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Change and Configuration Solutions Aid PCI Auditors

2008-03-10 07:26:14 by Editor in Help Net Security - Articles
 
To the casual observer of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standard, it might seem that the standard deals exclusively with the servers and point-of-sale terminals that house cardholder data. This is a
 
Tags: standard, standard deals exclusively, house cardholder data, payment card industry, pci, point-of-sale terminals, casual observer, servers
 
 
 
 
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Human error is blamed in WellCare Health Plans breach

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2008-04-09 12:39:08 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...exclusively for government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on Medicaid and Medicare. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, WellCare offers a variety of health plans for families, children, the aged, blind and disabled and prescription drug plans, currently serving more than 2.3 million members nationwide Contractor/Consultant/Branch None...
 
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Stealth Fighter's Secrets are Safe, Contractor Insists

2008-05-02 15:30:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
A DoD study reported exclusively by Danger Room Thursday alleges that "the advanced aviation and weapons technology for the JSF program may have been compromised." Not so says defense contractor BAE Systems. "There is no basis whatsoever for that conclusion
 
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How Secure is Secure?

2008-05-08 16:46:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...exclusively) on the latter, both are ultimately important when assessing the security of a given bit of software. However, for reasons Ill elaborate on below, the SDL does focus on trying to prevent the most common causes of vulnerabilities today and hence looking at the ways in which Microsoft tracks and measures individual products teams...
 
Tags: security metrics, software security metrics, implementation vulnerabilities, potential implementation vulnerabilities, metrics, secure, software, discretionary security protection, security protection
 
 
 
 
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Companies Admit To Reading Email

2008-05-23 14:40:05 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...exclusively for this purpose There are several cases where someone has been terminated over the contents of email. Most are fired under a clause in the companys Internet Usage Policy. The debate is a huge one, with people expecting privacy when they send email, often personal, from a work account or access personal accounts at the office....
 
Tags: email, outbound email, email leak, employee email, people glance, people, non-spam email, access personal accounts, personal
 
 
 
 
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New TSA ID Requirement

2008-06-11 13:42:19 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...exclusively to individuals that simply refuse to provide any identification or assist transportation security officers in ascertaining their identity This new procedure will not affect passengers that may have misplaced, lost or otherwise do not have ID but are cooperative with officers. Cooperative passengers without ID may be subjected to...
 
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Latest 802.11 Standard Boosts Wi-Fi Power in New Band

2008-06-25 14:01:44 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...exclusively licensed in Europe and elsewhere. WiMax equipment is available because the 3.65 GHz band can be used with WiMax without any modifications to that protocol, although limited to just 25 MHz of the 50 MHz that the FCC set aside Equipment that conforms to a more stringent set of rules about contention and other factors can use the...
 
Tags: band, power, wi-fi, ghz band, ghz, equipment, wimax equipment, metro-scale wi-fi firm, power output
 
 
 
 
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Cloudsecurity.org Interviews Guido van Rossum: Google App Engine, Python and Security

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2008-07-01 19:03:10 by Craig Balding in Cloud Security
...exclusively on a secure interpreter, or any other single security layer, to protect our users cloudsecurity.org: Please provide some examples of how those principles played out in terms of the current implementation GvR: Sorry, we dont divulge such information cloudsecurity.org: What criteria did you apply to Python module selection GvR: We...
 
Tags: app engine, google app engine, app, app engine treatment, security, app engine project, app engine crew, secure app engine, security vulnerabilities
 
 
 
 
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Q&A with Doug McClure: Is BSM Lite the Answer?

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2008-07-15 00:02:59 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
...exclusively within the Line of Business. The possibility may exist where large enterprises operating in a shared IT services or IT outsourcing type model that the Line of Business brings in a BSM Lite solution to gain the visibility, checks and balances needed to ensure that the LoBs needs are being met from the internal/external provider. Id...
 
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Get Involved Now In Cloud Computing Discussions

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2008-07-24 10:55:19 by Stephanie Balaouras in Security & Risk Management
...exclusively for computing power and storage capacity or youre a brick and mortar company who may want to use SaaS services for CRM or an online backup service , these outages should not scare companies away from cloud-based services. Outages are inevitable; no one, not the most sophisticated internal IT shops on Wall Street, or the largest...
 
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