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A Barn Door Has No ROI

2008-02-16 04:49:17 by Scott in Scott Wright's Security Views
 
When you think about it, farmers know where their assets are better than a lot of us in business. Usually, theyre in the barn. A security geeks interpretation of the term closing the barn door after the horses have bolted, would probably be something like its too late to take preventative action after the incident
 
Tags: barn, barn door, security geeks interpretation, preventative action, lot, incident, term, farmers, assets
 
 
 
 
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A Brief Guide to Securing Wireless Networks: Closing the Back Door

2008-05-13 00:00:00 by Editor in Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers
 
This paper, written by Aaron Sawyer, aims to give a brief history of wireless security, educate the WLAN administrator about the dangerous vulnerabilities of wireless networking, and make practical suggestions about how to close the door on potential intruders
 
Tags: wireless, wireless security, wlan administrator, potential intruders, aaron sawyer, practical suggestions, door, dangerous vulnerabilities, history
 
 
 
 
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Five-year-old wanders into bank branch after-hours

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2008-02-06 10:24:03 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...door and wandered in I was at the cash machine and it was Oliver's dad who started saying, 'where's Oliver? where's Oliver?' "Then Oliver appeared again. He and his dad ended up wandering around the place, which was totally deserted. There were computers everywhere and there was no alarms sounding The HSBC tried to downplay the breach...
 
Tags: bank, customers, bank customers, bank after-hours, branch, door malfunction, bank doors, malfunction, breach description
 
 
 
 
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Consumer Reports on Aviation Security and the TSA

2008-01-10 13:58:40 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...doors as something that was a good idea, and should have been done years earlier. 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...
 
Tags: security, aviation security, security consultancy, doors, double doors, door, consumer reports, secure door, cockpit doors
 
 
 
 
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The Daily Incite - March 10, 2008

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2008-03-10 03:42:29 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
...door in the bathroom." For the life of me, I don't know. I've been to many countries around the world, and most of them see no problem with getting water all over the friggin' bathroom when you shower. Some have half-doors, some have no doors. Some don't even have stalls. The shower head is pretty much in the middle of the bathroom. When I'm...
 
Tags: security, comspire security, metrics, security metrics, information security, information, top security news, news, security program
 
 
 
 
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Armchair Legal Analysis of Sierra v. Ritz

2008-01-17 20:25:00 by Security Retentive in Security Retentive
 
...door. It is quite clear that you weren't invited and not locking the door doesn't remove the rights of the home owner to prevent trespass In the electronic world for example it gets a lot murkier. If I mistype a URL into a tool and attempt to access someone's machine, its pretty clear from both intent and network traffic what was going on....
 
Tags: dns zone transfers, zone transfers, trespass, prevent trespass, prevent zone transfers, computer, computer fraud, physical world trespass, lot murkier
 
 
 
 
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HSBC lose a server

2008-05-12 08:00:00 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...door to the servers and it's game over. Risks increase if your office is within a building shared with numerous other businesses such as the case with this branch of HSBC in Hong Kong. I recall one particular far eastern office I visited not too long ago. The main door to the server room was locked fast and the IT manager took delight in...
 
Tags: server, data, customer data, personal data, hsbc, bank, data security, hsbc bank, security
 
 
 
 
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My Open Wireless Network

2008-01-15 03:33:22 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...door While this is technically true, I don't think it's much of a risk. I can count five open wireless networks in coffee shops within a mile of my house, and any potential spammer is far more likely to sit in a warm room with a cup of coffee and a scone than in a cold car outside my house. And yes, if someone did commit a crime using my...
 
Tags: wireless network, network, fon wireless network, public, public network, computer, computer security, wireless security, wireless security protocol
 
 
 
 
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The Daily Incite - January 15, 2008

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2008-01-15 10:17:31 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
...door. So I was very chagrined this weekend, when I piled the kids into the van and headed over to the gym My gym is fantastic. It's about a year old, absolutely huge, and they have a great child center which will keep the kids out of trouble for two hours a day, while I work out. I'm happy to say I'm still working out a couple of times a...
 
Tags: information security, information security officer, security, security processes, top security news, security program, security job, security officer, internet security
 
 
 
 
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My Open Wireless Network

2008-01-15 03:33:22 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...door While this is technically true, I don't think it's much of a risk. I can count five open wireless networks in coffee shops within a mile of my house, and any potential spammer is far more likely to sit in a warm room with a cup of coffee and a scone than in a cold car outside my house. And yes, if someone did commit a crime using my...
 
Tags: wireless network, network, fon wireless network, public, public network, computer, computer security, wireless security, wireless security protocol