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Mashup of the Titans

2008-06-25 17:29:25 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...depend on most today are operating systems (Unix, the Macintosh OS, Windows et. al.) and browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator...). Operating systems are connectors that fasten users to computers; they attach to the computer at one end, the user at the other. Browsers fasten users to remote computers, to "servers" on the...
 
Tags: protection mechanisms, protection mechanisms correctly, information security, information, implements protection mechanisms, information travels, information security people, protection, potential information path
 
 
 
 
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Localizing Cybercrime - Cultural Diversity on Demand Part Two

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2008-11-25 08:55:21 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...depending on the complexity of the topic covered Prices and deadlines Standard - the deadline is not more than 24 hours. Prices depend on the direction and guidance from the 'Order Term - work on your translation begins precedence. The price of the 50% more than the standard translation. Prices also depend on the direction and guidance from...
 
Tags: translation, standard translation, average translation, translation services, malware campaign, bankers malware campaign, prices, services, prices vary
 
 
 
 
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Systems programmers help people

2007-02-13 13:49:52 by Liudvikas Bukys in Liudvikas Bukys
 
...depend on the laymans descriptions she heard during a college visit. You see, application programmers write programs that actually do things. Meanwhile, system programmers work on the operating system Whats an operating system? Well, it doesnt do anything itself, its just there to help people write application programs Why did she choose...
 
Tags: application programs, programs, system programmers, system, assembly language programs, people, major, computer science major, ibm360 assembly language
 
 
 
 
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Field Notes from Xiamen, China

2008-01-14 04:37:01 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...depend on Wikipedia until it is blocked Also, you can exchange US Dollars for Chinese Yuan (RMB or CNY) easily, but it ispracticallyimpossible to change back Chinese Yuan back to US Dollars. In fact, the General Manager of our hotel told me it was illegal, under Chinese law, for hotels (and most places exceptthe mostly closedBank of China)to...
 
Tags: change chinese yuan, chinese yuan, usd, change usd, change, thai baht, china, cny, foreign exchange
 
 
 
 
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Davidson Companies illegal network intrusion exposes clients

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2008-02-01 14:51:54 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...depend on perspective All of us at Davidson are acutely aware of the uncertainty, stress and inconvenience associated with the potential compromise of personal information. We are fully committed to helping our clients deal with this unfortunate event as quickly as possible and are adopting measures to further enhance our network security."...
 
Tags: davidson, clients, davidson companies president, davidson companies clients, sensitive personal information, davidson login page, personal information, davidson companies, davidson trust
 
 
 
 
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US Government planning to spend 10% of its IT budget on cyber-security by 2009.

2008-02-25 13:59:58 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
This article in GSN caught my attention on the proposed IT budget numbers released by OMB (Office of Management and Budgets). The 10% spending on cyber-security may seem surprising to some, especially when compared to an average 8% of IT spend in the commercial sector across North America and Europe. As many of us have seen stagnation in our...
 
Tags: cyber-security, budget, cyber-security budget, security, government, measure security, security budgets, mature security postures, government infrastructure
 
 
 
 
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Lost laptop = Lost data!

2007-08-18 08:28:15 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...depend on the value of the "data". It is easier to make amends for the lost laptop but making amends for lost valuable company data or valuable personal data may not be possible It is very important for us to be "laptop data aware" i.e. the categories of data it has and the consequences of lost data. A good practice is to treat your laptop...
 
Tags: data, lost data, lost, lost laptop, laptop, laptop data aware, lost brand, aware, laptop security device
 
 
 
 
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Fiber: Review of Optics, Cables & Connectors

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2008-04-05 03:22:59 by JJ in Security Uncorked
...depend on 1) budget and 2) distance. Mostly, youll use multimode for short fiber runs, between switches, to servers and possibly between buildings, if theyre adjacent. You should use singlemode when you need higher throughput or a longer distance. Heres a quick look at the types and maximum distances for each. Ive also included a proprietary...
 
Tags: cables, simplex fiber cables, fiber, connectors, fiber cables, short fiber runs, short, single-mode, single-mode fiber
 
 
 
 
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Should We Treat Contractors The Same as Employees?

2008-03-26 13:47:43 by Alex in RiskAnalys.is
 
...depends on our ability to resist the force the threat agent applies (in FAIR, Vulnerability So what were really talking about is what strategies we can apply to reduce the Frequency of Loss Events for our populations (W2, 1099). Now for any threat community, we can do one of three things 1.) Reduce the Frequency of Contact This is really...
 
Tags: threat, threat communities, threat agent applies, threat agents, threat event results, threat community, employees, risk tolerance, risk
 
 
 
 
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That silent sucking sound could be your data departing

2008-04-09 03:37:32 by Scott in Scott Wright's Security Views