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The ID Divide

2008-06-04 06:34:45 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Divide: Addressing the Challenges of Identification and Authentication in American Society ." I was one of the participants in the project that created this paper, and it's worth reading Among other things, the paper identifies six principles for identification systems Achieve real security or other goals Accuracy Inclusion Fairness and...
 
Tags: identification technologies, identification, identification programs, identification systems, due diligence, due diligence insights, process, due diligence process, identification program
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Research on Digital Divide; NYC May Opt for Fiber for Housing Projects

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2008-07-29 14:40:02 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...divide: Gwen Shaffer, a Temple University (Phila.) doctoral student, is looking for responses from many kinds of stakeholders in building networks that have a purpose, at least in part, to extend Wi-Fi access. She notes that this could include community networks, non-profits, and for-profit firms like Fon. Personal information will not be...
 
Tags: networks, include community networks, digital divide, wireless networks, wireless, incumbent cable operators, extend wi-fi access, broadband advisory committee, conduct in-depth interviews
 
 
 
 
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Fuzz Testing at Microsoft and the Triage Process

2007-09-20 18:52:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...divide-by-zero, C++ exceptions and the like. Another thing to keep in mind is that the interpretation of "Usually not exploitable" is different for server-based components. In other words, a divide-by-zero exception in a server product is probably more than just a robustness issue...it might be a denial of service Remember that regardless of...
 
Tags: chance exceptions, exceptions, exception handler, exception, divide-by-zero exception, exception code, triage process, process, first-chance exceptions
 
 
 
 
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SDL and Filtering

2008-03-13 15:00:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...divide up the responsibility for ramping up on the SDL instead of overloading a single person in their group with figuring out what needs to be done. For instance, a product group could assign a person from each discipline in their team to identify which SDL requirements need to be met and at what point in the product cycle. A program manager...
 
Tags: sdl, sdl requirements, product cycle, product, product team, sdl team, product type, type, code type
 
 
 
 
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EarthLink Will Shutter Philadelphia Network, Company Says

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2008-05-13 09:48:07 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...divide programs, was apparently not the non-profit mentioned EarthLink filed a lawsuit to allow it to remove its Wi-Fi nodes and cap its liability at $1m. That's a pretty hostile move, given that the city would have been the more likely party to feel aggrieved and file suit against EarthLink for failing to live up to the terms of their...
 
Tags: network, wi-fi, philadelphia wi-fi network, earthlink, network provider, philadelphia, public access network, company, earthlink filed
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Portland Coverage of MetroFi; Boston's Measured Pace

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2008-05-19 13:10:08 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...divide or simply gapfilling, but Wi-Fi could be used effectively and relatively inexpensively as a tool to bring broadband where it is not. But that has to be coupled with goals and plans: what is the point of bringing broadband? Job opportunities? Education? Entertainment? Having these answers would help produce the right kind of network
 
Tags: metrofi, metrofi plans, notes, mike rogoway notes, network, network exception, city, skypilot nodes, skypilot
 
 
 
 
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How to Sell Security

2008-05-26 05:57:29 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...divide them into two groups. Ask one group to choose between these two alternatives: a sure gain of $500 and 50 percent chance of gaining $1,000. Ask the other group to choose between these two alternatives: a sure loss of $500 and a 50 percent chance of losing $1,000 These two trade-offs are very similar, and traditional economics predicts...
 
Tags: security, loss, risky loss, risky larger loss, gain, risky larger gain, security purchase, directly, security directly
 
 
 
 
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Eleventh Hour Rescue for Phila. Network?

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2008-06-17 05:39:29 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...divide, and the Portland, Ore., network was never given high marks by local users as to its robustness and reach
 
Tags: network, wi-fi, philadelphia wi-fi network, local, local users, quantifiable set, convert municipal revenue, earthlink previously, for-profit service
 
 
 
 
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Can you hear me now?

2008-06-27 10:56:10 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...divide is pretty silly these days, as is companies' recanting "inside the firewall and outside the firewall", I spend most of time hooking things up together precisely so they intereoperate remotely. The firewall is a speed bump at best. At any rate external sources is a primary concern in Web services security, because - hey look our Web...
 
Tags: web services, web services world, web services security, data breach report, report, attack, massive attack surface, companies follow verizon, data
 
 
 
 
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Walking with the SDL Part 2

2008-07-21 16:56:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...divide your training into two tracks: general security principles and role-specific security practices. Before I jump into the details, I want to encourage you to also read Shawn Hernans very good post about SDL training that highlights some of the ways to make security training effective The general security principles should explain why...
 
Tags: define security requirements, security requirements, requirements, security, security development lifecycle, development lifecycle, security pulse, perform security analysis, principles