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NGO Security Scenario #10

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2007-12-16 23:54:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...encounter a protest and are surrounded by people. They slash the car's tires and break a window. Your driver talks to them, calming the situation down, and they leave. The driver says the police and military are coming, and that the car is in the middle of what looks like will be a violent confrontation. The car can't be driven, and you make...
 
Tags: driver talks, driver, national staff driver, car, discuss security issues, program manager, play button, primary threats, government official
 
 
 
 
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Brushing up on my math skills...

2006-07-21 04:38:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...encounter a lot of greek symbols Finding like-minded individuals to discuss topics of interests and ask for advice also did a lot of good. I am an active member of Wilmott -- an online community of quants (Username: Jomni). At first, I was the one asking questions, and now I give answers and advice myself (on topics that are not...
 
Tags: derivatives, topics, plain vanilla derivatives, discuss topics, quantitative finance topics, financial derivatives, quantitative finance, papers, research papers
 
 
 
 
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Virtual Eyes

2007-08-01 19:25:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...encounter while browsing that look like regular Windows system generated pop-ups and clicking on these will cause you to unknowingly install unwanted spyware While the mere fact that you are on the Internet and browsing immediately makes you vulnerable to spyware, there are some measures that you can take to ensure safer web usage. For...
 
Tags: spyware, anti-spyware downloads, spyware business, anti-spyware programs, spyware attacks, free spyware, internet, internet users pause, internet access
 
 
 
 
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Why the Need to Remove Adware and Spyware

2007-08-01 19:18:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...encounter problems like computer slowing its functions to a crawl. Other spyware programs are more notorious. Some spyware will disable the computer's firewall system or anti-virus software thus making the computer more vulnerable to spyware, adware and other infectious attacks Microsoft Windows platform users are more susceptible from these...
 
Tags: spyware, spyware programs, spyware infects, regular spyware, spyware program infects, software crashes, software, anti-virus software, anti-spyware software
 
 
 
 
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Insecure folder on NSK Americas' internal network

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2008-02-11 11:11:51 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...encounter similar circumstances during their day-to-day operations that simply overlook it as a non-incident worthy or reporting Based on this response and the retention of outside help, NSK has demonstrated that they are willing to do what it takes to secure personal information Past Breaches Unknown
 
Tags: nsk americas, nsk, nsk employees, non-nsk employees, sensitive personal information, personal information, breach description, breach, secure personal information
 
 
 
 
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NGO Security Scenario #14

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2008-01-14 01:38:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...encounter Are the bystanders doing a good job of first aid? Based on your training, how would you treat the woman and child? What other threats to safety are present? Considering the environmental conditions, what safety measures would you suggest your organization implement when you reach the office? Share your thoughts by clicking on...
 
Tags: safety, safety measures, play button, heavy snow, environmental conditions, winter storm, office, organization implement, reach
 
 
 
 
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Getting vulnerabilities in the application fixed

2007-10-27 13:20:07 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...encounter in getting software developers to fix the vulnerabilities that is detected in the application Let us accept the fact that developers are mostly busy focusing their time and effort on the functionality of application. Most of the time the software development manager gets away by using the busy excuse. One approach that I suggest you...
 
Tags: vulnerabilities, software development manager, vulnerabilities based, risk acceptance form, risk, severitythreat vulnerabilities, form, form acknowledge, application
 
 
 
 
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Criminal Enterprises, Inc

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2008-04-02 14:41:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
...encounter About me: http://www.chuvakin.org
 
Tags: spam, daily backups, first-hand encounter, fun pieces, server location, hong kong, child p0rn, support, rest
 
 
 
 
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NetFlow and Visibility in the Virtual Environment

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2008-03-31 23:21:54 by John Peterson in Security In The Virtual World
...encounter. One of the biggest challenges with security is how to do all of the things we've done in the physical world in the virtual world without impacting performance So, back to visibility... Netflow is a technology originally invented by Cisco that sends flow records to a listening device that does some data crunching on those flow...
 
Tags: virtual, virtual environment, environment, virtual infrastructure, virtual switch, virtual firewall, virtual security product, physical world, world
 
 
 
 
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Critical thinking

2008-04-21 14:42:28 by Alex in RiskAnalys.is
 
...encounter As I see it, any grade school graduate can recite a standard or compare a checklist against what they see in front of them. Whether we realize it or not and whether we like it or not, we have to prioritize, make decisions, and defend/explain our rationale within a complex open-ended environment. Sometimes a specific best practice or...
 
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