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House committee issues report and finds fault with TSA web site

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2008-01-15 09:35:53 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...elementary oversight should have caught this) and at Desyne, Inc. Someone is either too stupid or too cheap to purchase a real SSL certificate before putting up a site that asks for personal data. This is Web Development 101. Anyone who has ever worked on an ecommerce site should [be] aware of the issues After Mr. Soghoian posted his...
 
Tags: tsa, website, website contract, traveler redress website, tsa moved quickly, security breach, information security breach, security vulnerabilities, multiple security vulnerabilities
 
 
 
 
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Theft from vendor affects Modesto City Schools employees

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2008-02-12 15:03:09 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Elementary teacher Judy Pierce said she was pleased at how quickly the district notified district employees and provided steps to help prevent identity theft I think all of us hope in our lifetime we wont be faced with these issues," Pierce said. "But (the district) gave us an entire two pages of steps of who to go to, who to contact. It...
 
Tags: district officials, district, district employees, school district, school district employees, employees, sensitive personal information, information, provide information
 
 
 
 
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The Govenator flexes for privacy!

2007-10-26 14:36:00 by Michael Concordia in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...elementary matter. Its something all businesses should consider. For instance, if youre keeping personal information about your employees or customers, shouldnt you be keeping their Social Security or credit card numbers under lock and key? Shouldnt those numbers be encrypted? Shouldnt you have plans and procedures in place to carefully...
 
Tags: information, personal information, protect customer information, health insurance information, data breaches, data, social security, medical privacy laws, taxpayers social security
 
 
 
 
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Is Technorati relevant anymore?

2008-02-28 22:42:22 by HASH0x8b05bac in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...elementary and mandatory. I used to check my Technorati rankings everyday and judged my blogs popularity by its "authority". I would eagerly comb the rankings to see who linked to my site. Then a funny thing happened. Technorati started making so many changes, when I would log in I couldn't find what I was looking for anymore. Than it would...
 
Tags: technorati, rankings, technorati rankings everyday, technorati tags, technorati anymore, bloggers, rsa bloggers, anymore, blogger
 
 
 
 
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Lawmakers Proposing Millions for Elementary School Surveillance Cams

2008-04-15 21:00:00 by Threat Level in Wired Security
 
Federal lawmakers are considering a proposal to let public schools use millions in federal safety grants to install surveillance cameras. The measure, which would up funding to $50 million a year, will be debated in a key committee Thursday
 
Tags: federal safety grants, key committee thursday, install surveillance cameras, public schools, federal lawmakers, millions, million, proposal, measure
 
 
 
 
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Stolen SunGard laptop affects at least 10 post-secondary schools

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2008-04-21 14:49:39 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...elementary education major, told a reporter it was the first he had heard of the stolen laptop, admitting he feels "less secure" knowing about it Theres enough things to handle being on campus, like going to classes and deadlines," Vargas said. "Then, just to find out my personal information is threatened is like, man, who knows what that...
 
Tags: information, personal information, store confidential information, university, university system, data custodians apply, data custodians, information security governance, sungard
 
 
 
 
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A fellow C-64 user always gets a nod here

2008-05-20 14:30:27 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...elementary school. Ever since then(about 20 years) I have had a strong passion for computers. Within the last 5 years, I have had over 6 computers, one of which I built from scratch Rest assured I know my way around a computer. From BIOS settings to Windows Vista, I have extensive knowledge that I can use to fix your computer! I...
 
Tags: fellow c-64 user, computers, pcswizz blog, pcswizz, elementary school, strong passion, windows vista, extensive knowledge, bios settings
 
 
 
 
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Do we need a farm system in the security industry?

2008-07-21 16:17:30 by HASH0x8b5e478 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...elementary. We have all met these types before as well Quickly on the "bundled badness" thing. Lisa rightfully points out that in spite of Mike Rothman's feelings to the contrary, though CIO and CFO types like to buy the bundle and get the jack of all trades suite cheaper than buying best of breeds individually, at the end of the day it is...
 
Tags: security, security administrators, security staffers fail, security positions, security people, security pros, lisa hits, people, lisa
 
 
 
 
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Memo to Next President: How to Get Cyber Security Right

2008-08-07 15:45:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
...elementary and high school preparation. The declining interest is partly from the perception that scientists don't get rich like lawyers and dentists and stockbrokers, but also because science isn't valued in a country full of creationists. One way the president can help is by trusting scientific advisers and not overruling them for political...
 
Tags: security, security standards, improvements, security improvements, information security, cyber security plan, research, government research, national security
 
 
 
 
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Memo to the Preside