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Anti-theft Protocols

2008-09-03 16:18:14 by mroe in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...deter or reduce the consquences of theft, and how they go wrong Examples include GSM mobile phones have an identifier for the phone (separate from the identifier for the user) that can be blacklisted when the phone is stolen Some car radios will stop working when the battery is disconnected, and only start working again when a numeric code is...
 
Tags: xbox, xbox downloadable content, wrong code, xbox live, wrong, car, car radios, files, microsoft live account
 
 
 
 
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Stolen UK Ministry of Defence laptop affects up to 600,000

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2008-01-20 14:51:19 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...deter these funny civil servants from playing with fire.", Kate McCluskey UK Evan] People are getting fed up, and are saying enough is enough Unfortunately, what all these data-loss incidents show is a completely cavalier attitude to data protection This is probably only the tip of the iceberg, as this latest case was leaked into the public...
 
Tags: confidential personal information, personal information, sensitive personal information, information, extensive personal data, personal data, personal, information held, data protection practices
 
 
 
 
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Got advertisement? Maybe you should shout your PCI compliance from the rooftops!

2007-11-30 14:57:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...deter them from attacking you - you dont store swipe or card data anywhere (or the data is encrypted). Why should they even bother when there are multiple, easier, juicier targets just another click away In addition, as consumers become more aware of stolen cards, they will care more about breaches and the impact it could have on them...
 
Tags: data, card data, data safe, customer data, pci compliance, pci compliant, consumers care, consumers, cardholder data
 
 
 
 
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Hacking Medical Devices

2008-03-12 10:39:59 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...deter patients from receiving these devices if recommended by their physician. The implantable cardiac defibrillator is a proven, life-saving technology. We believe that the risk to patients is low and that patients should not be alarmed. We do not know of a single case where an IMD patient has ever been harmed by a malicious security attack....
 
Tags: devices, security, malicious security attack, cardiac, security risks, dangerous cardiac events, risks, icd incapable, icd
 
 
 
 
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World War 2.0, A look at the new age of Cyber-Warfare

2008-06-10 11:56:35 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
In spring 2007, Estonia's banks and newspapers were shut down by an organized wide-scale cyber-attack using 'botnets and other "Cyber-warefare" methods, in this Wired Science video they take an in depth look at how this happened and how Cyber-warfare similar to this will be fought and what governments/organizations can do to deter it
 
Tags: wired science video, cyber-warfare similar, wide-scale cyber-attack, cyber-warefare, newspapers, fought, depth, deter, estonia
 
 
 
 
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Thieves Target Homeowners and Builders

2008-08-29 19:51:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...deter thieves We have spoken with home builders in the past regarding supplying security officers to monitor unfinished homes. One of the hurdles has been the cost of security. The escalating cost of these thefts may now make Home Builders think twice though The National Association of Home Builders claims that $5 BILLION a year is being...
 
Tags: security, thieves, security cameras, security vehicle, target, security consultant, home builders, home builders claims, deter thieves
 
 
 
 
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The asymmetry of data loss - data thief has an upper hand

2008-10-01 06:33:22 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...deter the data thief from stealing data using technical mechanisms, then the data thief would exploit weak links in data security such as use of social engineering to get access to the data From data owner perspective protecting data becomes very important. How much would the owner be willing to spend? Not definitely the cost equal to cost of...
 
Tags: data owner perspective, data owner, data, thief, owner, data freshness factor, data protection costs, discourage data thief, protect data
 
 
 
 
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Shaking Up the Cybersecurity Landscape

2008-12-17 05:43:07 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy
 
...deter the growing threat of cybercriminals, terrorists and others who attempt to use the Internet against legitimate enterprises. The US Air Force is undertaking a similar initiative, called Integrated Cyber Defense and Support Technologies. Also in this article, a brief look at news in security, privacy, and policy
 
Tags: cybersecurity landscape, national cyber leap, revolutionary ideas, ideas, december deadline, act quickly, similar initiative, support technologies, program
 
 
 
 
 
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Sergey Zarubin, 31yo
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