Child Assessment Service flash drive

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2008-04-29 22:05:03 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Critics Health & Community News Report Credit Hong Kong Department of Health Response From the online sources cited above Hong Kong - Medical data on almost 700 Hong Kong children and teenagers with social and developmental problems have been lost, the territory's government admitted Friday Evan] This is the first breach that we have reported...
 
Tags: personal data sums, personal data, hong kong, sensitive personal data, data, lost data, hong kong department, flash drive, information
 
 
 
 
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Critics question value of federal IT security report card

2008-05-21 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b0e150 in Network World on Security
 
The U.S. government received an overall C grade on an annual information security report card that was released Tuesday. But the report card and the internal security reports on which it's based face increasing skepticism about whether they accurately portray how prepared federal agencies are to deal with cyberthreats