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What's Happiness Got to Do With It?

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2008-10-29 10:00:44 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
...empower out customers, not make them happy Please understand I am not that guy who says IT security has to be the "bad cops" who deny everything the business wants to do. Just saying it is our job to raise the bar where we can. Raising the bar does not always create super happy customers in the short run, but it does empower companies ...
 
Tags: information security, information security decisions, security, software security champions, architecture, security architecture, security metrics framework, super happy customers, happy customers
 
 
 
 
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New Ban Proposed In UK Against Hacker Tools

2008-01-03 18:54:22 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...empower less scrupulous types, so thats at least partially the intent of the law. However, I would bet money that this does little, if anything, to stop the proliferation of exploitation materials. This will no doubt simply force hackers to move their equipment offshore or go more underground - which could be bad for investigators, and for...
 
Tags: site, law, tools, exploitation materials, intent, bet money, scrupulous types, equipment offshore, researchers alike
 
 
 
 
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Diminutive XSS Worm Contest Drama and Status Update

2008-01-06 17:34:38 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...empower bad guys? Id be nieve to say theres no chance of that. However, the goal here is to understand why the propagation methods were chosen so we can build defenses against them. We actually had tons of interesting findings that will help us narrow down the most dangerous strains, and start making suggestions to browser companies and...
 
Tags: browser companies, browser, browser security arena, code, people visit, people, worm code, diminutive xss worm, xss worm
 
 
 
 
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Locked Call Boxes and Banned Geiger Counters

2008-01-18 07:44:31 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...empower the police commissioner to decide whether to grant a free five-year permit to individuals and companies seeking to "possess or deploy such detectors." Common smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors would not be covered by the law, the Police Department said. Violations of the law would be considered a misdemeanor Why does the...
 
Tags: boxes, false fire alarms, fire, fire alarms, false alarms, prevent false alarms, alarm boxes, alarm, chicago fire
 
 
 
 
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Reward: $68 million for ratting out your employer

2008-02-20 16:57:43 by Chris McClean in Security & Risk Management
 
...empower virtual armies of international employees that may have something to report Online whistleblower site is still alive after legal loss . Wikileaks.org, a site offering users the opportunity to disclose confidential corporate or government documents to discourage unethical behavior, was ordered last week by a Federal District Court...
 
Tags: million, online whistleblower site, site, million merck, mirror sites continue, employees, online, sites, international employees
 
 
 
 
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iPhone hackers look to an uncertain future

2008-03-29 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b36ccc in Network World on Security
 
...empower developers to plug gaps in the iPhone's functionality. But for those who have been developing iPhone software via the unauthorized process called jailbreaking, the announcement raises questions about whether the thriving underground iPhone development market will continue or wither away into a small collection of carrier-unlocking hacks
 
Tags: iphone, announcement, announcement raises questions, iphone software, plug gaps, empower developers, apple, collection, wither
 
 
 
 
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U.S. Congress should pass cyber-crime legislation this year -- when will the House of Representatives finally act?

2008-04-23 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...empower law enforcement to more effectively investigate and prosecute cyber criminals -- while updating penalties in U.S. criminal code so that the punishment fits the crime. It's stunning to me that the Congress has not yet sent legislation to the President for his signature to address this important issue
 
Tags: legislation, congress, empower law enforcement, pass legislation, prosecute cyber criminals, crime, criminal code, punishment fits, blog post
 
 
 
 
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Parliament, Spy Agency Contracts Exempted From Ombudsmans Gaze

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2008-05-20 02:54:26 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...empower the contract procurement ombudsman under the Accountability Act - flagship legislation the government introduced as its first bill soon after taking office Opposition MPs were taken by surprise at the exemptions, saying they were unaware the Senate, the House of Commons and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service would be excluded...
 
Tags: contracts, review contracts, ombudsman, parliament, contract procurement ombudsman, opposition mps, ombudsmans statutory duty, canadas spy agency, insert heavy sarcasm
 
 
 
 
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NAPA Shows How the Government is Using Web 2.0

2008-07-16 20:45:37 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
 
...empower leaders committed to use collaborative technology to strengthen citizen civic engagement enhance government transparency improve service delivery and operational efficiency; and facilitate coordination and innovation within and between agencies ScienceLogic: Why focus on Web 2.0 in the government Dan Munz: The question of how web 2.0...
 
Tags: web, government, web page, government web, collaboration, mass collaboration, collaboration project seeks, government employees, enhance government transparency
 
 
 
 
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The Russia vs Georgia Cyber Attack